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She set the flowers down on her desk and opened the little envelope. Her eyes welled with tears and a lump formed in her throat when she read the card.
I love you.
A xx
Her cell phone rang, bringing her back to her senses.
“Hey, Chelsea. How are you?”
“I’m great, but I’m home alone this week. Grant’s out of town. Do you want to come over for dinner?”
“I can’t tonight.”
Chelsea laughed. “You’re not going to turn intothat girlon me, are you? The one who dumps her friends when she meets a new man.”
“No. You know me better than that, but we already made plans for this evening. How about tomorrow?”
“I can’t. Wednesday?”
“That works.”
“Great. Do you want to come to the cottage?”
Mary Ellen laughed. “What, are you going to cook for me?”
Chelsea laughed with her. “Err, no. I was thinking you could pick up some Chinese food on the way over.”
“That’s more like it. Okay. It sounds like a plan to me. I have to run for now. I’ll call you when I finish work on Wednesday.”
“You’re going to make me wait until then?”
Mary Ellen smirked. She’d wondered if she was going to get away so easily. “Wait for what?”
“You know what! I want to hear all about your weekend.”
“It was amazing, Chels. I have to make you wait until then because I’m going to need to bend your ear for hours, and I don’t have hours to spare right now.”
“You’re not helping. You’re just making me more impatient to hear what’s going on. But I can wait—as long as you’re happy. Are you happy?”
Mary Ellen grinned. “I’m happy. In fact, this may be the happiest I’ve ever been.”
“That’s awesome! I’m so happy for you. Okay. Wednesday. And in the meantime, have fun.”
“Thanks. I will.”
She set her phone down and then picked it up again. She was going to Antonio’s tonight—after she’d been back to her apartment for more clothes and toiletries, but it was only polite to call and thank him for the flowers. She dialed his number and listened to it ring. Perhaps he was busy. It was the middle of the work day, after all. She hadn’t called him at work before.
“Hey, bella,” he answered. She loved the way he called her that.
“Hey. I just wanted to say thank you for the flowers.”
“You’re welcome. They took some finding.”
She laughed. “I’ll bet they did, and to get them here so quickly.”
He chuckled. “It took some doing, but as long as you like them.”
“I love them. Thank you.”
