Riley's Mate by Kathryn Kelly

Author:Kathryn Kelly [Kelly, Kathryn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-12T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Later that evening, Riley went downstairs to get something for dinner. Her shifting time had left her exhausted, and she’d napped the afternoon away. Now she was starving.

When she reached the bottom of the stairs and turned left toward the dining room, she spotted Tyler sitting in one of the guest chairs in the lobby.

He must have been watching for her because he immediately jumped up and came toward her.

He stopped right in front of her, blocking her path to the restaurant. He reached behind him and pulled out a single red rose bud. “For the Magic Tiger Princess.” He leaned in close so only she could hear.

“Magic Tiger Princess.” She echoed, taking the rose from him.

“Don’t worry. Your secret is safe with me.” He held out a hand, and she put hers in his. “I was thinking maybe I could take you to dinner.”

“Sure. Since I was headed that way anyway.”

“Good thing my ego is intact.”

“I’m sure your ego has had plenty of fluffing up.”

He laughed as they walked toward the dining room. “When you put it like that, I’m not sure that’s a compliment.”

“Men with big egos don’t usually require compliments.”

“All men like compliments. Isn’t that right, Zaiden?”

Zaiden was Alexander Hunter’s son. Alexander was the owner of the lodge. Tyler wasn’t sure he was old enough to work, but Alexander started his children early on all aspects of the ranch.

“That’s right,” Zaiden said, taking two menus and leading them toward a table near the window. “Your server will be here shortly.”

After he walked away, Riley leaned over. “Is he old enough to work?”

“According to Alexander, he is.”

“I suppose you’re right. We started young.”

“Thank God for Alexander.”

She lifted an eyebrow.

“Thanks to him, we met.” Tyler clarified.

“I knew you from school. You were a junior varsity baseball player.”

“I knew you, too.”

“You did not.”

Their server appeared, and they each ordered a glass of pinot noir.

“I knew you in tenth grade before we came to work here.”

“Okay. What did you know about me?”

“Well… lots of things. But I remember specifically that you went on that field trip in tenth grade to the museum in Denver. You sat with Annabelle Morris.”

“Wow. I did sit with Annabelle. You remember her?”

“I remember the two of you, thick as thieves.”

“She moved away that summer.”

“And after that, you stayed to yourself.”

“Are you remembering this in a good way or in a she-was-kinda-weird way?”

“If I thought you were weird, I wouldn’t have asked you to the homecoming dance the next fall.”

“Okay. I believe you.”

The server brought their wine. Tyler held up his glass. “A toast.” She held up her glass next to his. “To the Magic Tiger Princess.”

Riley chuckled. And clinked her glass to his. “You guys would have found him. I just beat you to it.”

“Maybe. He was quite a ways off the path. I really don’t know how he got that far.”

“It was strange. Maybe he just started running and…” she shrugged. “You know, I had a really strange feeling out there when I found him.

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