Making a face, Alicia repeated, "All that after only two weeks? That is a bit intense." She picked at the fabric of the couch and frowned, "It's too bad it didn't work out."
"Speaking of your store, I'm planning on stopping by and visiting it sometime this weekend." Holding up a hand, just in case Mandy was about to comment, she quickly added, "But I solemnly swear not to purchase any more plants while I'm there. I just like looking at them."
"Yeah," she nodded, her tone a little sad, almost as if she wished she had been injured. She sort of liked her battle scars, truthfully, and wore her bruises proudly, though it probably was for the best that she hadn't broken ribs. Again. "Just bruises. Want to see?" she offered.