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say I’ve not. My assistant always did it for me, but this woman is very special, and I’d like to be the one who does the order.’
    ‘Well, she’s a lucky woman.’
    ‘I don’t know about that yet, I’m not sure she’ll even like me.’ He laughed lightly. ‘Anyway, I have to ask, are you the boss?’
    ‘Urm..no , why?’ She looked up at Sahara who had lost herself in the arrangement of the flowers.
    ‘Could I ask you to ask her what would be the best flowers for a woman I hardly know yet?’
    ‘I’m sure I can help you with that sir.’
    ‘I’m sure you can, but I’d just like to get her opinion if you don’t mind.’
    ‘Yes, of course, please hold on a second.’ Alice wasn’t sure if she was annoyed or impressed with the man. ‘Sahara.’
    Sahara stopped what she was doing a moment and gazed at her assistant.
    ‘There is a gentleman on the phone who wishes to know what the best flowers would be for a woman he doesn’t know yet.’
    ‘Why don’t you tell him what your favourite flowers are?’ she asked.
    ‘Because he wants to know my boss’s opinion.’
    ‘Hmm, I see, he’s a bit cheeky isn’t he? But then again he’s a customer.’
    Alice smiled.
    ‘Well, I’ll give him my favourite then, shall I, I mean not every woman is going to like what I like.’
    ‘I agree, but if you give him something, he’ll be a happy customer.’
    ‘Scarlet roses all the way! I’m a romantic! ’
    ‘Yeah, those are lovely!’
    ‘There, he’s got his answer.’
    Alice put the phone back to her ear and relayed what Sahara had said. She listened for further instruction. Just as she was about to write, she stopped a moment.
    ‘Urm, could you repeat that again, sir.’
    She waited and took in what he’d just said. She hadn’t heard wrongly, it seemed that everything he’d said the first time was correct.
    ‘Are you getting any of this?’
    ‘Yes I am, sir.’
    Sahara turned to Alice and wondered what this man wanted. Alice started to write the instructions as she listened very carefully. Next she took his credit card details, and finally thanked him for his custom.
    ‘Odd customer?’ asked Sahara.
    ‘You could say that, but I understand where he’s coming from. He’s trying to impress a lady.’ She smiled.
    ‘Well, I hope she’ll be impressed.’
    ‘Yes, I hope so too. I better get this order done.’ She left Sahara.
    It didn’t take long for Sahara to be pulled back into her work. She didn’t take much notice of Alice. She was quite capable of working on her own anyway.
    The van ha d arrived to pick up the flowers for the wedding. Sahara helped the driver with the flowers into the car. She felt happy and satisfied doing what she loved. It took her mind off things she didn’t want to think about.
    When she walked back into the shop there was a great big vase of scarlet roses at her work station. The exact ones she’d told the customer, and right beside it was a card.
    ‘What’s going on here?’ she asked.
    ‘I’m only following instructions.’ Alice beamed.
    ‘Okay.’ She squinted at the woman.
    ‘Go on, take a look inside the card.’
    Sahara lifted the little card they used when deliveries were sent and read it.
    I hope you like the flowers , and I hope they’ll be enough to get you to go out with me to dinner tonight. If the answer is yes, then your assistant will give you my number. I hope to hear from you.
    Eugene .
    She burst out laughing! She laughed and laughed until her ribs hurt.
    ‘What’s so funny?’ asked Alice.
    ‘Honest ly, not much. I mean this guy, my god.’
    ‘So you know him?’
    ‘I met him briefly at Emily’s wedding. He wanted to know too much about me.’
    ‘What’s wrong with that?’
    ‘I’m not ready to let someone in.’
    ‘When will you be ready? Sometimes you’re ready without realising it.’
    ‘I don’t know, you know what my life’s like and…’ she giggled again. ‘My hair, I have no hair. He’s hardly going to think I’m