HOUSTON -- A Texas man is suing a florist after an employee there faxed a receipt to his estranged wife that showed he sent flowers and a love note to his girlfriend.

The lawsuit, filed this week in Houston, asks 1-800-flowers.com to pay for Leroy Greer’s mental anguish and the increased amount he now expects to pay in his divorce case. Greer’s lawyers are asking the florist for $1 million, saying the once-amicable divorce could cost as much as an additional $300,000.

In April, Greer sent his girlfriend flowers, a stuffed animal and a card that read: “Just wanted to say that I love you and you mean the world to me! Leroy.” The company promised Greer that it would send nothing to his home, according to the lawsuit.

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But 1-800-flowers.com later sent a coupon and a thank-you card to Greer’s home. His wife saw the card, called the company and asked for a receipt, according to the lawsuit. The florist faxed the receipt to his wife, and it showed Greer spent $100 and detailed the message on the card.

Included in a lawsuit is a copy of the receipt, along with a handwritten note on the bottom of the page written by Greer’s wife.  She faxed the receipt with her note to her husband at work. The note reads: “Be a man! If you got caught red handed then don’t still lie.”

Greer said the florist should not have sent his wife information about the love letter.

“The thank-you note was fine,” he said. “It was sending all that information to my wife that’s the problem.”

Greer’s wife and her lawyer declined to comment.

Steven Jarmon, a spokesman for the florist, declined to discuss

details about the lawsuit.