Romancing the Thief: A Sweet Rom Com by Cindy Ireland

Author:Cindy Ireland [Ireland, Cindy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-01-23T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Colin

Colin dropped his car keys into the little bowl on the entryway table and walked into the kitchen. His cell phone rang as he opened the cupboard and grabbed a glass. He hit answer, while filling the glass with cold water.

“She must be important to you.”

"Hello, to you, too, Mom." Colin chuckled before taking a drink.

"Hello. She must be important to you."

Colin didn’t pretend to not understand his mother’s statement. “Yes, she is.”

“And for her?”

“I’m not sure,” he stated truthfully.

“This is the first time you’ve ever brought anyone to a private family deal.”

“I had to know how she’d fit with all of us before I take this any further.” Colin thought back to seeing Rachel and Aunt Bebe side by side, deep in conversation, Bebe adding emphasis with her hands in an animated conversation.

Elizabeth sighed and said softly, “Honey, you know we’d love anyone if you loved them.”

“I know, Mom. I just wanted to see her there, to see how it felt. It’s important.”

Elizabeth smiled. “Family’s always been important to you, to all of us. Just so, there's no doubt, your dad and I both like her."

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Unable to sleep, Colin planned and plotted the entire night. Any doubts he’d had previously had been blown away while watching Rachel with his family. It was like she’d always been there, a part of it all. He was now totally and completely in love.

By courting Rachel—he liked the old-fashioned term—he was working on creating the rest of his life. Their love would be the foundation for everything to come. He knew how to build a structure from the beginning to a happy ending. It was a logical conclusion that the same meticulous planning would create the love, life, and family he’d always wanted, but had never believed could be his. By holding onto these thoughts, it helped keep the panicky fear of failure from overwhelming him.

Once he arrived at the construction site, Colin went straight to the office trailer and ordered a balloon bouquet to be delivered that afternoon, knowing Rachel would be manning the office. Later that week, he planned for a picnic at the zoo and a champagne brunch on Sunday. Monday, he would track her down on the job and leave a basket filled with something fun to surprise her.

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