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wanted to be 100% sure she'd say yes when they asked her out, they
wanted a high degree of certainty that they'd get her in bed by the
third date (at the latest), and they wanted her to not nag them too
much about moving the commitment beyond that point. Their entire
romantic lives were based around the idea of chasing down the path
of least resistance.
    Ryan was not like that. Sure, the path of
least resistance offered some benefits. It was easy. It was simple.
But there were also drawbacks. Anyone who has ever done a grueling
hike up a steep mountainside will tell you that it's certainly no
stroll through a garden path, but damn – when you stand on top of
that mountain peak and drink in the breathtaking view you've
earned, you're a certifiable fool if you're wishing for the garden
path at that moment.
    Ryan wanted that mountain-top moment. He
wouldn't settle for any less. He didn't care how hard he had to
work. Anything spectacular in life was going to have to be earned.
Karina was spectacular, there was no doubt in his mind about that,
and Ryan was prepared to work hard to earn her affections.
    She was his ‘mountain-top moment’ woman.
    Ryan locked his apartment door and went down
the stairs into the cafe, where he found his grandmother Sue Ann
bustling around the kitchen, pouring coffee into cups and
assembling breakfast boxes. He saw one for him, as well as one for
each of the gang that was going to be helping Karina move into her
new home today.
    “ Granny, let me help with that,” he
said with concern lacing his voice.
    “ Oh, nonsense,” she brushed him off,
“you need to save your energy for all the heavy lifting you're
going to be doing today.”
    “ Granny, seriously, it's not going to
be that hard,” Ryan scoffed, “Definitely not so hard that I can't
spare a small bit of strength to help put some egg sandwiches in
cartons.”
    With that, he inserted himself beside her at
the counter and they formed a natural assembly line process,
falling into a rhythm quickly.
    “ Speaking of heavy lifting,” he said,
“Are you really sure about me leaving you here by yourself today? I
mean, come on, Granny. I came out here to Hope Falls to help you
with running the restaurant, because you were having a tough time.
And now I'm going to run off and leave you all by yourself for an
entire day? Say the word, I'm here.”
    “ Don't be silly,” Sue Ann assured him,
“You've been so much help already, just in the time you've been
here so far. Besides, handling things on my own for one day is a
far cry from doing it every day! Sure, today might be a little
tiring, but just knowing that you'll be back with me tomorrow will
be enough to get me through it!”
    “ If you're sure...” he said hesitantly,
sounding anything but sure himself. He was definitely eager to
spend the day with Karina, but seeing his grandmother here in the
kitchen reminded him that he had responsibilities in this world,
ties that were bigger than himself.
    “ Absolutely,” Sue Ann replied with
conviction, “You need to meet some people your own age. You go off
and have some fun today.”
    He laughed, “Well, moving is work, I don't
know how much fun it's going to be.”
    Sue Ann eyed him slyly, “Oh, I think there
are some people who would consider a day of working alongside the
very fetching Karina Blackstone to be more fun than whatever it is
they actually do for fun.”
    “ Granny!” he said, shocked, but with a
small smile, “I don't know what you’re talking about.”
    “ Oh, get real, Ryan. We may not have
seen each other much since you were a kid, but that doesn't mean I
think you're still a kid. And I'm not blind! I saw how you were
strutting around yesterday, proud as a peacock, every time her eyes
were on you! I mean, that little spring in your step certainly
wasn't for my benefit, or her grandmother's!” she finished with a
chuckle.
    Ryan blushed, “I have absolutely no idea what
you mean,” he reiterated, but this