Jasmine and Jealousy by London Lovett

Author:London Lovett [Lovett, London]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wild Fox Press

Chapter 20

I knew it was just a matter of time before Kate Yardley walked into my shop to let me know she was back with Dash. I was almost stunned she'd waited until mid-week for the announcement. I was just finishing up a bouquet of pink and white carnations for a young man who was going on a first date. He was so sweet and nervous and shy about the whole thing, I added in six extra carnations hoping it would help with first impressions. He lumbered out on his long teenage legs and Kate swept inside. She had her hair dyed black and, similar to Detective Fairchild's hairstyle, it was cut in a short, stylish bob with bangs. The tight, jersey mini dress she wore had a crazy black and white geometric pattern that made my eyes water, but I put on my best smile.

"Morning, Kate, I haven't seen you in awhile. How are things?"

She lifted her white rimmed sunglasses onto her head and hopped up on a stool. It seemed, for this morning at least, we were chums again getting ready for a girly chat. I'd decided to act surprised when she told me. She never liked to hear that I'd been talking or visiting with Dash. She was also not pleased we were neighbors, but I wasn't going to move just to keep her happy.

"Things are great with me." She glanced around with a sort of haughty expression. "How is the flower shop?" She crinkled her nose when her gaze landed on Kingston. She never liked him much. She turned back to me. "I heard Ryder was back, but I haven't seen him over at Lola's. In fact, I've hardly seen Lola at all." It appeared that Kate, who pretended to be quite uninterested in this section of the block, had been keeping an eye on things after all.

"Yes Ryder is back. I'm thrilled, of course. He just went out on some deliveries. Everything good at the Mod Frock?" I didn't bother answering her question about the flower shop because I knew she didn't really care. I supposed that was equally true on my side, but it was always awkward with Kate so I found myself mired in small talk just to get through it.

"Business is great. So is my social life," she added with a pinky check on her lipstick.

"Is that so?" I said with fake enthusiasm. "Why is that? New man in your life?" We were suddenly two gal pals chatting about men, only the whole thing was so forced between us it was comical, like two snooty women at a society club luncheon who really don't like each other but blow air kisses and call each other darling and dearest to pretend they're good buddies. Of course, I was the worst offender in this case because I acted curious and anxious to hear about the new boyfriend when I already knew it was Dash.

Kate tapped her long pink nails on the island. "I guess you could say he's new but he's not exactly new.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.