Essie notes: Aspen and Garren

not dated, written on the back of a postcard

Aspen – domineering father, not a boy toy, needs independence, pretty green eyes like spring leaves

Garren – parties, clubs, quasi-anonymous hook-ups, doesn’t date at work – hah, that’s what he thinks; the mystery of Aspen’s arrival and inconvenient persistence of attraction will help get him over that

Basket – new job, new apartment, new city,  tickets to get there

Notes: Make sure the basket is cheerful, upbeat, appealing. Not too elegant or high-end, or it will remind him of the deal his dad wants him for. Taylor will go along with not preparing Garren: wants his partner happy, is a bit of a prat. See if there’s anything in the threads to avoid client involvement or to minimize. Green for Aspen, spring, rebirth. Blue for Garren, independence, calming, blue skies, faith. White for perfection.

(Aspen and Garren are from Draven St. James’s Eostre’s Baskets: Covert Delivery, now available from Loose Id. Essie from my own Eostre’s Baskets: A New Dawn, coming April 18.)