It was undeniable that Xenia was a beauty. Standing under the moonlit gazebo, her figure was ethereal, the kind of sight that would make even a woman like Leanne pause in admiration.

But her gaze was brief.

"It's a bit chilly."

They were near the lily pond, and the evening breeze was cool. Curtis walked over and drew Leanne close into his embrace, shielding her from the wind.

"Why were you gone so long?"

"I took a wrong turn," Leanne said innocently, her face an open book of feigned confusion. "All those flowers and bushes look alike. It's hard to tell them apart at night."

"Getting lost in your backyard?" Curtis raised an eyebrow in amusement. "This garden has your name on it. If you stomped your foot, you'd think the local spirits would come out to guide you."

Leanne rolled her eyes. "I'm not exactly Alice in Wonderland, you know."

"Maybe next time bring the cat along," Curtis suggested casually. "It's got sharp eyes and can tell the difference between two similar things."

failed to see the similarities between themselves and others, so Leanne

her arms, then extended her hand towards him, palm open. Resting

white petals, tinged with a soft pink at the edges, resembled a butterfly poised for

"For you."

blooming with vivacious tenacity. Perhaps it was the moment of

the flower, his gaze softening. "Got

touched the petal, its velvet softness sending a gentle wave of emotion through him,

frame this. It's the first flower you've ever

spurred by impulse, hadn't expected such a response from him. She mused

the wind. You could

quite the

trousers and cheekily asked for more. "How about one

should I?" she

Curtis declared boldly. "Just agree, alright? Or I'll get all

came with an incongruous humor that made Leanne chuckle, releasing the cat to the ground.

away, she

sprinted ahead, and Curtis casually

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