“Maybe he did go fishing,” Mila said.
“Or perhaps Darren was supposed to call him,” Chelsea said.“Just because he didn’t light the fire, doesn’t mean he’s not still involved.”
She was right.
“Maybe it’s time to pay Darren another visit,” Ethan said.
“Why don’t you do that while we go to the nursery?”Chelsea said.
Ethan shook his head.“You’re not going anywhere alone.”
“Mila’s coming with me.”
“How about we call Lauren and invite her?”Mila suggested.“Then there will be three of us.He’s not likely to try anything with two witnesses.”
Was she right and he was being paranoid?He glanced at Dobby, who gave a subtle shake of his head.Yeah, he was worried about Mila too.
“Invite Lauren if you want, but I’ll drive you to the nursery.My car is bigger.”He wouldn’t leave Chelsea unguarded.
“We’ll visit Darren.”Rhys grinned.
Noah cracked his knuckles.“It’ll be fun.”
Ethan chuckled.His friends always had his back.“Thanks.Let’s get to it.”
“Great!”Mila grinned at Chelsea.“I’ve never been plant shopping before.”
Chapter 19
Chelsea couldn’t prevent the stir of nerves in her stomach at the thought of leaving Lilydale to go plant shopping.Should she stay close to home until Johann was caught?Should she visit Darren with the team and demand answers?
She was tired of being targeted.
But she wasn’t a warrior.The strong rational side of her brain told her to leave it to the experts.
“Are we calling Lauren?”Mila asked.
Chelsea blinked, pushing aside the nerves.“Sure.”It would be great to do something with her two new friends.Chelsea rang Lauren.“Want to come to the nursery and buy plants?”
“You know how to sweet talk a girl.”Lauren chuckled.“I’d love to, but something came up this morning.Can I help you plant them later?”There was a hopeful, wistful tone to her question.
When this was over, she would sit down with her friend.Find out what was really going on in her life.“Of course.We’ll be back in a couple of hours.”She hung up and said to Mila, “She’s busy, but she’ll come around later.”
“Great.I hope Dobby finds a training area near here so we can see each other regularly.”Mila linked her arm through Chelsea’s.“I haven’t met many women since I moved to Perth and I’d love to spend more time together.”
“I’d like that.”She paused.It was definitely another tick in the column for staying in Honeybrook.
Ethan brought his four-wheel drive out of the barn, and Chelsea climbed into the front seat, Mila sitting behind her.The inside was clean and had the sweet smell of cherry blossoms.
Mila sniffed.“Nice scent.”
Ethan’s cheeks reddened.“It reminded me of Chelsea.”
Chelsea’s heart hitched as she glanced at him.“When did you get it?”
He smiled.“When I went grocery shopping the other day.I noticed the car smelled stale.”
He’d remembered.She’d had a cherry blossom moisturiser pack during their summer and had used the lotion and lip balm constantly.
