- Wes
Once I got through the note, I read it again, in disbelief this was from Wes and that he’d been the one to plant the flowers. That was…thoughtful. It didn’t excuse his actions, but I appreciated his apology and that he’d done something about it. Actions spoke louder than words to me.
This is what I’d been hoping for when I asked him to be friends, and while he made no mention of being friends in his note, he gave me his number and offered to help if I needed anything. Maybe we didn’t need to be friends. Acquaintances and neighbors was enough.
We could be cordial.
I fished my keys out of my purse and pushed the door open. I made my way into the kitchen and set my purse and the note on the counter.
I wanted to move on with my day, but I couldn’t stop staring at the piece of paper, mainly the phone number scrawled on thebottom. I should text him, right? Just as a thank you. And to let him know I noticed the flowers.
I pulled my phone out of my bag and unlocked it. The various unchecked notifications on my homepage caused a sigh to escape me. While I hadn’t checked social media since getting back fromParadise Love, I still had all the apps on my home screen, which meant I saw the number of unread notifications. And it was in the thousands.Great.Definitely not dealing with that right now.
The number of unread texts was much better. One from my parents with some photos of their summer in Florida. Another from my brother checking in. And the final one was from Lily about some new treats she was baking.
I’d respond to those soon. For now, I typed in the new number and sent a text to my neighbor.
Me
Thank you for the flowers. You put the blue planters exactly where I imagined them. I’m going to move the other two to the back porch.
Almost immediately after I sent the message, three gray dots appeared.
Wesley
You’re welcome. I’m glad you liked them.
Me
And a new start sounds good to me.
Wesley
I appreciate the second chance. Or is it a third or fourth chance at this point?
Me
Hmm maybe even a fifth chance. I also didn’t realize you had such a green thumb, neighbor.
Wesley
There’s a lot you don’t know about me.
Me
Well, maybe I’ll learn another thing or two about you.
Wesley
And maybe I’ll learn a few things about you, too, neighbor.
17
JULIETTE
Wesley
Heard you needed help picking up something from the thrift store?
