Page 10 of Until We Weren't

Faith smirked. “Yes. I even told them to take several breaks during the day and quit early because it’s going to be hot today.”

“Look at you,” Amy said. “They’ll think you actually care.”

“I do care,” Faith replied.

“Uh huh.” Amy raised a brow. “Because you want the job finished.”

Faith huffed and opened the laptop on her desk. “That’s not the only reason.”

“You could smile every now and then, you know,” Amy said.

“When I have something to smile about I will.”

“I have you set up to tour the new business park so you can prepare a bid,” Amy said. “That should make you smile.”

Faith gave her a fake smile.

Amy chuckled. “You can do better.”

“When?”

“At the end of the week,” Amy replied. “They’re letting landscape companies tour the grounds at the end of the day so they won’t be in the workers’ way.”

“Even getting part of that contract would be such a big deal for us,” Faith said.

“Mark said you ran into your best friend the other day,” Amy said. “I’m sure she’ll be bidding on this project, too.”

Faith groaned at the memory of seeing Destiny at the nursery. Sometimes when she saw Destiny, a pain would slice through her heart. That day when she stared into Destiny’s eyes, her heart melted the same way it once had. Faith knew that she unnerved Destiny and could always see it in her eyes. It gave her a little satisfaction, but not that day.

“It seems I can’t get away from her lately,” Faith muttered, tapping the keyboard. “It’s like we’re still together.”

“What?” Amy asked.

Faith shrugged and busied herself by staring at her computer.

“You mean you were once with her, with her?”

“Don’t look so surprised,” Faith said. “She’s the smartest person I know and she’s not bad to look at. And there’s her—” Faith shook her head, letting those thoughts go. Most of the time when she thought of Destiny she couldn’t believe she’d ever let that woman’s hands on her, but seeing her the other day had brought up so many feelings that Faith thought were long buried.

“How’d it go wrong?” Amy asked.

“It doesn’t matter.” Faith said, ending the conversation.

“Come on!” Amy exclaimed. “I’ve worked here for over two years and the very first day I learned that The Green Thumb was our enemy. How did I not know you and Destiny Green used to be together?”

“Because it’s not anyone’s business,” Faith said sharply.

“She must have really hurt you,” Amy said softly.

Faith looked up from her computer. “Why do you say that?”

“Because you’re so angry,” Amy replied. “I once read that anger is an emotion caused by hurt or fear.”

Faith furrowed her brow as she gathered her things to leave.

“Where are you going?”

“I have to take a trailer full of those butterfly shrubs to the Hutto housing development,” Faith said.

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