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“You’ve already been cut and it isn’t your fault that some idiot gave them to me.”
Jamie shook her head. Ryan hadn’t even remembered that she preferred live plants to cut flowers because plants kept living. The second that flowers were cut, they died.
She put the blooms in a vase and finished her meal. With her stomach full and the dishes washed, she was about to sit on the couch and enjoy some true crime shows on the television when there was another knock on her door.
Annoyed she went to the window. Luke.
“Hi. Why didn’t you text?” she asked.
“I was actually in the neighborhood a couple doors down visiting a friend and saw your lights on. I should have texted,” he said.
“Come in,” she said.
“Nice flowers,” Luke said.
“They are. Ryan brought them to me, trying to talk me into taking him back. I sent him packing but didn’t want to throw the flowers away because I didn’t want them to have died for nothing. I can toss them if it bothers you,” Jamie said, anxiously, wondering if she had made the wrong decision about keeping them.
“No, they don’t bother me. I agree that it would be a shame to waste them,” Luke said.
“The funny thing is that he was trying to convince me how much he loved me, but didn’t remember that I prefer live plants instead of cut flowers,” Jamie said. “I honestly don’t think that he wants me back because he loves me. He wants me back to salve his wounded pride.”
“It’s possible,” Luke said.
“I’m so embarrassed that he harassed you today,” Jamie said.
“He’s the one who should be embarrassed,” Luke replied.
Luke moved closer to Jamie on the couch and pulled her close to him.
“What are we watching?” he asked.
“Forensic Files.I like the science behind solving the case,” she said.
“You just want to know how to get away with something,” he teased.
“I’ll never tell.”
They hung out for a while, watching television, making comments on the cases and just relaxing in each other’s company. The times when they were silent was comfortable. Jamie liked the fact that neither of them felt like they had to keep up continuous chatter.
After a couple of hours, Luke said, “I need to be heading home. I’ll stop by and see you tomorrow.”
He pulled her close to him and kissed her deeply, before grinning at her and leaving.
Jamie watched him drive away through her window.
If only he knew that he was leaving with my heart.
Jamie looked at the flowers and wondered again if she had messed up by keeping them.
“You know what? If Luke had a problem with them, he should have said so. He has nothing to be jealous about, so that is that.”
Jamie told Clara about the situation the next morning. Clara agreed with Jamie. It was okay to keep the flowers for the flowers’ sake. If Luke had a problem with it, he should have said so.
“Do you think that Ryan finally got the hint?”
“I honestly have no idea. He told me that I was going to regret not taking him back and that I was making a huge mistake.”
“What do you think he meant by that?” Clara asked.
