The Girl With Daisies (Midtown Brotherhood Book 3) by Savannah Blevins

Author:Savannah Blevins [Blevins, Savannah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Limitless Publishing LLC
Published: 2017-01-03T05:00:00+00:00

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The sun burst over the New York skyline like a sparkler, casting an orange glow across the morning horizon and setting the lingering clouds on fire. It would have been beautiful, possibly the most beautiful thing she’d ever seen, if it weren’t for Callen Copley standing on the sidewalk beneath it. He ran a hand through his hair. The lip ring was back, but that seductive smile had turned into a groggy yawn.

“Good morning to you too,” Penny said, skipping down the steps of her building toward him.

He waved, too busy finishing his grizzly-like yawn. “Your happy place wouldn’t happen to consist of some very fluffy pillows would it?”

“Unfortunately, no. It can come with coffee if you need a pick-me-up.”

He finally looked at her, his gaze falling from her face to the snug purple shorts she’d worn to jog with him. His lips curved up. “No. I’m awake now.”

She grinned and grabbed his hand. “Good. Let’s go.”

Penny led Callen to roof of her apartment building, unlocking the door. She held it open and motioned him on. “Welcome to my happy place.”

Callen walked out onto the roof, the garden a bright green jungle compared to the concrete paradise that surround everything else. “Oh, wow.”

Penny stepped in front of him, walking through the long rows of plants. “This way.”

She brought him around to her favorite spot under the arch that now bloomed beautifully. Callen reached over and touched each of the flowers, making his way toward her, until finally he came to the pot of white daisies. He glanced over his shoulder at her. “Well, at least now I know where you get them.”

He came to her, his hand going directly to her hair and then her face. “Why the garden? Why is this your happy place?”

She’d never told anyone why. She would tell him, though. “Sit down.”

They took a seat under the arch where they could see nothing but the green life surrounding them. “My grandmother had a garden at our home in Kansas. I helped her every single day of my childhood. We spent hours digging in the dirt, watering the plants, and moving them in and out of the greenhouse. During those hours, we talked. It was something I needed. I had a lot of things I’d kept to myself for a very long time, and talking about them helped them go away.”

Penny turned toward him, crossing her legs to face him.

“The garden became a safe place where I could let go of the things that made me sad or angry. It’s where I come now to sit quietly and clear my mind of everything that threatens to steal my happiness. It’s where I come to remember Gran.”

His brows knotted together. “When did you lose her?”

Penny bit her lip. She hated thinking about it. “It’s been over a year now.”

Callen quickly put two and two together. “That’s when you came to New York.”

Penny nodded. “There was nothing left for me in Kansas.”

There was so much more to it than losing Gran, but she couldn’t make the confession leave her lips.

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