Contract Marriage with My CEO Boss

Chapter 77

Chapter 77

Ryan kept Katrina company for a while longer, easing her burden, and her stress, by talking to her about Ross Corp, and sharing a few funny stories she had never heard before about Kylan

It was refreshing. Talking to Ryan and knowing that Kylan was safe and asleep in his bedroom. By the time Ryan left, it was after midnight, and she was completely drained.

She washed and dried her teacup by hand, turning off the lights in the living room and kitchen alike, before

e walking to Rylan's room

She briefly wondered if she should sleep in the same bed as him, or if he would prefer she keep her distance and sleep on the couch near his fireplace.

She settled on sleeping as far from Kylan as possible, grabbing the throw from off the couch in his room and situating herself atop Kylan's covers. She turned on her side so she was facing him, relieved to see that he was still asleep in the same position she had left him

in

xt to no time at all before she fell asleep herself.

It took her ni to po -0-0-0-

Her phone buzzing in her pocket roused her awake, and she yawned, finding it in her pocket and squinting at the screen. It was just after seven o'clock in the morning and she sighed, rubbing at her tired eyes.

Aaron had sent her a message, a few actually, and she responded to let him know she was okay and that she stayed the night at Kylan's. To his credit. he managed not to insinuate a single thing when she told him she spent the night.

was gone.

She glanced at the bed next to her and found that Kylan wasn't there anymore. Has side had been made and the cup on his nightstand w She scrambled to her feet so quickly, it made her head spin.

"Kylan?" he asked aloud, checking the bedroom bathroom, and not finding him.

filtered in from the hallway and she followed the noise. The smell of French toast and bacon filled her nose

at the stove, his hands still wrapped from the night before. It looked like he had showered and shaved too. and she wondered how long he had actually been awake. He was

even. His shoulders weren't stiff, his posture wasn't hunched over like it had been yesterday. He looked completely in his element, and for another second, she simply watched him as he stirred a mixture in a metal bowl. "You know it's

coyly and stepped further into the kitchen, glancing out the window over the sink and smiling wider when she realized i I was snowing softly. The swirling flakes looked

You just look good like that, Kylan, Happy" She stopped near him,

able to sleep?" he asked

nightmares." She wasn't certain if she should point something like that out to him, but he did seem more like

then carefully transferred them to a skillet on the stove, not spilling a single drop along the way. "Perhaps it has something to do with the company I kept before I fell asleep" He didn't look at her as he spoke, but her heart fluttered all the same. "Am I allowed to wish you a Happy Birthday?" She

you not, but if you insist, I suppose I can't stop you." He flipped the pieces of bread over on the stove with a spatula

purple beneath his eyes had lessened a bit. The grey of his eyes wasn't so dull. He really did look

Kylan. I'm glad you were born. I'm glad to know you." It was einbarrassing, really, how her breath caught in her

away from her neck in the manner he used to. "I set out a pair of sweatpants and a sweater in my bathroom that will likely fit you well enough. You're welcome to go take a shower while I finish breakfast." He paused a moment and took a noticeable breath. "After we cat, I would like to... Talk to you, if that would be alright. After last night, and every night before last night, I owe you that much. 1. Want to talk to you." It was hard for him to get the words out; she could

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too, Kylan. Thank you, I won't be long" She chose to keep her response light and unassuming while squeezing his forearm once "Are your hands

question, relieved to see that they weren't nearly as red as they had

Don't worry about me and go shower." He gently nudged her in the direction

of her eyes.

long shower, longer than she should have, relishing in the smell of Kylan's soaps and enjoying the steady

borrowed Kylan's comb and then brushed her teeth with

returned to Kylan, who was sitting at the counter in front of a plate of

listened, shifting onto the seat, and eagerly cutting into the French toast Kylan had placed on a plate for her too. It was undeniably delicious, and

You should have been a chef. This is incredible. Thank you." She was being completely honest, taking a sip of the orange

smile ghosted over Kylan's mouth, and she grinned

seeing

taking a bite of bacon next. It was perfectly crispy and not lacking

talked about, he would be setting the pace today, and she was okay with