By Sunday , Ryder' s guests had made an early departure from the house and , from the conversations I over heard and reading in between the lines , it appeared that their business dealings had gone on quite smoothly from the looks of it and they were eager to see their plans through .
We saw them to the door once their luggage had been wheeled out and loaded in to an awaiting car . With Gregory and Ryder having their own conversation , Catherine and switched over to my side .
" thank you for hosting us this weekend . " She said politely .
I noticed then that the light blue pencil shirt and blouse that she wore really complimented her complexion and brought out her eyes .
I smiled back at her . " Of course , it was a great pleasure to have you stay with us . " I said to her just as
