Page 105 of His Flash Mate
K:It means you still don’t trust me with the small details.
Me:Here’s a small detail for you.I’m getting my period soon and finding you exceptionally annoying today.
K:I will have Felix check the share transfer thoroughly.You’re right.It doesn’t make sense.Did your mom find anything?
“What did he say?”Mom asked when I looked up at her.
“He agrees it’s odd and asked if you found anything?”
“Honestly, I didn’t get that far today.I used his card to pay off all of our bills.Then I got another rideshare downtown to buy some clothes.I was looking for an old coworker, but also trying to be seen spending money to establish that we’re fine financially.”
I nodded and sent that update to Konni.
“He said that’s fine,” I summarized, reading his response.“He was just curious and knows it’ll take time.”
“Why are you flushing?What else did he say?”
“Please don’t be like your daughter and omit details,” I read.“Until we understand what’s happening, everything is important.Even someone from your past you might run into by chance, or Mr.Hestian himself.”
Mom smirked.“He didn’t know Hestian was there, did he?”
“I was more focused on the shares.I wasn’t thinking that it was confirmation that Hestian is actually interested in me.”
“You’re gorgeous.Who wouldn’t be?”
“I would like anyone older than my father not to be interested.Please and thank you.”
She laughed and stood.“Come help me pick out what I should wear tomorrow from what I bought today.”
She was moving stiffly, and I knew today had worn her out.
A small giftbox and a bouquet were on my desk waiting for me when I arrived.The red roses, white lilies, pink camellias, and white poppies were arranged beautifully with trailing ivy in a clear vase.A note perched in the blooms.
A small token for what I feel for you.
And a warning, perhaps—some things, once planted, refuse to stop growing.
~K
I opened the gift box and fought not to smile at the pain relievers, adhesive warmer for cramps, and the assortment of chocolates.
“We’re trying not to be nosey,” Bomir said, “But we’re dying to know who they’re from.”
“And what’s in the gift box?”Marius added.
I put the lid back on the box and passed it to him over the monitor.
“Aw,” he said, opening it.“This is the sweetest thing ever.Look, Bomir.It’s a care package.”
Edi glanced at the note.
“May I?”he asked.
I handed it to him and watched, confused, as he used his office scissors to snip off the strip at the bottom.The part with the “K” disappeared into his garbage.He handed the rest back.
“Sometimes,” he said, “we need to think for him."
They knew?
