A good one, though. He’d always had his priorities straight.
“You okay?”
Ryan’s voice filtered through her thoughts, and she looked up. He stood a few feet away, hands shoved into the pockets of his jeans.
“They’re going to build a memorial here,” she said.
“And Derek’s name will be on it.” Ryan sat beside her on the bench.
She nodded. “And I’m going to design it.”
“No shit?”
“Mary and Lucas know the mayor, and I guess they pulled some strings for me because of Derek.”
Ryan nudged her shoulder with his. “Or maybe they recommended you because you’re their protégée, and they knew you’d do a kick-ass job on the project, you ever consider that?”
She managed a small smile. “Maybe a little bit of both?”
“Maybe, but heavy on the talent, not so much about pulling strings. So how do you feel about it?”
She straightened, her heart beating faster. “I’m psyched. This is a huge opportunity for me, and I’m really proud to help honor Haven’s fallen heroes.”
“That’s my girl.” He looked over at her. “You interested in another ride?”
“Um, yeah.” She couldn’t keep theduhout of her tone.
He smiled, a sexy smile that did all kinds of fluttery things inside her chest. “Got someplace I want to show you.”
