Rivals In Love (Wild Creek Ranch Book 5)

Chapter Thirty-One

Georgia got up and showered and then drove over to Wild Creek Ranch. It was already 10 o'clock in the morning and Georgia was a little apprehensive.

'God! I hope he hasn't left already!' She prayed in her mind.

Parking in front of Wild Creek Ranch, she looked at all the work going on at the premises. A wedding arch was being constructed and decorations were being brought in. It seemed there was an upcoming wedding in the Wilson family. She walked in a little hesitantly. Would they throw her out after knowing who she was?

The door opened and Rihanna walked out but froze, seeing her at their doorstep. "Hi! Georgia, right?" she said with a smile. Georgia smiled back at the warm greeting.

"Yeah," she answered.

"I'm Rihanna, Ryan's cousin," she introduced herself. "Are you looking for Ryan?"

"Yes, it's urgent. Is he there?" Georgia asked hesitantly, looking inside.

"You're an hour late, actually. Ryan left for Vegas at 9." Georgia's face fell and she stood frozen like a statue, staring at Rihanna. She couldn't believe that Ryan had actually left Fordsville forever.

"Oh, he's left?" gasped Georgia, feeling her heart sink. "I'll go then. Thanks a lot, Rihanna," she said dejectedly, looking at Rihanna with a sad smile.

"You can always call him," suggested Rihanna. Georgia shook her head.

"I don't have his number," said Georgia.

"Give me your phone. I'll save his number for you," said Rihanna. Georgia handed her phone to her while her heart started beating faster and faster. Rihanna punched Ryan's number and gave him a missed call without Georgia's knowledge. Then she saved his number on her mobile and handed it over to her.

"There you go," said Rihanna with a smile. Georgia smiled back.

"Thank you, Rihanna. I should go now. I'll see you later, maybe," said Georgia. Rihanna nodded.

"Sure, bye," she said. Georgia left with her shoulders drooping with disappointment. She couldn't find the courage to call him. What would she say? How could she say that her heart was breaking? How would she tell him she wanted to be with him?

Georgia drove over to the dairy farm like an automaton. She would help for another week and then return to Laramie. She sighed, thinking of Laramie. Somehow she didn't wish to go there, and neither did she wish to stay back at Fordsville. Feeling restless the whole day, she somehow completed the day's work and returned home.

Even at home, her mind wasn't at peace. A strange sense of loneliness filled her mind. She knew Ryan wouldn't come over like last night. It made her heart heavy, and she was just on the verge of tears. His parting words suddenly came to her mind.

If you ever change your mind, come to Las Vegas. I'll be waiting for you forever until the day I die.

She picked up her phone and dialed his number. After two rings, he accepted her call, but Georgia was too frozen to speak.

"Hello? Who's this?" asked Ryan impatiently. He had just moved into his new two-bedroom apartment after reporting to his workplace. Georgia froze, hearing his voice. Was he angry? She couldn't bring herself to speak as silent tears fell from her eyes.

Ryan heard the heavy breathing and a sob escaping from the other end, and he was on alert. He listened quietly. Was someone crying at the other end? Georgia?

"Georgia?" asked Ryan softly. Georgia panicked when he recognized her. She quickly disconnected the phone, her heart throbbing in her chest. Ryan stared at his phone with wonder. He received two calls from the same number. Was it Georgia? Was she crying for him? He wondered where she got his phone number from. Did she go to his house?