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touching.
“These are for you,” he whispered, repeating the same line from before.
“Thank you,” she said as she took them out of his hand, examining the roses. This was a smaller bouquet than what he had given her earlier. She assumed these were only half a dozen, until she counted them and realized there were only five roses.
“Five?” she murmured. Not that she cared there were only five, but she didn’t see the logic behind it.
“Not exactly.” Adin smiled. “Um, I wanted to give you one rose for every year that we’ve known each other. Since we’ve known each other seventeen years, I gave you seventeen roses.” He hesitated and glanced away from her timidly before training his eyes on her again. “I didn’t want to show up at your house on their first date without any flowers, but I was worried giving you all seventeen at the beginning would’ve been too much.” He shrugged and looked away. She couldn’t tell, but it almost looked as if he were blushing.
She felt her body trembling when she realized how much thought Adin had put into the flowers. “You really shouldn’t have.”
“Why? Don’t you like flowers?” he asked, teasing her.
“That’s not what I meant,” she murmured.
“What did you mean then?” he asked, whispering again with a concerned look in his eyes.
“I just meant that you didn’t have to go through all this trouble for me.”
“I disagree,” he said as he gently reached up and moved a strand of her hair out of her face.
She looked over at him in awe. If there were any doubts about his feelings before, those doubts were now gone.
“Flowers are unique, don’t you think?” he asked, looking into her eyes.
“Why do you say that?” Flowers weren’t really unique. People received flowers every day. Although she absolutely loved the flowers he had given her, she didn’t consider the gesture a unique one, or two, since he had given them to her twice now.
“Because if you think about it, the sole purpose of a flower’s life is to live and die for someone’s enjoyment. These flowers are uniquely special because the sole purpose in their lives was to live and die for your enjoyment.”
“I never thought of it that way,” she breathed.
Adin continued to stare into her eyes. Legacy could tell there was more he wanted to say in that moment, but didn’t. Instead, he laughed a small, nervous laugh and looked away. “Would you like a strawberry? They’re really good.”
“Sure.” Her smile was stuck on her face. She knew her cheeks would probably hurt tomorrow, but she really didn’t care about that now.
He reached over, picked up two strawberries, and handed her one. She was glad he didn’t try to feed it to her. That would have been too much for her heart to take.
“When I was planning our date, I remembered you eating a couple of these at your birthday party, so I figured these were a safe choice.” He laughed again.
She remembered back to her party. She was pretty sure she had her back to Adin when she’d gotten her plate of food that night and had been with Lissa’s co-workers when she ate. The only way he could’ve noticed was if he were really paying attention to her. That thought sent a shiver up her spine—in a very good way.
She ate her strawberry, which was delicious, and reached for her water—the perfect complement to the strawberry. He’d definitely planned this well. He finished his strawberry and slipped his hand into hers. They both looked out over the horizon, and then she suddenly realized why he’d picked out this perfect spot.
“The sunset is beautiful,” she murmured. And it was. From their angle, the sun was centered over the horizon and falling behind the distant hills. It wasn’t hot in the shade and the wind was all but forgotten. She could have sat here with him forever.
“It is,” he responded. Not taking his eyes off the sun, he took their joined hands and put them into his lap. He then took his free
“These are for you,” he whispered, repeating the same line from before.
“Thank you,” she said as she took them out of his hand, examining the roses. This was a smaller bouquet than what he had given her earlier. She assumed these were only half a dozen, until she counted them and realized there were only five roses.
“Five?” she murmured. Not that she cared there were only five, but she didn’t see the logic behind it.
“Not exactly.” Adin smiled. “Um, I wanted to give you one rose for every year that we’ve known each other. Since we’ve known each other seventeen years, I gave you seventeen roses.” He hesitated and glanced away from her timidly before training his eyes on her again. “I didn’t want to show up at your house on their first date without any flowers, but I was worried giving you all seventeen at the beginning would’ve been too much.” He shrugged and looked away. She couldn’t tell, but it almost looked as if he were blushing.
She felt her body trembling when she realized how much thought Adin had put into the flowers. “You really shouldn’t have.”
“Why? Don’t you like flowers?” he asked, teasing her.
“That’s not what I meant,” she murmured.
“What did you mean then?” he asked, whispering again with a concerned look in his eyes.
“I just meant that you didn’t have to go through all this trouble for me.”
“I disagree,” he said as he gently reached up and moved a strand of her hair out of her face.
She looked over at him in awe. If there were any doubts about his feelings before, those doubts were now gone.
“Flowers are unique, don’t you think?” he asked, looking into her eyes.
“Why do you say that?” Flowers weren’t really unique. People received flowers every day. Although she absolutely loved the flowers he had given her, she didn’t consider the gesture a unique one, or two, since he had given them to her twice now.
“Because if you think about it, the sole purpose of a flower’s life is to live and die for someone’s enjoyment. These flowers are uniquely special because the sole purpose in their lives was to live and die for your enjoyment.”
“I never thought of it that way,” she breathed.
Adin continued to stare into her eyes. Legacy could tell there was more he wanted to say in that moment, but didn’t. Instead, he laughed a small, nervous laugh and looked away. “Would you like a strawberry? They’re really good.”
“Sure.” Her smile was stuck on her face. She knew her cheeks would probably hurt tomorrow, but she really didn’t care about that now.
He reached over, picked up two strawberries, and handed her one. She was glad he didn’t try to feed it to her. That would have been too much for her heart to take.
“When I was planning our date, I remembered you eating a couple of these at your birthday party, so I figured these were a safe choice.” He laughed again.
She remembered back to her party. She was pretty sure she had her back to Adin when she’d gotten her plate of food that night and had been with Lissa’s co-workers when she ate. The only way he could’ve noticed was if he were really paying attention to her. That thought sent a shiver up her spine—in a very good way.
She ate her strawberry, which was delicious, and reached for her water—the perfect complement to the strawberry. He’d definitely planned this well. He finished his strawberry and slipped his hand into hers. They both looked out over the horizon, and then she suddenly realized why he’d picked out this perfect spot.
“The sunset is beautiful,” she murmured. And it was. From their angle, the sun was centered over the horizon and falling behind the distant hills. It wasn’t hot in the shade and the wind was all but forgotten. She could have sat here with him forever.
“It is,” he responded. Not taking his eyes off the sun, he took their joined hands and put them into his lap. He then took his free
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