After leaving Junie, April made her way to the lobby, hoping to find Whitley, but she didn’t see him anywhere. She wanted to thank Ryan Kingston before she lost her nerve.
They might not have started off well with her traipsing through his yard disparaging his home. But if he hadn’t taken such swift action at lunch…well, she hated to think about what the outcome might have been.
She approached the front registration desk. “Hello, I was wondering if I might speak to Ryan Kingston.”
The young male receptionist gave her a cordial smile. “Do you have an appointment with Mr. Kingston?”
“No, but I just saw him at the restaurant. I won’t take much of his time.”
“I’ll try to reach him. Your name?”
“April Raines, thank you.”
While waiting, she saw him exit the side of the hotel near the fron
