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“I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’ve looked the same since the day both of you started working here.” Jane tried to brush them off, not wanting to get into it.
“No. There’s definitely something different, but I can’t put my finger on what it is.” Yulia chewed on her bottom lip, trying to figure out what it was.
“No. There really isn’t. I’ll be in my office if you need anything.” Jane grabbed a coffee and made a quick beeline to get away before Amelia or Yulia asked any more questions about subjects she didn’t want to answer.
After a few minutes, she breathed a sigh of relief when she heard several customers enter the shop. The busy chatter gave her the reprieve she had been looking for, with Yulia and Amelia far too busy to worry about what was different about Jane.
An hour or so later, Jane heard Amelia’s excited squeal and Yulia’s “Oh my God,” but she decided to ignore whatever it was that had drawn their attention until there was a light knock on her office door.
“Come in,” she said. She clicked the save button on her spreadsheet and turned to the door.
She had expected Yulia or Amelia to come through, but not both carrying huge vases of flowers.
“What’s this?” she asked, shock covering her face.
“We were hoping you could tell us,” Amelia said as she set the vase on the table across the room. She plucked the envelope from the little holder stuck in the flowers and handed it to Jane. “Don’t open it until we get back!”
Yulia set the large vase of roses beside the ones Amelia had set down before following Amelia out of her office.
“Yeah. You just need to come out here and see this for yourself,” Yulia said, popping her head back in.
Jane stood and went out to see what all the commotion was about.
“Oh, hell.”
“Looks like you have an admirer,” Amelia smirked.
Jane’s mouth hit the floor when she saw dozens of baskets and vases overflowing with fresh-cut flowers.
“I’d say. I think you’ve been holding out on us.” Yulia laughed. “Should we start guessing, or are you going to tell us who?”
“What did I walk in on?”
Jane’s head swiveled to the newcomer.Fuck!It was Gerri with the widest smile Jane had ever seen her friend give.
“Hey, you. What can I get you?” Jane chose to ignore all the questions and go about her business.
“My usual and a few answers,” Gerri replied with an expectant look.
Jane was in trouble, and she knew it. She may have been able to shut down Amelia and Yulia, but ignoring Gerri’s line of questioning … yeah, right. Hell was sooner to freeze over.
“I’ll grab it for you and bring it to Jane’s office. If she isn’t going to talk to us, she needs to talk to someone,” Yulia said and got to work filling Gerri’s order.
“Fine.” Jane motioned for Gerri to follow her to her office.
“I think someone has a story to tell,” Gerri said as she took the seat across from Jane at her desk.
Jane took a sip of her coffee, trying to figure out how much information she wanted to divulge. Yes, she’d had sex, but that was it, despite the outlandish display of flowers she had received. She opened the card and tossed it across the desk for her friend to see.
My heart beats for only you.
-M
“Wow!” Gerri said as she read the card and set it back on the table. “It looks like you found someone who cares a great deal for you.”
“He can’t. We’ve only just met,” Jane said, trying to reason away the card and flowers. There was no way Mason could have any serious feelings for her yet. Could he?
“Sometimes that doesn’t matter. Sometimes all it takes is one look to know who your mate is,” Gerri said with a shrug.
