Page 10 of Wilde In His Arms

If only he could.

While he waited for Hawk, he picked up the food he’d ordered, then pulled out his phone, found a florist in Blackrock Falls, Wyoming, and called in an order to surprise Aria and let her know he was thinking about her.

“And what should the card say, Mr.Gunn?”

“You saved my life today.We’re not over.XO Nick.”

“Yes, sir.We’ll have that delivered in the next two hours.Anything else I can do for you?”

“No, thank you.”Now all he had to do was wait and see if the flowers made her want to talk to him again, because he desperately needed her.But first, maybe he needed to think about exactly what he wanted to say.More importantly, what he wanted to do and how he would make it happen.

Chapter six

Ariawassettingupthe bar for the night when Patsy from Patsy’s Petals walked in carrying a huge bouquet of flowers in a gorgeous cobalt-blue vase.

“Someone found a keeper.”Patsy set the bouquet on the bar.“Sorry, sweetie, I didn’t know your favorite flowers, so I gave you the best of what I had on hand.”

The pink roses, white carnations and mums, sprigs of pink stock, and red gerbera daisies mixed with greenery were lush and smelled amazing as she sank her face into the blooms and inhaled.

Patsy gave her a sly smile.“So, tell me about him.”

She’d known Patsy forever.When she was a kid and her mom took her into town, she loved to stop by Patsy’s shop and just smell all the flowers.“Who are they from?”Her heart wanted them to be from Nick, but her head told her that she had a date tonight with a guy who’d asked her out practically once a week for the last six months.She’d always told Mark she was seeing someone, but last night when he asked for a date, she’d finally said yes.Because she deserved to go out on a date and have some fun.If she was going to have that something good in her life, she needed to get out there and find the man she was looking for.

You already found him.He’s just not that into you.

Was that it?Nick just enjoyed the amazing chemistry they shared and didn’t want more?

He doesn’t have time for you, or more.

Ugh!She’d been thinking these thoughts since he left the other day.

“You don’t know who they’re from.”Patsy rubbed her hands together.“Now things are getting interesting.”

Aria waved her off.“Stop.It’s just…I ended something recently with someone who didn’t want things to be over and I’m maybe starting something tonight with someone new.”

“Well, color me impressed.Don’t settle for anything less than what you deserve.And you deserve the best, sweetie.”

Aria pulled the card from the bouquet and read the note.

You saved my life today.We’re not over.XO Nick.

Patsy’s knowing grin widened.“I don’t know about you, but I like a guy who knows what he wants and goes after it.”She shrugged.“But that’s me.”

Aria was still stuck on what the note said.

She desperately needed to know if he was all right.In his line of work, anything could have happened to him.She pulled out her phone and called him.

Nick picked up on the third ring.“Hey, sweetheart, I was just walking in the door.”

She spoke over him.“Are you okay?Why are you home so early?Did you get hurt?”

“Hey now, slow down.I’m okay.Just had a close call today.”

Her heart pounded even harder.“What are you talking about?What happened?”

He didn’t often talk about his work.Most of it he had to keep secret because he had men undercover.“I just wanted you to know I’m thinking about you.About us.”

“Nick.”She put enough warning in her tone for him to get that she wanted a real explanation.

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