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course.”
    Isabelle stared at her retreating back. Let nature take its course? What was Barbara Beth telling her?
    Devon returned with the daisy arrangement. He set it on the floor in front of her. “You go ahead and keep staring at those and I’ll go back to the van and get the rest of the arrangements.”
    She turned to look at him. “Stop whining—”
    His mouth opened to say something, but when their gazes met, he stopped. He might not “like” her, but something about their relationship confused him. And whatever it was, it caused him to hold back what he’d wanted to say.
    Devon stepped away from her. One step. Then two. “Like I said. I’ll go get the rest.” He pivoted and was out of the room before she could blink.
    She stared at the empty space until he returned, not sure what was happening between them. But something was happening. She could almost feel them getting to know each other. Or maybe what she was feeling was how natural it was for them to be together? Maybe that’s what Barbara Beth had been hinting at? It didn’t matter, though, if he didn’t like the feeling. And from the way he’d just run out of the room, she was pretty sure he didn’t like it.
    He set two arrangements in front of her, then left to get the final bouquet. When he returned, he set it at her feet. “I don’t understand why this is so complicated.”
    Not sure if he was talking about them, about dealing with each other, or the flowers, she peeked up at him. “Just trying to make them pretty.”
    “You really think anyone notices?”
    When it came to crushes and relationships in Harmony Hills, everybody noticed everything. And that was why her being attracted to him was so wrong.
    “Yes. They notice.”
    She turned away and positioned the flowers. When she was satisfied, she motioned to the door through which they’d entered. They left, neither speaking, and didn’t talk on the short drive back to Buds and Blossoms.
    He parked the van and got out. “So now what?”
    “What do you mean, now what?”
    “Did you already close for the night or do we have to go back in?”
    “I have to go back in to clean up the prep room.”
    He tossed the keys in the air. “Okay. I’ll help. That way you’ll get home at a decent hour.”
    Great. Not only was he behaving oddly around her, but now he didn’t think she could do her job.
    They entered Buds and Blossoms through the back door. She swept up the stems, leaves, and old flowers. He gathered the cardboard boxes and carried them to the Dumpster.
    “I’m guessing you’ll get more of these tomorrow.”
    “More like Friday for Saturday’s wedding.”
    He grimaced.
    “Don’t worry, you don’t have to help.”
    “The Benjamin Brats are available by then?”
    She nodded.
    He turned away. “That’s good.” He paused for a second, took a long breath, and casually said, “You know, I think maybe we might want to talk about that night you asked me to the prom.”
    Her breathing stopped, then her heart. Hoping she’d heard wrong, she said, “What?”
    He faced her. “Okay. Look. I know you only asked me to your prom to save face about Jimmy breaking up with you.”
    She wished the earth would swallow her whole.
    “But I didn’t turn you down in a very nice way.” He shook his head. “I had just gotten home. And, let’s face it, I was twenty-seven. No twenty-seven-year-old guy wants to go to a prom. But I should have been kinder.”
    The part of her that was embarrassed that he remembered was struck dumb that he’d apologized. And not weirdly. Sweetly.
    “That’s—” She cleared her throat, not at all sure what to say. “That’s actually very nice of you.” She half smiled. “I did understand you were just getting home.” She carefully glanced over at him. His serious dark eyes held hers. “And I was trying to save face.” That and trying to get a date with the most gorgeous man she knew. But there was no reason to mention that.
    “So we’re