"What is this?" Ava asked, confused as she accepted the bouquet of flowers from Matthew. "What — Did I miss anything?" It was nearly one in the morning. And Matthew just arrived from his office.
"I just thought you would like it." He leaned down and kissed her cheek.
"I like it. Thank you very much. I just…" Ava lowered the volume of the news that she was watching. "It's a surprise…" She got up and placed the bouquet on the bed. She didn't necessarily like flowers but she didn't hate them either.
But why was he giving her flowers?
Did he… do something wrong?
Did he… kiss another woman?
What was with this sudden surprise?
"Thanks, I like it." She smiled. "Did you… uh… had dinner?"
"I ate a couple of take outs. You wanna go to the kitchen with me? I can heat some leftovers and— "
"No." Ava shook her head. Did he want to heat some leftovers? This house had over five servants! Why would he personally heat leftovers?
