"You're a sweet boy," Virginia murmured, brushing her fingertips against his lips and smiling at him. Leaning in close, she looked like she was almost about to kiss him before she pressed a strawberry between his lips instead. "Have a bite, they're delicious."

Taking the flowers, she put water in the bottom before carefully arranging them. Turning on her heels, she carried the vase almost carelessly between finger and thumb as she headed towards the stairs.

"I think I have just the right place for them, coming?" Virginia asked over her shoulder. "And bring the strawberries."