Exton

"Mr Ramirez?"

It takes Ob a few moments to answer. As he turns to the clerk, he sees two men walking through the cars. They stop by Ike's truck, talking. The clerk hands him his card and points out the greenhouse where the herbs are grown. He steers Pandora towards the greenhouses, telling her to pick out what she wants.

Raina wanders after them, touching the flowers. He catches her eye and glances at the men. They have moved in among the rows, still just in sight. The clerk follows after them, taking to the truck the plants Ob says are going with them.

Raina stops to look at domestic versions of alpine flowers. He watches her gently touch the petals of the rosy clusters adorning an overflowing pot of wild thyme. There is a faraway look in her eyes as she wanders away. Ob points to the pot and the clerk takes it to the main shop. Raina has done so much for his Bro and Alise. She deserves something lovely.

As they head to the truck, Ob signs the charge slip. The clerk blushes and mutters something, handing Ob a CD case. He laughs and takes a marker, scribbling across the CD. The kid keeps thanking him, almost bowing, promising over and over to have all the plants delivered by three pm the next day. He is still chuckling as he holds the door for Pandora and Raina.  Sliding behind the wheel, he tells the women that the CD is one of the four Montenegro has put out in the last ten years. The kid is a shifter, the nursery run by his family, and he has warned them that the guys following them smell funny.

Ob watches the two men get in their car and head out of the lot. They are soon on the road back to the Tavern. It isn't long and Ob notes the car following them.

"Company, Raina..."