Page 107 of The Last Resort
“You’re not getting rid of me at all. Matthew’s offered me a job. I’m going to go work with him on the site redevelopment.”
Kellie burst into tears and embraced her. “Oh my god, that’s amazing news. The best.”
Rachel hugged her back. “Yeah, it is, it’s about time that something finally turned out right for us.” Her family had been through enough.
Kellie and Dan headed over to chat with his parents, and Rachel returned to Matthew’s embrace. In his arms, she was home. Toying with the lapel of his bespoke suit, she gently teased him. “Speaking of flights, Mister Royal. Once we’ve been to New York to commission the new model, what’s the chance of us taking another flight to the Caribbean? According to my calculations, you still owe me a day and a half in the sun.”
He lay his hand, over hers. “Well, I’m no accountant.” They both laughed. “But with the interest accruing on the debt, I’m thinking it’ll take close to a week just to clear the slate.”
A week on the Royal family island, with this sexy man. That would be utter bliss.
“You. Me. And the largest of the guest rooms, Rachel. The one with the double headed shower, and more hot water than we can ever need.”
He leaned in close and whispered in her ear. “Speaking offun, don’t you think it’s time you finally hit thebuy buttonon your shopping cart.”
Her eyes grew wide in shock. “Wha … What?”
He moved closer, pressing playfully against her. “You left your laptop open on that page when you went to make coffee one morning.” Matthew brushed a kiss on the tip of Rachel’s nose. “Over four-thousand satisfied customers can’t be wrong.”
“Let’s get out of here.”
EPILOGUE
A couple of months later
Aspen
The house was amazing. But did they really need eight bedrooms? And nine bathrooms. Rachel raised her eyebrows as Matthew continued to rattle off the home’s main features.
“Being central to the main shopping and entertainment area of Aspen means we won’t have to worry about driving or getting a cab when we go out. And with the weather now warm we will be able to use the BBQ and outdoor entertainment area which leads off the main living area.”
She squeezed his hand. “You could go into the realtor business if you ever decide that hotel and resort design is not for you. I’d buy this place based purely on your pitch, sight unseen.”
“When you can find a spare forty-eight million dollars, give me a call.”
Whoa.
They weren’t buying the house, they were going to rent it,but at that price the monthly lease had to be … Rachel didn’t want to imagine. Fortunately Royal Resorts were footing the bill for her and Matthew to live in Aspen during the major construction phase of the new resort. It would keep them in the city for the better part of the next year and a half.
Outside in the driveway were a matching pair of his and hers hybrid SUVs. They’d been a thank you gift from the Royal Resorts board for securing approval of the design, and the sale of the lodge site. Not wanting there to be any thoughts of conflict of interest, Rachel had waited until after she’d ended her contract with the Brock family to collect hers.
A year and a half in this luxury Aspen house, along with having her own car at her disposal, was asweetdeal.
“Are you okay?” asked Matthew.
“Yep. I’m just glad we don’t have to live out at the old ski lodge anymore. I’m really not a wilderness girl.”
He brushed a kiss on her cheek. “Being in the town will be great. And yay for theManhattan Escapeezucchini muffins. I was getting worried there for a moment. Thought I might have to call mom and dad’s chef and ask for a recipe.”
Matthew was a better cook than she’d ever be, but he still liked to pretend he was hopeless in the kitchen. The past few weeks at his apartment in New York had shown her what he particularly enjoyed doing when she came tohelphim in the kitchen. A shameful number of frying pans had been burnt, along with them receiving several notices from the building management about not setting off the fire alarms.
What can I say, he’s a man who likes to take his time when he has me bent over the counter top.
The newly completed house on West Hopkins Avenue, with its fully kitted out chef’s kitchen, waschef’s kissperfect.
I might have to learn to make more than just toast and a quick pasta.
“Vivian says she wants to cook when she and Bryce come out to visit. And Chloe and Jordan are planning on hiding away here for a few weeks during a break in Chloe’s next tour. And Camille …”
