Page 2 of Love at First Flight
He had to swallow down the secret that she was going to be at the surprise Halloween party and it was so hard Raiden had to keep talking about the latest project he was working on.
Rickie had talked to Arielle at the party as well and Arielle told Rickie that she was more than welcome to come to their store and she would make Rickie the dress of her dreams.
Rickie had nodded and Raiden knew that she most likely wouldn’t go, as she got intimidated by new people, but he hoped that she would make new friends.
She needed to get out of her shell more. So to speak. She often told him that she was lonely and always wished for more.
He too was getting lonely and wishing for something more as the years flew by, but he hadn’t found the woman that made him want it all.
Instead, he just worked, and lived his life with his best friend, his sister, his crew, and the friends that kept him going.
Gunner often talked about how lonely he was as well, and Raiden knew that he too longed for the woman that was meant for him.
To find her, claim her and have the life they always dreamed of.
Gunner had told him once that he had to keep busy or the stress and struggle of being alone would become too much, so he had started his real estate firm and had built it from the ground up, making millions and never having time to breathe, let alone date.
He was the same. Except, he started a construction company specializing in million-dollar homes, custom rebuilds and small businesses.
He loved it, he had a great team, good designers and had never gotten a single complaint.
He worked hard with his crew, not letting them do it alone.
He too got his hands dirty with the build. He liked to work with wood and more often than not, he would help the men making the cabinets for the custom homes.
He also loved demolition. Any kind, he was there for it. Getting out his sledgehammer, he would be pointed at the wall that needed to come down and then down it would fall.
It was a freeing feeling, being able to knock something to the ground, and also something they didn’t get to do much of.
Raiden didn’t get to help as much as he wanted, he had to go to the office and do things there, stupid paperwork that seemed never ending, and such, but as often as he could, he was with the crew that helped him start his business in the first place.
They were all extremely well off, and didn’t have to work again in their lives if they didn’t want to, but each and every one of his crew was loyal to him and loved their jobs.
He rewarded them often with bonuses and was the sort of man and boss who cared when his employees had complaints. Not that there were any of those.
He did all he could to make their lives happy and had done very well for himself because of it.
He went home each night, his body would be sore and yet, he would feel such a wave of accomplishment it was what kept him going.
His company was so sought after that they chose which projects they wanted and Raiden was grateful that they had the choices.
He and his crew helped him to build his house years ago, and he knew at the time that it was much too big for one person, but he hoped that someday the extra bedrooms he had built would be full of kids and his wife would be by his side as they watched their family grow.
He longed for that day and knew that somewhere, out in this world he would find her.
