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Kiana took the bouquet, thanked him, and went to find a vase.<\/p>\n

Her hands were shaking.<\/p>\n

In their five years together, Darius had only bought her flowers twice\u2014on her birthday and sometimes on Mother\u2019s Day\u2014and even that had been inconsistent.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you like them?\u201d he asked, peeking into the kitchen.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery much,\u201d she replied, trimming the stems with scissors. \u201cThey\u2019re beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n

He stood in the doorway, his hands shoved into his jeans pockets, looking at her as if he wanted to say something, but he didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

He just nodded and walked into the living room.<\/p>\n

Kiana set the vase on the windowsill and wiped her hands on a dish towel.<\/p>\n

Something was brewing.<\/p>\n

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Kiana took the bouquet, thanked him, and went to find a vase. Her hands were shaking. In their five years together, Darius had only bought her flowers twice\u2014on her birthday and sometimes on Mother\u2019s Day\u2014and even that had been inconsistent. \u201cDo you like them?\u201d he asked, peeking into the kitchen. \u201cVery much,\u201d she replied, trimming…<\/p>\n

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