The man grinned. "Here. Have a nice day."
She took the flowers from him and muttered a thank you. He nodded at her and left the shop.
Curious, Dylan sat the flowers right there on the table and plucked the card from the little plastic holder.
She opened the envelope and read the handwritten message.
Are you free tomorrow? I'd like to see if yesterday was a fluke.
Clay
Dylan laughed and rolled her eyes. Though his words weren't exactly romantic, the flowers were. Roses of pink, red, yellow, and white were arranged in an extravagant bouquet. Tiny purple and white flowers were tucked in between them as well as long stalks of green.
Dylan had never received flowers like this before. Daisies, yes. Tulips, yes. But an expensive and lush bouquet like this, no.
Still smiling, she pulled her phone out of her pocket and typed out a short message.
The flowers are beautiful. Thank you.
A few moments later, he replied.
Good. But you haven't answered my question yet.
Dylan's smile grew. There was something about this guy that just amused her.
I guess I'm free tomorrow. Though I'm not sure I appreciate being called a fluke.
The pause before his next text was much longer and she imagined that he was trying to figure out if she was actually upset or not.
Finally, the three little dots appeared briefly before his message came through.
I figured I was the fluke. You were amazing.
Goddess, she liked this guy. She really,reallyhoped that he wasn't a massive asshole beneath his gruff but cute exterior. He wasn’t like the men she usually dated. He was big, his hands were rough, and his voice was loud, but his brown eyes were gentle. His hair was brown and cut short, probably to hide the fact that it was curly.
Ok. Where am I meeting you?
I'll pick you up.
Dylan shook her head.
Nope. I'll meet you. I need to make sure you weren't a fluke either.
She could almost hear his laughter as he typed.
Fair enough. Thai Kitchen at seven work okay? I'll send you the address.
Can we make it 7:30? The shop closes at six and I need time to handle things here.
His reply was a thumb's up. She laughed again.
A few seconds later, he shared a location with her for Thai Kitchen with another message.
Looking forward to tomorrow.
Dylan sighed.Me too.Gotta get back to work. Have a good day.
You too.
