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 completely

her hand towards

with a soft pink at

"For you."

with vivacious tenacity.

eyed the flower, his gaze softening. "Got lost

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

the first flower you've

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

them from the wind. You could pick some up yourself

quite the charmer, aren't

pocketed the petal in his trousers and cheekily asked for more.

I?"

I'm your husband," Curtis declared boldly. "Just agree,

humor that made Leanne chuckle, releasing the cat to

turned away, she muttered, "Such a

cat sprinted ahead, and Curtis casually followed behind

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