There was no card with it—only a routing slip saying it was for Catherine. Melody rang the florist named on the paperwork, but the woman who answered said it was from someone who wished to remain anonymous. For a few seconds after Mel conveyed the message, Catherine wondered if Dominic Russo was the someone. But she dismissed the idea. Why would he send her flowers—ah, a flower? She’d turned him down for lunch, not gone out with him. More likely it was an apology from her sister for picking a fight with her at the family birthday party on Friday. Nothing so simple as a phone call and an “I’m sorry” from Mary Ellen. Well, she deserved to fume for a day or two before Catherine acknowledged the peace offering. A second vase was delivered on Tuesday morning with two yellow roses in it. Again, there was no card. Melody once again called the florist and once again was told they couldn’t reveal the name of the person sending the flowers. Odd, Catherine thought, that her sister would choose to apologize like this.
