Lucy pouted and looked down at the flowers in her hand. "But I just wanted something pretty to bring home, and we could plant them together."
Percy lowered himself so that he could look her in the eye and with a finger under he chin, lifted her face up. "We can still plant them together, just here where everyone can enjoy them. How does that sound."
The rapidity with which her pout turned into a grin let him know that he'd just been played and had fallen for a ploy for attention, but he couldn't begrudge her the effort. He looked up at Richard with a helpless shrug. "Well, I suppose we have a little gardening to do. All right, I'll send you an owl this week about the brooms, and we'll talk further once we've had a chance to get a look at the specs." He stood up and smiled. "It was nice to see you again, Richard. Perhaps we'll see you a little more often once you've made a few more purchases in the neighbourhood."