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good."
"What do you say? Will you have a bite if I get a slice?" Ricky asked. "Or do you want your own?" he teased.
"Very funny. I could burst I'm so full. But, to be polite I suppose I could have a bite or two." She knew how good Mrs. Johnson’s chocolate cake was.
"You know what else red wine goes well with?" Ricky asked.
"No, what?"
"Chocolate cake!" he said as Billy returned and set down two forks and a small plate with a huge piece of cake. Colleen took a bite followed by a sip of wine and had to agree.
"You're right."
"I'm so glad to be here with you. Thank you for joining me," Ricky said with a smile as Billy returned when they were completely finished and set down the bill.
"Thank you for dinner. It was lovely."
Ricky reached over and put his hand on hers. “I'm so glad that we're getting to know each other better." Colleen was already feeling warm and relaxed from the wine and the delicious dinner, and the touch of Ricky's hand felt nice and made her feel even warmer. But the feeling only lasted for a moment. Ricky pulled his hand away as they both stood and made their way toward the door.
Their conversation was friendly and quiet during the ride home. When Ricky pulled up to the door of Liam and Julia's house, he once again came around to help her out. It was dark by then and the only light they had was a small lantern that Ricky had lit as they left the restaurant. He walked her to the door and then asked to see her again.
"Let's plan to do something next weekend. Friday night this time? I'll see you one day this week at the pub and we can decide then."
"All right," Colleen agreed, and added, "Thank you again for a wonderful night."
"It was very much my pleasure," he assured her and leaned in and gave her a warm hug goodnight.
CHAPTER NINE
"I'm glad you had a good time," Julia said over breakfast the next morning.
"I really did. Better than I expected, actually," Colleen admitted as she buttered a piece of toast. She was still full from the evening before and was just having a single slice of toast with her tea.
"That's so interesting about his plans to run for mayor. I wonder what Liam will think of that?"
"What will Liam think about what?" Liam asked as he walked into the kitchen and helped himself to a cup of tea and a bowl of oatmeal. It was his favorite breakfast, and Julia had it waiting for him.
"Ricky wants to be our next mayor," Julia explained.
"Really?" Liam thought about it for a moment. "He might be quite good at that, actually."
"You don't think it's a crazy idea, then?" Colleen asked.
"Well, with anyone else Ricky's age, I would say so, but not Ricky. He has different skills than the rest of us, and they might be well used in a role like that."
"He seemed to think it might benefit his business as well," she added.
"It might. Makes even more sense now why he'd consider running."
"Would you vote for him?" Julia asked.
"I believe I would. Probably wouldn't be a bad thing to have a Donovan in charge of the town."
Liam finished his breakfast and went to change for church, while Colleen and Julia lingered over their tea.
"He also mentioned that it would improve his chances if he was married and seen as a family man," Colleen said.
Julia looked thoughtful, then said, "Maybe he thought you'd like to know he was thinking along those lines, that he's serious?"
"I didn't think of that. I couldn't help but wonder if he was more interested in being mayor than in being married."
Julia was silent for a moment. "All the more reason to take things slow and to be sure before you agree to anything."
It was a beautiful, sunny day as they drove to church a short while later. Liam's parents and Elizabeth were already inside and they joined them. A few minutes later, Paul arrived and David after that. He smiled at Colleen when he caught her eye. After the service, when they all made their way outside, David came over to her.
"Would you like to ride
"What do you say? Will you have a bite if I get a slice?" Ricky asked. "Or do you want your own?" he teased.
"Very funny. I could burst I'm so full. But, to be polite I suppose I could have a bite or two." She knew how good Mrs. Johnson’s chocolate cake was.
"You know what else red wine goes well with?" Ricky asked.
"No, what?"
"Chocolate cake!" he said as Billy returned and set down two forks and a small plate with a huge piece of cake. Colleen took a bite followed by a sip of wine and had to agree.
"You're right."
"I'm so glad to be here with you. Thank you for joining me," Ricky said with a smile as Billy returned when they were completely finished and set down the bill.
"Thank you for dinner. It was lovely."
Ricky reached over and put his hand on hers. “I'm so glad that we're getting to know each other better." Colleen was already feeling warm and relaxed from the wine and the delicious dinner, and the touch of Ricky's hand felt nice and made her feel even warmer. But the feeling only lasted for a moment. Ricky pulled his hand away as they both stood and made their way toward the door.
Their conversation was friendly and quiet during the ride home. When Ricky pulled up to the door of Liam and Julia's house, he once again came around to help her out. It was dark by then and the only light they had was a small lantern that Ricky had lit as they left the restaurant. He walked her to the door and then asked to see her again.
"Let's plan to do something next weekend. Friday night this time? I'll see you one day this week at the pub and we can decide then."
"All right," Colleen agreed, and added, "Thank you again for a wonderful night."
"It was very much my pleasure," he assured her and leaned in and gave her a warm hug goodnight.
CHAPTER NINE
"I'm glad you had a good time," Julia said over breakfast the next morning.
"I really did. Better than I expected, actually," Colleen admitted as she buttered a piece of toast. She was still full from the evening before and was just having a single slice of toast with her tea.
"That's so interesting about his plans to run for mayor. I wonder what Liam will think of that?"
"What will Liam think about what?" Liam asked as he walked into the kitchen and helped himself to a cup of tea and a bowl of oatmeal. It was his favorite breakfast, and Julia had it waiting for him.
"Ricky wants to be our next mayor," Julia explained.
"Really?" Liam thought about it for a moment. "He might be quite good at that, actually."
"You don't think it's a crazy idea, then?" Colleen asked.
"Well, with anyone else Ricky's age, I would say so, but not Ricky. He has different skills than the rest of us, and they might be well used in a role like that."
"He seemed to think it might benefit his business as well," she added.
"It might. Makes even more sense now why he'd consider running."
"Would you vote for him?" Julia asked.
"I believe I would. Probably wouldn't be a bad thing to have a Donovan in charge of the town."
Liam finished his breakfast and went to change for church, while Colleen and Julia lingered over their tea.
"He also mentioned that it would improve his chances if he was married and seen as a family man," Colleen said.
Julia looked thoughtful, then said, "Maybe he thought you'd like to know he was thinking along those lines, that he's serious?"
"I didn't think of that. I couldn't help but wonder if he was more interested in being mayor than in being married."
Julia was silent for a moment. "All the more reason to take things slow and to be sure before you agree to anything."
It was a beautiful, sunny day as they drove to church a short while later. Liam's parents and Elizabeth were already inside and they joined them. A few minutes later, Paul arrived and David after that. He smiled at Colleen when he caught her eye. After the service, when they all made their way outside, David came over to her.
"Would you like to ride
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