"Should I be?" he asks with a slight lift of the eyebrow. There's no comment about her flipping signs or locking doors. In truth, he chose the end of her day to come by because he prefer to have his moments uninterrupted with her. "No, I just thought you needed flowers, lovely."

He leans in and gives her a kiss on the side of the mouth, lingering a moment. "Let me get these in water."