She walked down the street with her giant lollipop in one hand and her cotton candy in the other, licking sugar off her lips. She wasn't looking forward to her dentist appointment next week. Dr. Parker had some sort of sixth sense when it came to teeth. He could look at your less-than-pearly whites and just know exactly what you had been indulging in. She had lost count of how many times she'd promised to cut back on coffee/soda/candy. Take your pick. She wasn't giving up anything!
A beautiful fragrance filled the air. Roses! There was a little flower market up ahead. How long had it been since she had bought herself flowers? Too long. She stepped closer to the cart and was overwhelmed by the sweet aroma and beautiful colors. Swirls of pink, purple and yellow danced before her. She wanted to scoop them all up in her arms and hug them. They made her so happy!
She looked back and forth between her lollipop and her cotton candy. They were pretty, too, but the flowers were calorie free. That would please both her dentist and her bathroom scale. She dumped the candy into the nearest trashcan and grabbed two bunches of cheerful flowers.
"You're killing me! How could you throw away cotton candy?"
She whirled to face a smiling handsome man with a twinkle in his eye. He mock groaned and held his hand over his chest. She was momentarily speechless. She held up her flowers and shrugged. She cleared her throat and mumbled, "Priorities?"
She mentally kicked herself. Why did she forget how to talk around good looking guys? It's not like they ever took any interest in her anyway. Who was she trying to impress? She turned away and pretended to look at other flowers. A few minutes later she stepped up to the register.
The clerk smiled and shook her head. "They've been taken care of."
"What?"
"That nice man. He paid for your flowers."
"He what?" She turned to look for him, but he was gone.
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Read Sweet Shop, part 4 here.
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