"So they just keep appearing on your desk?" Sturgis asked motioning at the arrangement that now had six roses. One white, two pink and three orange.
This time the flowers appeared after she returned from court. They were displayed in a clear vase with an orange ribbon attached to a card that read: 'Orange for passion and desire.'
The message made her blush furiously as she imagined Harm to be the one to send the message. And then she remembered they were just friends and likely would always be. She figured something would have happened after kissing under the mistletoe during Christmas. But, any possible romance fizzled out for some reason.
"It's kinda starting to freak me out a little." She admitted after reaching out to brush a finger over the petals of the white rose which had opened. Mac thought of Coster, the former detective that had stalked her and murdered her boyfriend. He was rotting in jail as far as she knew but, even from behind bars felons had been known to have a long reach.
Sturgis caught Mac's expression, an apprehension that was noticeable. "Did something happen?"
Mac sighed. "Stalker situation a few years back. He murdered the man I'd been seeing, kidnapped me. If Harm hadn't… He saved me." She trailed off, not wanting to consider what kind of sick things Coster could have done if Harm hadn't found her. "Told you, my life's an earthquake."
"That isn't what this is." He said with certainty. "The roses is a sign of someone that cares for you a lot."
"You saying you know who it is?"
Sturgis shook his head. "No, I don't but, enjoy the mystery."
Mac's eyes drifted to the flowers, her frown turning to a smile. Sturgis was right, she needed to enjoy whatever this was.