Kaegan rubbed a hand down his face and then met Ray’s gaze. “I love her, Ray.”

“Hell, you don’t think I know that. I’ve always known that. You loved her even when you swore you couldn’t stand her. Nobody believed you, by the way. Not even the women in town, those who slept with you and those who didn’t. Those sleeping with you did it just to get a piece of you and for you to get a piece of them, hoping you’d be impressed. You weren’t. And those who wouldn’t waste their time sleeping with you refused to do so because they wanted more and knew your heart belonged to Bryce.”

His heart belonged to Bryce... “Too bad they know and she doesn’t.”

“Have you told her?” Ray asked.

Kaegan shook his head. “No, it’s too soon. I’m working out a strategy with Bryce. For us to make a comeback, she has to want it as much as me.”

“Yes, but at some point you might have to turn up the heat,” Ray said. “How you handle your business is your decision. However, there’s a quote someone at the hospital gave me the day I checked out to come here. At the time I wondered if I would ever get my memory back. Would I ever recapture the love I was convinced I had prior to my accident? The quote said, ‘No matter where your path may take you, you can always find your way back home.’”

Ray paused, as if he was giving the quote time to sink into Kaegan’s mind. “Home for you has never been Catalina Cove, Kaegan. Home for you is the love you have for Bryce. The two of you need to find your way back home together.”

Kaegan didn’t say anything. His mind was absorbing the quote like he figured Ray wanted him to. His friend didn’t know it but he’d pretty much stated what Kaegan had concluded a while back. Only Bryce could make Catalina Cove home for him. Then to make light of the situation, he said, “You came all the way over here to get my confession of loving Bryce?”

Ray grinned. “No, but I’m glad you finally gave it. The other reason for my visit is because for the last few months I’ve been thinking like Devon Ryan.”

Kaegan rolled his eyes. He’d discovered that Devon Ryan used to be a business-suit-wearing, suave, debonair and sophisticated sort of guy. Someone too smart for his own good and who had an IQ the likes of which most people couldn’t even dream of ever having. Aside from the smarts, the man had been the total opposite of Ray. “Please don’t tell me you’re going to start wearing expensive business suits and Gucci shoes around town.”

Ray chuckled. “No. Those days are totally over for me. I was thinking more along the lines of how I can grow my assets.”

Kaegan leaned in closer to listen. Ray was the one who’d planted the idea in his head to expand his business and the results were paying off big-time. So whenever he spoke about finances, Kaegan listened. “All right, so what do you have in mind?”