Bad for Business (Pembroke Hills, #2)

by Kat Singleton

It’s a kiss that promises forever. A kiss that will stick with me for the rest of my life because I know that no matter what we still have to figure out, we’re going to do it together.

He’s become my home. My safe place. I never want to be anywhere else.

One thing I’ve never had to do is question this man’s love for me. He’s constantly shown up for me, every single day. He’s proven over and over again that I’m not hard to love and has made me the luckiest girl in the world.

He gives me a smile and nods. “This year is a raspberry rosemary old-fashioned donut. Not the most outrageous one they’ve done, but I think it’ll be good.”

I’m working my dream job, in my dream city, and I have my dream guy.

He reaches into his pocket and pulls out a blue ring box. The color reminds me of the hydrangeas at the Hamptons house. The ones planted by his mother.

I was thinking this morning, as much as I love how our story unfolded in the Hamptons, our story really began one year ago. On New Year’s Day. Right here. And then I thought about it and I couldn’t wait any longer to ask you this.”

I cry tears of happiness. I look at the ring—the one I recognize as being his mother’s—and a wave of joy consumes me.

“Camille, will you make me the luckiest guy in the world and marry me? Please, baby?” I smile and nod my head, dropping to the ground with him as I press my lips to his. “Yes,” I mutter in between peppering kisses against his lips. “But just because you said please.”

“I love you,” Ryker tells me, the truth of it evident in his voice. “I love you more,” I respond, leaning in to kiss him again. “No you don’t.” “Yes, I do.” “Are we about to have our first fight as an engaged couple?” he asks, a teasing tone to his voice.

Falling in love with Ryker might’ve been bad for business, but it was the best thing to ever happen to my heart.