Do you see now?

Colin’s POV

“Thank you, Colin. They are beautiful,” Adina said, looking at the flowers.

“Not as beautiful as you,” Colin said, surprised that the worn-out line didn’t make him cringe.

“You are sweet. Come on in. I got a little help with getting a table and chairs up here,” she said, and Colin walked in and saw that there indeed were chairs and a table set up.

It had been set with a white linen cloth and the good dinnerware and silver cutlery. Colin smiled. She had gone all out, and he loved it.

“Sit, dinner is ready,” she said as she walked out into the kitchen. “Where do you keep the vases?” she asked.

“Vases?”

“For the flowers,” she added.

“I don’t think I have any,” he said. Colin had never had use for a vase in his life.

Adina came out of the kitchen with a pitcher of the flowers.

“Works just as well,” she smiled.

Colin sniffed the air. It smelled delicious like a home-cooked meal should smell, he thought.

“Can I help with anything?” he asked.

“No, you just sit back,” she said as