"Alexander – they're beautiful."

"Irises and tulips. I know how much you love them."

"You didn't need to get anything me, darling. Our anniversary wasn't even two weeks ago."

"Really? Then am I to presume that package in my chair is for someone else?"

"Of course not – it's for you."

"That's what I thought. Millicent? We wed so close to Valentine's Day. I've always wondered why you didn't want to be married then?"

"Valentine's is for fancies about love. The genuine article deserved its own special day."

"Savvy as always, my dear."