Forever My Love: A Contenporary Romance (The Armstrongs Book 2) by Jessica Gray Page B
Authors: Jessica Gray
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grabbed a beer from the fridge, he noticed the light blinking on his message machine. He pushed the play button as he looked for a bottle opener.
“Ryan. Hi, it’s Kendra. I was hoping to talk to you. Could you call me when you get home? I’ll be up for a while so…well, please call me.”
Ryan turned and looked at the machine, waiting for her voice to say something more. He glanced at his watch, it was twenty minutes before midnight. Much too late to call her back. I’ll call her tomorrow.
He sat down on his couch and drank his beer while he tried to figure out what she could be wanting. He’d contacted Mr. Carolius for her, and now the rest was between them. She’d kind of made it clear that she didn’t want a relationship with him. Maybe she’s changed her mind? That thought caused his pulse to race. Just hearing her voice had the disaster of the evening fading to the background. For the first time in a long while, he slept peacefully and awoke rested and happy.
***
He waited until 7:30 a.m. before returning her call. When she told him about the visit from Mr. Carolius and the man’s tactics, Ryan became furious.
“How dare he! I hope you called the authorities on him.” The mere image of another man asking her out had him seeing red. She’s mine! He clenched his fists and wished he was at the gym with a punching bag nearby. The urge to pummel something was overwhelming.
“I’m sorry you had to deal with him.”
“I’m glad he left when he did. He’s not a very nice man.”
“No. He’s not.”
“So…uhm…I was thinking, maybe if you’re not busy, we could get together this weekend and do some roller blading?”
“What about your ankle?” he questioned, while his lips formed a smile and his heart did happy jumps.
“It’s much better, and I’m tired of sitting around. I need to get out and do something.”
“Well, I guess I have to come along. Keep you from overdoing it.” Kendra chuckled and he thought it was the sweetest sound he’d ever heard. “How about I pick you up Saturday morning around 10?”
“How about I meet you at your workshop just before noon?”
Ryan smiled, he would have agreed to just about anything as long as it included them spending time together, “Sounds good. Have a good rest of the week.”
“I will.”
The smile didn't leave his face as he got ready for work. He was receiving a new shipment of gemstones this morning and he was excited to see them. There was a fantastic ruby in this order, one of the finest he'd ever seen.
The armored truck arrived with his shipment, and he locked the doors to the workshop, ensuring he’d have plenty of time to unpack and catalog the contents of the box.
He pulled various containers of stones from the box, and then finally, he pulled the crème de la crème out of the box. A ruby to rival any he’d ever worked with before. It was almost two carats in weight, and the brilliance was phenomenal. It cost a fortune. And there was only one woman in the world who'd be the perfect owner for that stone. Kendra!
Ryan touched the stone, running his fingers over every surface in a sensual way. The smooth facets reminded him of her soft and silky skin. Her beauty and brilliance. The dark red color of the ruby would look beautiful against her skin tone. His brain raced and he fell into a trance-like state. That state, where he did his best designs, when he tuned out the entire world and was one with the precious stones. I’m going to make something out of this stone just for her. A surprise to rival any surprise she’s ever received.
He finally decided on a belly button ring. She'd look incredibly sexy wearing his art. For my eyes only!
The ruby would be used to form the upper part, and he decided to use another smaller ruby already in his collection to cut a rose shape from. It was a large stone too, but the quality wasn’t good enough, nor did it have the clarity needed to be used as a solitaire. It would be the
“Ryan. Hi, it’s Kendra. I was hoping to talk to you. Could you call me when you get home? I’ll be up for a while so…well, please call me.”
Ryan turned and looked at the machine, waiting for her voice to say something more. He glanced at his watch, it was twenty minutes before midnight. Much too late to call her back. I’ll call her tomorrow.
He sat down on his couch and drank his beer while he tried to figure out what she could be wanting. He’d contacted Mr. Carolius for her, and now the rest was between them. She’d kind of made it clear that she didn’t want a relationship with him. Maybe she’s changed her mind? That thought caused his pulse to race. Just hearing her voice had the disaster of the evening fading to the background. For the first time in a long while, he slept peacefully and awoke rested and happy.
***
He waited until 7:30 a.m. before returning her call. When she told him about the visit from Mr. Carolius and the man’s tactics, Ryan became furious.
“How dare he! I hope you called the authorities on him.” The mere image of another man asking her out had him seeing red. She’s mine! He clenched his fists and wished he was at the gym with a punching bag nearby. The urge to pummel something was overwhelming.
“I’m sorry you had to deal with him.”
“I’m glad he left when he did. He’s not a very nice man.”
“No. He’s not.”
“So…uhm…I was thinking, maybe if you’re not busy, we could get together this weekend and do some roller blading?”
“What about your ankle?” he questioned, while his lips formed a smile and his heart did happy jumps.
“It’s much better, and I’m tired of sitting around. I need to get out and do something.”
“Well, I guess I have to come along. Keep you from overdoing it.” Kendra chuckled and he thought it was the sweetest sound he’d ever heard. “How about I pick you up Saturday morning around 10?”
“How about I meet you at your workshop just before noon?”
Ryan smiled, he would have agreed to just about anything as long as it included them spending time together, “Sounds good. Have a good rest of the week.”
“I will.”
The smile didn't leave his face as he got ready for work. He was receiving a new shipment of gemstones this morning and he was excited to see them. There was a fantastic ruby in this order, one of the finest he'd ever seen.
The armored truck arrived with his shipment, and he locked the doors to the workshop, ensuring he’d have plenty of time to unpack and catalog the contents of the box.
He pulled various containers of stones from the box, and then finally, he pulled the crème de la crème out of the box. A ruby to rival any he’d ever worked with before. It was almost two carats in weight, and the brilliance was phenomenal. It cost a fortune. And there was only one woman in the world who'd be the perfect owner for that stone. Kendra!
Ryan touched the stone, running his fingers over every surface in a sensual way. The smooth facets reminded him of her soft and silky skin. Her beauty and brilliance. The dark red color of the ruby would look beautiful against her skin tone. His brain raced and he fell into a trance-like state. That state, where he did his best designs, when he tuned out the entire world and was one with the precious stones. I’m going to make something out of this stone just for her. A surprise to rival any surprise she’s ever received.
He finally decided on a belly button ring. She'd look incredibly sexy wearing his art. For my eyes only!
The ruby would be used to form the upper part, and he decided to use another smaller ruby already in his collection to cut a rose shape from. It was a large stone too, but the quality wasn’t good enough, nor did it have the clarity needed to be used as a solitaire. It would be the
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