The Unwanted Guest

At 5 PM, both of them arrived at the Schneider family mansion's yard, welcomed by Aleksis who had just been experimenting with baking.

"Hey... good afternoon. You came on time. I just made brownies," Aleksis commented as she saw Nicolae's car entering the yard. She waited for the man to get out of the car before hugging him.

"I have a gift for you," Nicolae came out with a large bunch of lavender in his hand. "I managed to find a few left in the field. Autumn is almost here, so it's hard to find wild lavenders like these."

Lavender was Aleksis' favorite flower, so she was really delighted to see Nicolae bring a big bunch for her.

"Thank you. I'll put it in a vase. You should sit down..." Aleksis kissed Nicolae on the cheek and took the lavenders from his hand. A moment later, she was back with a large flower vase with the lavenders in it.