He didn’t say a word. He just looked at her with those deep, obsidian-like eyes that seemed to see straight into her soul.

She broke the silence. “After I called you that day, I went to check on the flowerbed in the yard. You’ve been watering them, haven’t you?”

Ethan nodded.

Ivy leaned in slightly, pressing a soft kiss on his cool eyelid.

“I’m sorry. We planted those flowers together, and we agreed to care for them together. ...