Oh yes, surprise, but it was a good happy surprise. And Zach liked Patience - she was kind and sweet and happy and good. She was such an amazing person and good. She reminded him of Cedric a little in that way. He had been amazingly good in a way no one else was. But that wasn't why he had done it. No two people were the same, and Patience was someone he wanted to get back in touch with for who she was.
"I wanted to see your face," Zach replied as an explanation. He came over, making sure the flowers were out of the way, and gave her a huge hug. It wasn't crushing, but it was strong and loving, in the way he always gave hugs. "Thank you," he told her, "Fresh sounds good."