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Authors: Sherie Keys
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to lose him.
Colby wrestled with his thoughts and emotions all through the night until sleep finally came and stole him away. They both stayed asleep until late in the morning and when they awoke, they both acted as though everything was fine between them, and doing that only made them hurt a little bit worse.
They learned that the roads were finally open at midday and they checked out of the cabin and got back on the road toward Aspen. It took much longer than they expected, but they finally reached the famous old mountain town, and they decided to get a room there and figure out their next move.
Chapter Six
They were finally able to get a room with two beds and it helped to ease the quiet tension between them. They unpacked and settled in and while Colby was showering and dressing, Shannon was hatching a plan to help him get Tiffany and win her back. She was determined to be the good friend he needed, and the true friend that he believed her to be.
When he stepped out of the bathroom, she stood up from the chair at the desk in their room and said, "I've got a plan to help you that's going to work like a charm."
He raised his eyebrows and gave her a half smile. "Really? What is it?" he asked curiously.
She walked to him and looked up at him with serious eyes. "I'm going to help you make some positive changes, but you have to trust me on this, and do what I tell you to do. Okay?"
He smiled down at her fully then and nodded. "Alright. I'm all yours. What are we going to do?"
Shannon pushed the thought from her mind that she wished he really was all hers, and she took him to the downtown area of Aspen. Their first stop was a salon where she and the hairdresser agreed on a stylish cut that tapered his longer unruly black hair into a flattering design. Then she took him to an optometrist who had him fitted for contacts and she tucked his glasses into her bag for keeps.
Following that, she shopped with him at a few of the finer stores in the town to dress him with a more fashion forward clean cut style, and by the time he looked in the mirror at the finished product, he could hardly recognize himself for the changes he had undergone. He was overwhelmed, and in his gratitude, he swept Shannon up in an enormous hug, holding her close to him and then kissing her lightly on the cheek.
"What would I ever do without you?" he asked, grinning at her. She handed him a pair of dark sunglasses and they walked outside into the bright snow.
Shannon spoke softly to him as they walked down the main street. "She isn't going to be expecting you at all, let alone expecting you to look like this, so you'll have the element of surprise on your side, and that is going to benefit you more than anything else.
You will have an opportunity to show her that you are worth ten of Ron, and that not only do you love her enough to come all this way through hundreds of miles of a raging blizzard, but you are willing to forgive her and take her to the altar to marry her and give her a beautiful life.
If that doesn't convince her of your love, I don't know what else would. She probably shouldn't know that I'm here, so I'll stay up in the room and wait for you to let me know how it all went."
"How am I going to find her?" he asked, looking at Shannon incredulously.
Shannon smiled at him. "It just snowed harder than it has all year here, and now the sun is finally out. There's only one place she'll be today, and that is the slopes. Go to the ski lodge and you'll run into her."
She looked up at him in admiration and shook her head in disbelief. "You look incredible." She leaned up on her toes and kissed his lips softly, just once, and then she stepped back from him. He stared at her as the fire on his lips cooled.
"For luck,” she said simply and turned to walk away.
"Shannon!" he called out after her.
She turned to face him. "Yeah?"
He grinned at her. "Thank you.
Colby wrestled with his thoughts and emotions all through the night until sleep finally came and stole him away. They both stayed asleep until late in the morning and when they awoke, they both acted as though everything was fine between them, and doing that only made them hurt a little bit worse.
They learned that the roads were finally open at midday and they checked out of the cabin and got back on the road toward Aspen. It took much longer than they expected, but they finally reached the famous old mountain town, and they decided to get a room there and figure out their next move.
Chapter Six
They were finally able to get a room with two beds and it helped to ease the quiet tension between them. They unpacked and settled in and while Colby was showering and dressing, Shannon was hatching a plan to help him get Tiffany and win her back. She was determined to be the good friend he needed, and the true friend that he believed her to be.
When he stepped out of the bathroom, she stood up from the chair at the desk in their room and said, "I've got a plan to help you that's going to work like a charm."
He raised his eyebrows and gave her a half smile. "Really? What is it?" he asked curiously.
She walked to him and looked up at him with serious eyes. "I'm going to help you make some positive changes, but you have to trust me on this, and do what I tell you to do. Okay?"
He smiled down at her fully then and nodded. "Alright. I'm all yours. What are we going to do?"
Shannon pushed the thought from her mind that she wished he really was all hers, and she took him to the downtown area of Aspen. Their first stop was a salon where she and the hairdresser agreed on a stylish cut that tapered his longer unruly black hair into a flattering design. Then she took him to an optometrist who had him fitted for contacts and she tucked his glasses into her bag for keeps.
Following that, she shopped with him at a few of the finer stores in the town to dress him with a more fashion forward clean cut style, and by the time he looked in the mirror at the finished product, he could hardly recognize himself for the changes he had undergone. He was overwhelmed, and in his gratitude, he swept Shannon up in an enormous hug, holding her close to him and then kissing her lightly on the cheek.
"What would I ever do without you?" he asked, grinning at her. She handed him a pair of dark sunglasses and they walked outside into the bright snow.
Shannon spoke softly to him as they walked down the main street. "She isn't going to be expecting you at all, let alone expecting you to look like this, so you'll have the element of surprise on your side, and that is going to benefit you more than anything else.
You will have an opportunity to show her that you are worth ten of Ron, and that not only do you love her enough to come all this way through hundreds of miles of a raging blizzard, but you are willing to forgive her and take her to the altar to marry her and give her a beautiful life.
If that doesn't convince her of your love, I don't know what else would. She probably shouldn't know that I'm here, so I'll stay up in the room and wait for you to let me know how it all went."
"How am I going to find her?" he asked, looking at Shannon incredulously.
Shannon smiled at him. "It just snowed harder than it has all year here, and now the sun is finally out. There's only one place she'll be today, and that is the slopes. Go to the ski lodge and you'll run into her."
She looked up at him in admiration and shook her head in disbelief. "You look incredible." She leaned up on her toes and kissed his lips softly, just once, and then she stepped back from him. He stared at her as the fire on his lips cooled.
"For luck,” she said simply and turned to walk away.
"Shannon!" he called out after her.
She turned to face him. "Yeah?"
He grinned at her. "Thank you.
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