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.

shop?" she asked

a smile. "Come on, then." He put a hand on her lower back and

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 amazing I didn't know this place existed," she gushed, walking through the aisles with

year ago." Kylan informed her, looking at her as

this place yourself?" she

in awe.

the kind of place you would like,"

at him, surprise filling her heart. This 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

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 hand and pulled him through more

sour candy section, talking animatedly about

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

lighter than she had in months, walking along with Kylan, taking in the different

despite offering to do so herself. He gave her an offended glare and she only

she stepped back

staring into either a gallery or another shop that caught

biling the gaps by talking about more stories

walking with kylan, her

at a sandwich shops she didn't recognize either, quietly marveling at how much her small town had really changed. Lunch was a delicious combination of soup and a sandwich, with Kylan opting for a sandwich and a cup of tea that he openly detested, of course After their meal, they walked some more, with no real destination in mind. She explored a few art galleries then, explaining to Kylan what more of the paintings in the exhibits made her feel. He seemed just as interested as he had

she was nearing the rental car and she looked at Kylan thoughtfully, "Can we go walk along the beach, Kylan?"

rinse off as soon as we're back at

and sat inside. "Of course, God forbid a speck of sand makes its way into the hotel room." She joked with him once he was situated behind the steering

far too seriously, which only made

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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 all of what Maine had

but this. This slower-paced, peaceful way of living. It couldn't be beaten, not with every skyscraper or taxi