“Thank you.” Both for the flowers and the compliment. The bouquet was lifted automatically, Elena inhaling the fragrance before lowering them again as she leaned in, brushing a kiss to his cheek “They’re beautiful. And come in...it won’t take me very long to do any of it.“
Leading the way into the kitchen, she grabbed a vase from one of the cupboards, filling it with water and setting the flowers in. The vase was left on the island for the moment. “I’ll be right back.”
It would literally take her two minutes to grab anything else she needed.