FLOWERS [rhink] COMPLETED

LILLIES

the next day came quicker that link had thought as soon as he heard his alarm go off.

"no," he quietly pleaded to his alarm as he turned it off.
he got up and stretched, then headed for the bathroom. as he got ready, he had guessed that no one was going to want to buy flowers from him because no one does in the morning time.

he grabbed his keys and got into his car, turning it on and pulling out of his driveway.
on his way there, his mind wandered to the man from last night, he said hed be there today.
but this early? nah.

he pulls up in the back ally and parks behind his shop. he gets out and, with shaky hands, unlocks the back door.

he walks in and turns on the switch for the mists. he heads to the front and plugs in his register and unlocks the front door, not noticing the man standing outside.

he walks over to the shelves to observe the plants, smiling at their good condition.

he hears the bell ring and turns around, seeing no one.

maybe it was the wind. he thinks as he turns back around, run into something.

someone.

"im back." he hears a voice roar from above him.
link steps back to see the man and forces a smile.

he didnt like being up early, and he hated when he had to deal with customers early.

rhett noted the smile as a fake one and chuckled,
"what? not happy to see me?" he asks, as if theyve known each other for a long time rather than a couple hours.

"no, i mean, im just tired." link tries, and walkes back to set the mists on a timed loop, only watering the plants every 40 minutes.

"ah, i see." rhett says, "do you own this place?"

"yeah," link replies as he walks back over to the blonde. "do you want to pick the flower?"

"yeah."

they walk over the display case that held the roses.

rhett looked at each one, but never touched them, afraid of ruining them.

"this one." he says as he points at one that sat in the middle of the row. it stood tall and glistened with dewdrops.

link plucked It out and walked to the counter for the wrap.

after wraping the single flower, link rings up the item and tells rhett the price.

"$15.23."

"dont ya think thats too much for a flower?"

"theyre rare, sir, i cant under price them."

"still, and its rhett, like i told last night." rhett gives him a look, one like couldnt figure out.

"or did you forget?" rhett gives the florist a smirk as he reaches for his wallet.

"i didnt forget, i just thought it was logical to forget it because im not going to see you again." link states, taking the 20 from rhett.

"what makes you think that?" rhett smirks, taking his change from link.

"what would you need from a floral shop?" link asks, "why do you even need a rose?"

"well, i have to use something to reference for the tattoo." rhett explains. "im a tattoo artist link."

"but, why didnt you just search one up, like a regular human being." link asks, looking at his counter, wipping something off of it before looking back at rhett.

"i dunno, maybe it because im not normal," rhett teases. "and maybe a saw a cute, lonely looking florist standing in a small floral shop and said why not."

"what?" link squeaked out after a while, lost at rhett words.

"oh, uh, sorry that was too soon was'n it?" rhett replied, rubbing the back of his neck.

"kinda, but i liked it." link says quietly, almost too quiet but rhett still heard him.

"weirdo." he chuckles, grabbing his rose.

"is it okay if i come back tomorrow, link?" rhett asks, looking at the florist hopefully.

"uh, yeah, thats okay, but what for?" link asks, getting a shrug in responce.

"tomorrow, flower boy." rhett says with a smile, and then hes gone, leaving link in a comfortable silence.

"tomorrow." link mocks to himself.

what was he doing.