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I know we can come up with an answer that can make both of you happy.”
    “ Thank you, Nora, for taking my problem seriously. There has to be a way to work this out, I just haven’t thought of it yet.” Since he knew he couldn’t kiss her at the Dairy Mart he leaned over and smelled her hair. “I do have an idea that I have given considerable thought to,” he said as he started the car.
    “ Oh, yeah, what is that?”
    He teased, “ Every time I have brought you to the Dairy Mart, you have snuggled up to me. I’m going to figure out how to bring you here more often.”
    She laughed and lightly punched him on the arm.
    Jeremy decided the time wasn ’t right to give her his ring. He thought, I’ll try another tactic.
    “ It is getting late and I really would like to see you tomorrow night. Do you think you could go out with me again?”
    “ Yes, I think so.”
    “ I have something in mind. I want to take you to a nice restaurant and have a nice long leisurely meal so that I can spend more time with you. How does that sound?”
    “ Lovely. What time?
    “ Would six be a good time for you?”
    “ I’ll be ready.”
    The next morning Nora got her research books out and looked up horticulture. It seemed like the perfect field of study for Jeremy. Her dad saw her studying her books, “What’s my girl got her mind wrapped up in now?” he asked her.
    “ Dad, I want to talk to you about something.”
    “ Okay,” he said as he sat down.
    “ Jeremy has a problem. I hope I can help him. He has been pulled from each direction by his parents. He works for his mom on Saturdays at her flower shop and greenhouse. He works for his dad after school every day at the law office. Both of them want him to enter their occupation when he completes school, especially his dad.”
    “ What does Jeremy want?”
    “ It seems that Jeremy really loves to build flower gardens. You should see their house with all their flower beds they have all around. I have never seen so many flowers in all my life. Of course, they own the greenhouse. What I found out was that Jeremy designed all of them and they are beautiful.”
    “ It seems that Jeremy has a natural talent. What’s the problem?”
    “ The problem,” Nora responded, “is that Jeremy’s dad wants him to be a lawyer like him. Jeremy doesn’t like to do research and he doesn’t like to be stuck in a library all day.”
    “ I see that can be a problem. His dad doesn’t want him to work with his mother?”
    “ That’s not the entire problem.” Nora explained, “His dad says that if he works at the flower shop, he will be nothing but a day laborer working for pennies a day.”
    “ Do you think you might have a solution?” he asked.
    “ What do you think about Jeremy going to college to study horticulture?”
    “ I think it would be interesting for Jeremy but what would his father say to him about going to college to be nothing but a farmer?” He rubbed his chin and scratched his head while he thought. “You might try putting this spin on it. How about Jeremy going to college to study business administration with maybe a minor in horticulture or even a double major? That way he would be owner and contractor? He would definitely not be a day laborer working for pennies.”
    “ Thanks, Dad, I believe we may have the answer. He’s taking me out to a restaurant tonight at six. I will talk to him about this and see what he thinks.”
    Nor a was waiting for Jeremy wearing a yellow dotted Swiss dress with a full gather skirt. Her mom had helped her with her hair and piled it high on her head. She hoped she didn’t move too fast and it all would come tumbling down, but so far it still felt balanced.
    Jeremy looked her up and down, whistled and said, “ You are more beautiful every time I see you.” He thought, yea, tonight’s the night!
    She smiled and gave him a curtsy.
    He held the door for her as they went into the restaurant. They had to wait for the attendant to