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“I don’t know,” her mother said. “What do you think?”
“It’s not me that has to live with the guy. I haven’t even met him. I only know what you tell me and you haven’t said anything negative.”
“That’s the problem,” her mother said. “I’m looking and can’t find anything. That’s not right. There is always something wrong with someone and there isn’t with him.”
“Why do you always look for the bad?” she asked.
Her mother laughed. “I don’t. It’s just life.”
She didn’t buy that but wouldn’t push. She had a date to get ready for. “Who knows, if you move in with him, you might find all sorts of negatives. Like maybe he leaves the toilet seat up. Or he doesn’t rinse the sink out. He could walk around in old dirty underwear.”
Her mother was roaring with laughter. “All those things would drive me nuts and you know it. See, better not to live with him.”
“I didn’t say that for you not to do it, Mom. If it’s what you want, then you should consider it.”
“That’s good advice,” her mother said. “I’ll think about it.”
“Are you going to give me any advice for my date today?” she asked, hoping. Most wouldn’t want their mother to be telling them what to do at twenty-eight, but she welcomed it at times.
“You’re a big girl. You’ve gotten this far, you can figure it out,” her mother said. “Just tell me how it goes and don’t do anything I wouldn’t do on a first date.”
Daisy hung up with a forced laugh. The same way she did it all the time. Some things weren’t going to change.
Since she didn’t know where they were going for the date, she wasn’t sure how to dress. But a picnic normally meant outside and she couldn’t go wrong with a summer dress.
She found a light blue one with a little bit of white trim around the short sleeves and at the edge of the pockets. It was a soft cotton material that moved with her body and was almost loose on her. Definitely not fitted or showing her body, but since it stopped above her knees and she had toned legs, it’s not as if she looked fat.
She found her little white slip-on sneakers to go with it and knew that was the perfect combination of comfortable, casual and dressed up enough. She could sit on the ground in it and not worry anyone would see something they shouldn’t.
Once she was dressed, she went to her jewelry box to accessorize. She found a pair of long dangling earrings she’d made years ago with a variety of colored pastel crystals hanging in different lengths. That would add a pop of color.
She kept her daisy ring on her finger like she did most times because it was fun and went with her name. Rather than a necklace, she grabbed one of Poppy’s summer scarfs with daisies and tied it around her neck almost like it was a bow off to the side.
When she looked in the mirror she felt put together in a way only she knew how to do. She had her own little style that she loved. Her hair was still in a ponytail and she decided to let it stay that way.
In the kitchen she put the tortellini salad she’d made last night in a container. Since Theo had gotten ravioli she felt it was a safe bet he’d like cheese tortellini. Then she grabbed the rest of their lunch that she hoped he’d like and put it in a Blossoms bag and drove to his house.
She thought it was odd he’d told her to meet there rather than coming to get her or meeting in a neutral location but brushed it off. The fact they weren’t going to sit in a stuffy restaurant but rather outside and have no time limit on their date was even better to her.
Her car was loaded up, she put his address into her phone and listened to the instructions. It wasn’t that far really, and down by the water. That shouldn’t surprise her either.
She pulled into the driveway of a rather modern two-story home. Not like it was new but newer than anything she’d ever lived in. Less than thirty years old she was guessing.
Homes on the water were crazy expensive, but since he was a doctor she shouldn’t be shocked by the size of the place either.
She kept her bag in her car for the moment. No reason to bring it in if they were going to leave. She’d even parked off to the side of the two-car garage not knowing what side his car was in so she didn’t block him.
Before she could ring the bell, Theo opened the door wearing tan shorts that hit his knees, a red T-shirt that was very fitted to a body she hadn’t known was hidden under his scrubs or lab coat, and his feet were bare. Big feet.
Good lord. She was in trouble.
“Hey,” he said. “I feel underdressed. You look...fresh.”
She lifted her eyebrows. “Fresh?”
He shook his head and blushed a little and she found it adorable. “I mean, I don’t know. You look so put together all the time and yet effortless with it.”
“Thank you,” she said.
