Daphne always kept a vase handy for just such instances. She ushered him inside and then shut the door behind him. It would take a moment to set the roses in order, and she didn't want to leave him waiting on her doorstep. She took the flowers from him and went off to the kitchen to fetch the vase from under the sink.
"I don't think it's cliche. I love roses. They're my favorite flowers."