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make it, and I’ll run it by her when she stops in this afternoon? If she hates it, we can change it.”
    â€œYou mean I can change it.” No matter. Kayla would make a bouquet so beautiful no bride in her right mind would consider turning it down.
    â€œIt’s an evening wedding and her colors are silver, white and black.”
    â€œGot it.” She set to work. “Will you need me to help with the setup?”
    â€œNot this time. Charlie is going to give me a hand. I’m glad we hired him. Our customers really like him, too.”
    Kayla grinned. “They should—he’s a big teddy bear.” Charlie was built like a linebacker but had a gentle spirit. She rarely had occasion to see him since he came and went from the workroom to the van parked in the alley behind the store, but when she did, he was always very kind. In fact, she half wondered if Jill had a thing for him, but she wouldn’t go there—at least not today.
    â€œWhen you’re done with that bouquet, go ahead and start on the bridesmaids’. I’d like to have them finished by four. She’s supposed to stop by about then to see what we’ve done.”
    â€œWill do. It’s a good thing we decided not to close up shop and take a vacation or we’d have missed out on this wedding.” Always the glass-half-full kind of person, Kayla had to point out the silver lining.
    Jill nodded. “But it kind of irks me that she waited until two days before the wedding to think about booking a florist. Who does that?”
    â€œSomeone allergic to flowers?” Kayla raised a brow.
    â€œThat’s what she said, too. Her soon-to-be mother-in-law finally convinced her to go with the bows, and flowers on the cake and the candelabra arrangements. Can you believe we were the only florist she could find?”
    â€œUh, yeah. I’m surprised you agreed to do the job on such short notice. It makes us look desperate.”
    â€œWell, I’m as much a romantic as you, and I wanted her to have a beautiful wedding. I’d have consulted with you, but she stopped in while you were at the bank this morning.”
    â€œNow I understand. It’s fine. We’re doing our good deed for the week.” She shot Jill a grin and reached for a spool of sheer silver organza ribbon. In no time she had a rhythm going and soon the bouquet looked perfect. She’d tucked a few tiny silk flowers in for texture. “What do you think?”
    â€œNice. I like the variety of ribbon you used. It adds depth and great texture. Who knows? Maybe this will become the new rage.”
    â€œDoubtful.” Kayla moved on to the bridesmaids’ bouquets. If she ever married, she would have tons of flowers and zero bows. She had to give this bride credit for her color choice, though. Maybe she’d even use those colors herself someday. Her thumb caught on the point of the wire. “Ouch!”
    â€œBe careful. I don’t want blood on the ribbon. It’s expensive.”
    â€œI know, I know.” Enough daydreaming about a wedding that probably would never happen. Then again… A smile kissed her lips as Derek’s image danced across her mind.

Chapter 4
    K ayla stood before her bedroom mirror. The List hung beside it. She’d looked at it so often through the years that it had grown thin and tattered. She’d framed it and hung it in a place where she’d see it often to remind her not to settle like her mom.
    No way would she get stuck in a marriage like her parents had endured. Not that Mom and Dad were unhappy all the time, but she could tell they were missing that spark. They behaved more like acquaintances than people in love. She wanted that special something that came along only once in a lifetime.
    Her husband must love the Lord, love her, be honest, trustworthy, fun, a hard worker and a good listener, be dedicated to her, respect her, treat her like a princess, be committed