Leonard stared at his hands as he walked down the corridor, the scent of fresh blooms drifting up from the bouquet. Creamy white lilies and pale pink roses, Katherine's favorites. Balanced carefully against his arm was a neat paper bag with toys wrapped in bright blue and yellow paper.
He had picked each gift with care, almost ceremoniously. The flowers had been trimmed just so, wrapped in soft tissue and tied with a satin ribbon. The toys weren't chosen at random either, one was the new puzzle Nathan had once mentioned liking, the other a soft plush Maya had been talking about during their last visit. Leonard wasn't just arriving empty-handed. He was arriving as if he belonged here.
And why shouldn't he?
His chest swelled slightly at the thought. He hadn't expected to feel this light today, but the moment the headline had hit his phone the day before, Felix Crawford Engaged to Mysterious Woman, something inside him had shifted.
