Page 76 of All Dressed Up

“Of course.” Rachel stood in place, not saying a word.

More silence. He nodded to the flowers in her hand. Maybe this moment called for a subject change. “Those are pretty. Were you bringing them upstairs for the boutique?”

She looked down at the flowers she’d been holding all this time. Her chin rising until her gaze met his. “Do you know what they are?”

“Um...” He told her last week he was no good at naming flowers. He took his best shot. “Lilies?”

Her disgusted look told him he was wrong. He tried again. “Some type of gardenia?”

Without warning, she heaved the flowers into his chest. “It’s Amber’s bouquet. I hope you two are happy together.”

Will held on to the flowers, watching Rachel storm away. Where was she going?

Dumbfounded, he glanced down at the bright pink petals. What the hell just happened?

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