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I felt my brorinkle beneath the pressure of his palms on my forehead

“Flowers aren’t my surprise?”

“Don’t change the subject, Maddie,” he said as he leaned in towards ently, he continued in a voice barely above a whisper “What kind of flowers do you see in your mind?”

Over the next minute or so, I ‘um’ed’ and ‘ah’ed’, as I rattled off the nae, jaseranium With each one I called out, Grey kissed me on the cheek with soft, tender sers away froht brightened the insides of my eyelids as I felt him step away

“Okay,” he began “Go ahead”

My eyes fluttered open and as they did, a kaleidoscope of color filledalmost every flat surface in the entire apart at the beauty, not to mention the outlandishness of it, I covered my mouth in disbelief

“Welcome home, Maddie, baby”

I dropped my hands away from my mouth and pressed my lips into his We kissed for several seconds until at last, he priedposition in front of him

“Grey!” I shrieked, as I gestured around the room “What did… Why did you do this?”

He looked at le of color of he’d created in the living room

“What?” he said with a shrug “Don’t you like it?"

I giggled at his question “Of course, don’t be an idiot I love it!”

Grey crossed his ar called that”

As he spoke inable color captured rant air I breathed cale from the antiseptic aro my head, I turned my focus back towards him

“Huh?” I asked “Called what? What did I say?”

“An idiot,” he repeated, as he glared at me His expression turned dark as he spoke “Katy calledit I don’t like it”

I narrowedserious or not

“Grey,” I began with a light chuckle “I didn’tby it Really The flowers, they are beautiful and the thought you put into it was so sweet”

Grey’s posture stiffened as he looked down at an to walk back towards the bedroom

“Grey?” I said as he walked away “Where are you going? Why are youby it!”

Yet his pace never slowed as he marched away from me Unsure of exactly what I’d done to upset him so much, I rolled my eyes and walked down the hall after hi the bedroom door behind hirabbed the handle and pushed it open

I walked inside and as I did, Grey e an assortment of ties and shirts He passed by me without a word, laid the items down on the bed and then after a quick turn, headed back in the direction of the closet once more

Exasperated and confused, I trailed behind him

“Grey,” I began as I entered the closet “What is going on? You can’t really be ht now”

“Why not?” he asked without looking at me He kept his attention focused directly ahead of hi the ones he wanted with a flourish

Afterward, he walked byeye contact

“Well, uh…” I stammered as he disappeared back into the bedroo by it?”

What the hell was going on with him all of a sudden? I’d never seen Grey behave like this Ever Baffled, I exited the closet once more and followed hirabbed his overnight bag and started to pack it

“Grey?” I said as I shook ?”

Without turning back to faceto stand here while you insult ”

I reached up and thrust my hands into my hair on either side of my forehead