Gardens - Alice
"You know, you could have invited your parents, I'm sure Niklaus would not have minded. I would have liked to praise them on the polite daughter they raised." Bastien still had no idea of the truth regarding her parents, because Rebekah had been true to her word and had kept it a secret. "Or we can take them out to lunch. I don't want you to feel like you cannot see them. I would not deny you that."
"It was my pleasure to do so. I'm sure you miss things like proms and homecomings and dances. Whatever it is you teenagers do these days. Besides, you look rather lovely," he said as he kissed her hand.