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“Come on, Miss Rachel.” Josh tugged at her arm. “I’ve been potting all morning while you’ve been working on the display.”
“Do you like it?”
He stuck his tongue out of the corner of his mouth. “Yes. You’re better at it than the boss. I think Mr Pete will be happy.”
Pete had settled in without causing any ripples. It helped that he used to spend his school holidays working at the nursery. Like his father, he rotated round the sections getting to know his team. He and Sam had spent the morning doing Rachel’s grunt work. The display area now featured more than fifty pots of flowers. The wow factor came from a tinkling waterfall surrounded by maidenhair ferns.
“Hurry up.” Josh said. “I like working with you.”
It had been forever since someone had liked her just for her. Josh reminded h
