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Stepping from the truck he strode around to help her out and she saw two long tent-like structures in the back. “What are those?”
“I believe those are the greenhouses.”
“They aren’t green.”
“Ah, greenhouses, as they pertain to gardening, are where you start seeds and get them ready for planting or potting.”
She stared into his eyes for a long time. “May I see the greenhouses?”
“Let’s go see.”
He took her hand and meandered among the many plants and pots of flowers outside. She looked at everything and smelled most of them. Once inside, he asked the clerk if they could see the greenhouses. “She’s never been in one and would like to see it.”
“Oh, sure. We don’t mind. Go right on through that door.”
He grinned at Elena and led her to the door. As they stepped into the greenhouse the smell of fresh wet dirt and flowers surrounded them. Elena walked along and looked at all the plants. She touched them, put her finger in the soil, smelled the flowers and looked at the watering system. A lady was working toward the back and Elena approached her. “Hi. May I ask a couple of questions?”
“Oh, of course.”
“How long have you been working here?”
“I’ve been here around fifteen years now.”
“Wow. That’s wonderful. What do you like best about working here?”
“I love that I’m in nature. Every day. There’s always something different to tend to and I love watching them grow. They’re all my babies.”
“I can see that. Thank you.”
Elena turned to him and smiled. “I’m ready when you are.”
His brows bunched but he followed her from the store and to the truck. After they got in, he started the truck but didn’t move it.
“You’d rather grow plants, wouldn’t you?”
She slowly turned to him. “I would. But I don’t want to disappoint you.”
That was a sucker punch. “Elena. Honey, I’m not disappointed. Not in you. Not in what you think you want to do. It’s your life, baby.”
Tears gathered in her eyes. “But I want you to be in it.”
“I am. I will be. What you do for a living doesn’t matter to me.”
“But you made plans with your friends.”
“No, I offered you and your mom an opportunity to work with them. If you don’t want to, you should grow plants. And if you decide you don’t want to grow plants, do something else.”
“Really?”
“Yes. Really. I’m serious.”
He brushed her tears from her cheeks and softly kissed her lips.
“I love you, Elena. I don’t love your job. Do you understand me?”
“Yeah.”
ChapterThirty-Eight
