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“That’s why he’s in such good shape,” Violet said.
“I’ll let you get to putting your arrangements together,” Sage said. There were all sorts of flowers and materials spread out on the table. The flower shop wouldn’t open for another hour or so, but Violet would be putting things together for a wedding this weekend while it was quiet.
“Thanks,” Violet said. “I’ll talk to you later if you’re around.”
She nodded and went to see if Poppy was in yet. Her boss was talking to Ivy.
Ivy Greene was an assistant to the three sisters and managed the retail shop. Sage knew when she was hired she’d be taking some of Ivy’s work and thought there’d be some bad blood. She’d worked that way before.
The women never got along and everyone was territorial about what was theirs.
It didn’t happen here and she was thrilled.
“Hey,” Ivy said. “Are you the one that brought in the cookies? Dahlia had one inhaled before I could get one off the plate. I thought she was going to slap my hand.”
She laughed. Ivy, Dahlia, and Jasmine were sisters and all worked here too.
Jasmine was Violet’s boss and ran the greenhouses. Dahlia was the Director of Finance and worked upstairs with Sage. Ivy never sat still.
“It’s those pregnancy hormones I’m sure,” she said.
Dahlia was pregnant along with her sister Jasmine.
“She says it is,” Ivy said.
“Is Poppy in? Do you know?”
“I’m here,” Poppy said. “I heard my name called. Did you get to see butt crack yesterday? Fill me in.”
Ivy’s eyes went wide. “Are you looking at some man’s ass? Tell me about it.”
Ivy was almost jumping in place and grabbed her hands. She liked Ivy a lot. Though she was younger, you wouldn’t always know it. And she was recently engaged too.
“I didn’t see any butt cracks,” Sage said. Though she might not have complained if she had. “An electrician stopped over to check a few things out yesterday and Poppy and I joked about it being an old man with sagging pants. It’d be the most I’ve seen in almost a year.”
Ivy laughed. “That’s no fun. We need to have a girls’ night out. Maybe we can find you some action.”
“I already brought it up,” Poppy said. “Then Lily walked in and, well, you know.”
“Did you get your hand slapped?” Ivy asked Poppy.
“Nope. Lily had Remi in her hands. I got lucky. Come into my office, Sage,” Poppy said.
It was as if Poppy knew she wanted to be alone.
“The electrician wanted to know if you knew of any work done in the place before you bought it?”
“Nope,” Poppy said. “The place was original when I bought it so the only work was what I did. I didn’t do anything major other than upgrade and replace things, but the layout was never touched. Nothing electrical.”
“That is what Knox thought.”
“Knox?” Poppy asked. “Do you know him?”
Oops, let that slip.
She had to decide how much to say.
“Actually,” she said. “I do and didn’t know it. I mean he recognized me. I don’t think I would have recognized him at all unless I saw his name.”
