Throughout those two weeks there was a cute, little story forming between Jim and Mary—Daren"s Mary. Jim would enter the Mapleview Flower Shop at around the same time every Tuesday through Friday. With each encounter Mary adored him more and more. Sometimes Mary was in the backroom, perhaps working on some floral arrangement. The shop"s owner, Shelly (also Mary"s best friend), would peak her head in the backroom and whisper, “Mary, your boyfriend is here.”
Mary would answer back, “Oh, shut up!”
Both women softly giggled.
Mary would come out to the front desk alone while softly blushing. “Hey there! Another red rose for you?”
“Yeah, just make sure it"s not wilted.”
Believing the flower to be for a special lady, Mary took extra care in selecting the perfect rose for Jim, as she wished D
