Contract Marriage with My CEO Boss

Chapter 48

Chapter 48

Where are we going?" she asked for the tih time since getting back in the car.

Kate. I told you to stop asking," Kylan repeated for the third time.

She sighed, staring out the window at the passing town. She recognized that they were headed into Downtown Portland. Her eyes followed the many gallenes, shops, and restaurants that lined the narrow streets

Five minutes later, Kylan finally found a place to park along the read, expertly pulling into it at a parallel angle.

Wat here," be msiructed, turning off the car and then stepping out.

she watched him walk around the vehicle and then he opened her door for her, extending his hand to her in his same customary fashion. She smiled, surprised but not put off by his insistence to be chivalrous. Were this a real date, it almost would have melted her heart. As it was, she had a smile on her face that she couldn't quite rid herself of

she took his hand, and he guided her down the sidewalk. A breeze blew nearby leaves around her ankles and she shivered, letting go of Kylan's hand in favor of wrapping her arm around his.

He didn't say anything about it, instead still leading the way wherever he was

taking h

her.

She couldn't help the feelings of contentment that found their way into her body. It was oddly.comfortable, strolling with Kylan along the streets that she grew up wandering. She spent her time gazing up at both the familiar businesses that seemed to of always been there, and the new galleries and shops that sprung up while she was away.

The feeling of Downtown Portland was one she never really forgot, and while she held onto Kylan, she felt at peace. Happy. Calm

It was nice. Domestic, almost, and she wondered idly what Kylan would be like in an actual relationship:

She was pulled out of her day dreaming when Kylan stopped her in front of a shop on a street comer. She looked over the entrance and then a smile, the kind of smile that hurt her face, broke through and she laughed. Giggled, really.

she asked

on, then." He put a hand on her lower back and opened the door, allowing her

was no other word to describe the shop in front of her. Shelves upon shelves lined the colorful store, and the smell was nothing short of heavenly. It was perfect, every kind of candy she could possibly think of already waiting for her to buy. "This is

ago." Kylan informed her, looking at

place yourself?" she asked

in awe.

"Seemed like the kind of place

was the second date that Kylan had picked where the setting was anything but what he would personally enjoy spending his time doing. She couldn't help but feel. Weird.

ham

you, Kylan. Let's pick a few treats, yeah? We need to make sure we bring something back for Oscar as well." She took hold of his

about several

would love these!" She found an oversized bag of normal gummy worms and

around and nodding or humming in response to her antics. She didn't mind, it felt special to just have him there. She couldn't believe he even wanted to come, in the first place. By the end of her tour around the candy shop, she held various bags of gummy candles, sour sprays, and a few bits of chocolate.

though, and she felt lighter than she had in months, walking along with Kylan, taking in the different mixture of smells, all of them far

He gave

hand, she stepped back outside and silently

every so often, staring into either a gallery or another

easy conversation flowing with Kylan, mostly biling the gaps by

with kylan, her shoulders

they walked some more, with no real destination in mind. She explored a few art galleries then, explaining

four-thirty, she was nearing the rental car and she looked at Kylan thoughtfully, "Can we

We'll have to rinse off as soon as we're back

sand makes its way

far too seriously, which only made her laugh

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was hypnonically beautiful, and seeing it up close, hearing the waves crest on the sandy shores, she allowed herself to realize how much she missed being near

living. It couldn't