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come back again before walking over to another table.
                  Rayne and Garrett both ordered the salmon and couscous with the house salad. Garrett picked up a sourdough roll from the bread basket and began buttering it. “You should try these rolls. They’re from Belinda’s Bakery and everything they make is heavenly.”
                  Rayne picked up a roll and followed suit. “You’re like a walking advertisement for Fircrest. You should sell real estate.”
                  Garrett laughed and sat back, relaxing against the booth. “You’re right, I love my little town. I didn’t used to, but I sure do now. I guess you don’t appreciate what you have until you’re far away and you wonder if you’ll ever see it again,” he said, his voice low and serious.
                  Rayne put her roll down and licked her lips. “Military or school?” she asked quietly.
                  Garrett frowned and looked away. “I was in the Marines for five years. I did two tours in Iraq and there were a few times I wondered if I’d ever see my home again.”
                  Rayne felt a wave of compassion hit her and slide through her as she studied the man in front of her. “You look like a Marine, big, strong and the short haircut.”
                  Garrett smiled at her and ran a hand over his hair. “Old habits die hard.”
                  Rayne looked down at her water glass and touched the condensation forming. “Thank you.”
                  Garrett raised an eyebrow questioningly at her. “ For ?”
                  Rayne licked her lips and looked at his arm, wondering if he had a tattoo. “For serving our country. For putting your life on the line. Not many men these days are willing to do that.”
                  Garrett shrugged and massaged his right shoulder lightly. “Ah, I wanted to. It was my honor to go and I’m glad I did.”
                  Rayne sat back and smiled at him. She watched as his eyes warmed and he smiled back. The waiter walked up with their entrees the moment was lost just as quickly as it had arrived.
                  Rayne jumped into her ideas for flowers and what she wanted and Garret took out his phone and made notes of what she said. She took out her iPhone and pulled up the picture she had downloaded to show him what she had in mind.
                  Garrett had her forward him the picture and they talked more about perennials. Before she knew it, her lunch was gone and Garrett was putting his napkin over his plate. She frowned in disappointment not wanting their lunch to end.
                  “Would you like some dessert? They serve an amazing tiramisu here,” Garrett said, signaling the waiter.
                  Rayne was so full she was about to burst but she nodded her head thinking she could take the leftovers home to Ivy and Cleo. She blinked in surprise, realizing she had completely forgotten about them. “I would love some dessert,” she said and then casually glanced around for a splash of pink hair.
                  She caught sight of her sister and Cleo five tables away and watched as her sister and Cleo gave her identical thumbs up signs. Her eyes went big in horror as Garrett turned his head and caught the signals before Ivy and Cleo quickly turned away and lowered their hands.
                  “Friends of yours?” he asked casually.
                  Rayne knew she was bright red and reached up to cover her cheeks with her hands. “Actually, that’s my sister and our friend Cleo. I guess you noticed them giving me a thumbs up.”
                  Garret nodded his head as he glanced at Ivy and Cleo again. “Yeah, it was hard to miss. They’re pretty excited about flowers too then?”
                  Rayne