“Here.” Egan walked towards her. His steps were sure, but his eyes were not.
He was anticipating her to yell, curse, or be cold.
“Thank you.” Prim said, accepting his roses for the first time. She gently brought the bouquet to her nose and closed her eyes to sniff.
She opened her eyes again to see he was watching her.
They both went into an awkward silence.
Should she tell him about the album incident? Or that she felt sorry for him and Eli having such a horrible father?
No. He turned to the hulk that one time they talked about his father.
“What else do you love besides roses?” He spoke up.
She turned to look up at him.
“Peonies, sunflowers and tulips.” She said gently. “Or a Biedermeier bouquet.”
He nodded, and took a seat very close to her on the bed, seeing that she would no
