Chapter 9
Risa spent the next few days in a flurry of planning with Ethan and Jack. They already had a well-formed business plan, having owned galleries in Seattle and Anchorage. She was tasked with the logistics, the most immediate issue for her to identify a location, preferably for them to buy. Ethan peppered hints about Darren in every interaction they had, leaving Jack to roll his eyes and assure Risa that they hadn’t planned this gallery for the sole purpose of allowing Ethan to try to set her up with Darren.
It was a mere day before she was to leave for Diamond Creek, and Risa had been working almost non-stop since her evening with Darren. Her mind, or more accurately her body, kept reliving that night with him. Though the anticipation of seeing him again was almost unbearable, sh
