Love Therapy (Stanton Falls #2) by Kaci Hart

day.  That would have
probably ended the relationship before it ever started.  

 
    In the midst of thinking
about her, he understood why men those days could totally frustrate women.
 He always found it strange how some guys would date a woman for several
years, engage her for a few more and then set a date to marry, only to break it
off at the end.  That wasn’t the mold he fit.  He was more of a grab
the bull by the horns and hang on for a great ride kind of guy.
 Everything in him was pushing him in that direction and he wasn’t the
type of guy that needed months or years to tell he was in love.

 
    A featured bouquet
caught his eye and he stopped in front of it to read the descriptor card.

 
    For your Love

 
    Nothing says love like red roses
    Nothing says beautiful like white lilies.
    The perfect combination creating
    A shower of romance she’ll never forget...
 
    Show her how you feel with this unique
arrangement today!  

 
    At first thought when he
entered the flower shop that day, he was going to get her a dozen red roses but
that was too cliché, even for him.  He looked at the blended combination
of red and white flowers and knew instantly that it was the one he wanted to
give her. He had found out completely by happenstance recently that her
favorite flower was the white lily.  He was supremely excited to be able
to find a mixture with red roses.   It was the perfect bouquet to say
tell her a bit more about how much he cared about her.  Nick hadn’t told
her the depths of his feelings yet but he felt like that day was going to be
the day he did so.  In fact, he was bursting inside to let her know right
then.  Luckily for him, it was Friday afternoon so she would be at the
other job and not the office.  He was sure he wouldn’t have accomplished a
thing with her there.  

 
    “Nick.  Did you
find something you like there?”

 
    Tom was the owner of the
flower shop.  Nick had seen him around town occasionally but didn’t know
him well.  That was before meeting Donna of course.  With her having
been such an anti-romantic when he first met her, he was determined to pull out
all the stops on the romance train including surprise flowers on an ongoing basis.
 Because of that, he and Tom had come to know each other on a first name
basis.

 
    “Yes sir, I have.
 I want to get this one right here.”

 
    “Oh for your love.
 Getting serious if you’re moving up the chain like that.”

 
    “Well I certainly hope
so.”

 
    “Congratulations for you
then.”

 
    The older man grabbed
the clear bluish vase.

 
    “Did you want this vase
with it as well?”

 
    “Why not.  It’s the
whole package that caught my eye.”

 
    “Ok.  Let me get
these packaged up for you then.  When and where do you want these
delivered Nick?  The usual?”

 
    “No I don’t think so
today Tom.  I’m going to deliver these myself.  That’s the great
thing about being the boss you know.  Nobody is going to ask why I took a
long lunch.  Today I think that I deserve to be the one to see the smile
on her face when she gets these.   How long before they are ready.”

 
    “Give me five minutes
and I’ll have ‘em raring to go buddy.”

 
    “Thanks Tom.”
    He couldn’t wait to get them to her as soon as
possible.

Chapter 10

 
    Donna settled on the
sofa, dialed Nick’s number, and waited for him to pick up.  After the
third ring, he finally did

 
    “Hey Donna.  I was
just about to call you actually.  Is everything ok?”

 
    “Yeah.”

 
    “I just wanted to make
sure because I went by your office and they told me you had left for the day
early in a bit of a rush.  Are you sure everything is cool?”

 
    Donna was silent for a
few seconds.  She really didn’t call him to unload her problems of the day
on him.  She just wanted to hear his voice and the peace that it gave her.
 She tried to respond to him without letting the sound of