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“Yep,” she said. “And...drumroll...Wesley is married to Jasmine.”
“Oh,” he said. “Got it now. Jasmine that runs the greenhouses.”
“That’s her.” He’d gotten a bit of a rundown on who the players were in the business on their last date.
“That is a bit of a small world.”
“And you know Trace came here to research his book, but I never told you he was doing more. That he was trying to find some information on the Bloom sisters for Kate. In doing that he met Violet. They fell in love and that led to me being here.”
“So like one of those six degree of separation type things?” he asked. Something he never thought much of and didn’t think he believed in, but his father would often talk about that.
That things in life happen for a reason and there may never be an explanation as to why.
His father’s death could be considered one of those things.
That he was finally getting close to the man again. Or as close as he could because he did believe one thing his mother had told him. That Dan Bradford wasn’t a man that let many in.
But his father had been there for him when no one else would be. It’s not like his father had to do it either with the way Knox had wiped him from his life for years.
He supposed forgiveness was a gift and it was one thing he was learning.
His father had forgiven him. He knew that.
It’s just Knox was having a hard time forgiving himself.
“It is one of those things,” she said. He pulled out of the parking lot and toward the restaurant.
“Do you believe in it?” he asked.
She shrugged. “I’m not sure there is much not to believe. I’ve witnessed it. The world is a small crazy place. Reconnecting with you is a prime example. I mean what are the chances of that happening? Think of our history and it’s been twenty years since I’ve seen you. Then you knock on my door and—surprise—you recognize me. Sorry about me not knowing it was you.”
He laughed. “I’m glad you didn’t know it was me. I’m not that kid anymore.”
“I think you’ll always be the same kid,” she said. “You just don’t look like him.”
“You look a lot like you did back then,” he said. “That is how I knew it was you.” Maybe it was time to admit this. It wouldn’t hurt. Seemed everything else he was doing with her so far was working. “You opened the door and I had this flashback of you, but the name on the condo was Poppy. Talk about confusing.”
“Which explained why when I said my first name you finished off my last name.”
“Exactly,” he said.
“And here we are,” she said. “So no reason to say it’s hard to not believe in things when we are kind of living it. I believe in karma. Maybe this is our form of it.”
He’d like to think that but wasn’t quite sure what they had or where they were going.
No reason to rush it either. He knew that. They could just enjoy what they had.
They pulled into the parking lot shortly after, he parked and got out.
“They’ve done a lot of work here since I’ve been around,” he said.
“It’s beautiful inside. My coworker, Heather, is getting married here this Saturday.”
Which meant she had plans. “We didn’t have to come here tonight if you’re going to be here Saturday,” he said.
“I like coming here,” she said. “They’ve got great food and Mona is awesome. She’ll probably be working the hostess stand. She normally is around.”
Which meant Sage had no problem putting their relationship out there for others to see. Others who knew her.
