Holden’s lips twitched. “You’d get bored if that was the case.”
“Maybe. But my life would be a lot less stressful.”
Jesse’s phone vibrated from the table, and his frown deepened.
“What is it?” Holden asked.
“My cousin Noah.”
“Indie’s brother?” He was a Marine who didn’t tend to make it back to Amber Ridge very often.
“Yeah.”
“Everything okay?”
“He’s coming home.”
Holden straightened. “He’s leaving the Marines?”
“His contract’s up and he’s done. Says he’ll be here in a month.”
“Wow.”
“My thought too.” Jesse looked up. “I wonder if Indie knows.”
“I’m startingto think I should have gone with lilies.”
Clara looked at Indie’s bouquet as they walked down the street. “What are you talking about? Your roses are beautiful.”
“Yeah, but they’re starting to remind me of the flowers Colt gave me at prom.”
Well, that was an easy fix. She took the roses from her cousin and traded her the lilies.
Indie shook her head. “No, you wanted the lilies. You spotted the pink the second we stepped in the door.”
“No, I wanted flowers that both smelled and looked nice, and I also wanted to support Mildred. It’s the least I can do after I broke in and caused her to have a broken window and the huge mess I left in my wake.”
Indie cocked her head. “Youdidn’t leave a mess.”
“A person died in her shop because of me.”
“Notbecause of you.”
“If I hadn’t run in there—”
“You were running for your life, and Mildred understands that. If we’re going to blame anyone, it’s Briar and Helen.”
“Yeah, well, Briar’s paid for her crime, and Helen will spend the rest of her life paying for hers.” She ran her finger over a petal, hating even thinking about everything that took place last month.
Indie bumped her hip. “Hey. Are you still doing okay with it all?”
“Better than I should be. I’ve been resting. Eating lots of almond croissants and drinking all the sweet teas. Holden’s been amazing and I’m acupuncturing the crap out of myself.”
Indie laughed. “Well, you’re the one who says acupuncture heals all.”
“It’s definitely helping.”
“And you feel okay about your house being up for sale?”
