A warm-hearted rich man's son, Richard Gardener needs to overcome three obstacles: find a way the family business can run without him, help his mother cope with grief, and stop butting heads -- and other parts of his anatomy -- with the gardener.<br><br>Ethan Fields has worked for the Gardener family for many years. He’s struggling with debt and the desire to leave, and has loved Richard far longer than the man would believe. Ethan can cope with most things, but his anger with Richard’s mother won’t fade. Until that and his feelings for Richard are resolved, he feels trapped and, alas, the idea that sex will get Richard out of his system isn’t working.<br><br>To make the situation worse, both men assume too much and don’t say the right words, and Ethan’s offer of ‘just sex’ grows more complicated by the day. Can Richard and Ethan stop getting their wires crossed before their paths diverge?

Flowers for the Gardener

“Well, go.” She gestured to the door. “Run after him. This is the right time. Perfect. You’ll never get another moment like this one. Leave it and it’ll…dilute. Trust me.”


Unsure what his sister knew about relationships, nevertheless, Rich felt the truth of her words. His first movements out of the chair were faltering. He made it halfway across the room, diverted back to the desk, rummaged in the drawer for a sheet of paper and turned to leave. By the time he reached the door, he was running.


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