I walked around, bending over to pick up brightly colored flowers and put them in my basket as he took off his suit jacket and rolled up his sleeves. The slow, methodical movement that revealed his muscular forearms made me pant. What was it about a good pair of forearms that made me go crazy? I could feel Oakley’s eyes on my ass, so I picked up a flower and pretended to drop it on the floor.

“Oops,” I said innocently. I bent over slowly to pick it up and gave my ass a little shake. He walked past me and gave it a playful smack on his way to the next row of bins.

He picked up a pretty yellow flower.

“This is a golden columbine,” he started. “It’s a flower that’s native to Texas and was the inspiration for the yellow doors on all of Mom’s shops.” He looked really proud of himself, teaching me about the flowers.

“And this,” he said, picking up what looked like a sunflower, “this is an Indian Blanket. It’s an annual bloom in the sunflower family.” He put the flower in between his teeth and wiggled his eyebrows at me.

I giggled and showed him my full basket of flowers.

“I’m officially impressed with your floral knowledge. But can you put your money where your mouth is and turn this into one of those amazing bouquets?” I asked, hefting my basket into the air and nodding toward the expertly arranged vases.

“Of course I can. Follow me,” he said with an air of cockiness. I followed after him and set up at a nearby table. “Wedding season is my favorite,” Oakley explained, grabbing some scissors and twine. “The brides can be crazy, but spring is always all hands on deck. My mother has been featured in so many bridal magazines it’s insane. She has a waitlist of thousands wanting her to do their arrangements.”

I never thought flowers could be the foundation of such an empire, but the success of their company explained Oakley’s expensive clothes and nice car. It was nice to see him roll up his sleeves and get his hands dirty, though. Most kids would have just mooched off their parent’s success. “The trick is to have a sense of variety in length. You’re going to want to trim the stems cohesively, while still allowing differences.”

I followed his lead, trimming as I saw fit and trying to match his process.

“Then, after you have your stems cut, put a foundation of greens and leaves in the vase first,” he said confidently. “Next, you can find the natural gaps and fill them in with the flowers. Most people will try to alternate between the different types of flowers and then add the filler, but this is the best way to get a really pretty and full bouquet.”

Oakley Davis: football star, playboy, and expert flower arranger. Who knew?