Jake Randolph in "The Eternal Night" Pt. 107

The flower shop was run by Aristotle. He was a midget that wasn't even 4 feet tall, but he stood head and shoulders above most other men. He was a no-nonsense, tell-it-like-it-is kind of guy. He had a gravelly voice and was always chomping on a stubby cigar.

I pushed the door open and Mason and I walked in. I hadn't been there in a few years but still the combined aroma of all those flowers almost knocked me out.

Ari was sitting behind the cash register with his little feet up on the counter...