Chapters (85)
- BOOKS BY LOUISE BAY
- ONE
- Rosey
- TWO
- Byron
- THREE
- Rosey
- FOUR
- Byron
- FIVE
- Rosey
- SIX
- Byron
- SEVEN
- Rosey
- EIGHT
- Rosey
- NINE
- Byron
- TEN
- Rosey
- ELEVEN
- Byron
- TWELVE
- Rosey
- THIRTEEN
- Byron
- FOURTEEN
- Rosey
- FIFTEEN
- Rosey
- SIXTEEN
- Byron
- SEVENTEEN
- Rosey
- EIGHTEEN
- Byron
- NINETEEN
- Rosey
- TWENTY
- Rosey
- TWENTY-ONE
- Byron
- TWENTY-TWO
- Byron
- TWENTY-THREE
- Rosey
- TWENTY-FOUR
- Rosey
- TWENTY-FIVE
- Byron
- TWENTY-SIX
- Rosey
- TWENTY-SEVEN
- Byron
- TWENTY-EIGHT
- Rosey
- TWENTY-NINE
- Byron
- THIRTY
- Rosey
- THIRTY-ONE
- Rosey
- THIRTY-TWO
- Byron
- THIRTY-THREE
- Rosey
- THIRTY-FOUR
- Rosey
- THIRTY-FIVE
- Byron
- THIRTY-SIX
- Rosey
- THIRTY-SEVEN
- Byron
- THIRTY-EIGHT
- Byron
- EPILOGUE
- A month later – New York City
- 14 months later - Star Falls
- MR. MAYFAIR
- Beck
- Beck
- Stella
- BOOKS BY LOUISE BAY
My assistant tried to convince me to wear a suit tonight, but I just can’t. Not even without a tie. The Colorado Club isn’t New York, and I have no desire to turn it into New York. This is a place to escape to—even on opening weekend. I’ve traded the plaid shirt I wore the night I was in Grizzly’s and a runaway bride walked in and sat down beside me, because I’ve worn it every day since Rosey came back to me. I figure it’s lucky because the Colorado Club is open on time. Instead, I’ve gone for the cable-knit sweater that Rosey says is her favorite of mine.
“You look handsome,” Rosey says as she comes out of the bedroom of my chalet. This is our home for now, until we can get a place built on the site of the cabins. As long as we’re together, I don’t think it matters where we live. “You excited?”
“Yeah,” I say. “It’s going to be a long weekend.”
“Did you win the argument with your party planner about not having fireworks?” she asks. I roll my eyes and she laughs. “They’re used to New York, Byron.”
“I guess. It was such a stupid idea. Setting off fireworks in the woods? Sending every living thing in the forest into a tailspin and starting a fire?”
“They clearly haven’t seen the Star Falls sky at night. They don’t realize the Colorado Club doesn’t need anything else.”
I nod, grinning at her. Rosey’s appreciation for my hometown has let me see it through new eyes. She’s changed everything for me.
“Where’s Athena?” she asks.
“She left about five minutes ago. She can tell when we’re heading out. Doesn’t want to risk being shut in.”
Rosey laughs and I feel the sound deep in my bones. It’s a sound I hope I hear until the day I die.
“You ready?” I ask.
She’s changed into her waitressing uniform and is looking around the kitchen counters.
“I just need to find—”
“I got it.” I hold up her water bottle.
Her face breaks out into a grin. “You made me my water bottle?”
“I unscrewed the lid and turned on the faucet, if that’s what you mean.”
She pulls at my waistband. “You thought about me. You knew I needed my water bottle and you got it for me. It’s kind. And I love you.”
She lifts up on her toes and presses a kiss to my lips. I glance at my watch. If we had a little more time before people were scheduled to arrive…