Chapter Two
Laurel
“I don’t think I can do this,” I said, wringing my hands together as I paced the floor in my flower shop.
“You can,” my friend and new employee, Chloe, assured me as she took my hands and held them between us. “Dillon is a great guy, Laurel, and yes, you guys have known each other forever and you were a bit of a wild child, but you’re an adult now. You’ve both changed. Plus, he’s agreed to help you. He wouldn’t do that if he hated you, right?”
“I guess so,” I muttered, but my stomach was still in knots, and I’d started sweating all over the place. I mean, really sweating. If I didn’t calm down I’d have to go home and shower before my appointment with Dillon.
“Well, I know so,” Chloe said firmly, and I let out a deep breath.
“I haven’t really talked to him since I’v
