Chapter 22

"Let me go get your arrangement together and I'll be right back." I assured before leaving him. I took extra care in placing the flowers together before rubberbanding them and tieing a pretty pearlescent ribbon over the middle to conceal the band. Coming back out, I felt a flutter in my stomach at seeing the man's wide smile aimed at me. "Here's that! It'll be 45 dollars even. There's an attached card on how to further the life of your flowers." I explained, our hands briefly brushing as he took the arrangement from me. He threw a hundred dollar bill on the counter before placing his hand over my own as I made a move to grab it. "Keep the change." He insisted. My eyes widened comically as I sputtered for something to say. "That's too much, I can't accept that." I stated in disbelief. "Then how about you make it up to me by going to dinner with me? It's the least you could do after running off at the bar that night." He suggested with