Page 114 of The Wedding Ranch
She gasped for a breath.
Cody stood there grinning and nodding. She looked to where her parents had been standing, and beside them Pam was crying too and giving her a thumbs-up.
“Yes, Ryder. Yes, I’ll marry you!”
He took her shaking hand and slid a ring on her finger. A simple wide gold band with a feather etched across the front and a perfect row of rubies running down the center.
Cody strummed his guitar and everyone clapped. The commotion swirled as fast as her beating heart. Ryder stood, hugged her, and then picked her up, kissing her full on the mouth and turning three hundred and sixty degrees before putting her down.
Reece’s voice came over the crowd. “Well, I guess we knowwho will be getting married at The Wedding Ranch next! And now, dinner is being served. Bon appétit.”
“I’ve never been so happy in my life,” Lorri said.
“Hey, look.” Ryder motioned over to where Diane stood much closer than usual to Mark. Her arm hugging Mark’s biceps, she waved to Ryder and Lorri and blew them a kiss.
Mark gave him a thumbs-up.
“Is it just me or do you think there’s a spark there?” Ryder said, barely moving his lips as he waved back.
“Oh, that is most definitely a spark.” Lorri’s smile widened. “Seems to be a lot of that going around tonight.”
