A Garden for Sarah

Sparks fly when Sarah meets Rick at Fairview's first landscaping outlet. In a tank top and khaki shorts, with muscles rippling, it's easy to see why female customers are flocking for Rick's attention. Sarah's mother pushes her to give this more than attractive gardener a little encouragement, which is exactly why Sarah isn't the least bit interested. She has to set her well-meaning, but meddlesome, mother straight. "I am not interested in a dirty, sweaty gardener." Of course, Rick chooses that moment to appear behind Sarah. Is he insulted by her comments? If only she could explain, but how does one explain a lifetime of embarrassing, though comedic, moments with an interfering mother? When Rick asks Sarah out, she has no choice but to accept. According to Rick, it's the only way she can prove she has nothing against dirty, sweaty gardeners everywhere. Over the next few days, Rick does everything he can to sweep her off her feet. Why does Sarah get the feeling Rick is hiding something?