"Did you do anything today?" Shadow asked.
"Well, Mahalia and I spent some time together after she got off of work. We walked around the city a bit. It was good fun as usual. Oh! Which reminds me." She paused looking at Shadow, wondering if she should continue. His hazel eyes were on her, waiting for her to continue and so she did. "I heard you appreciate fine confections."
He smiled at this. "I do. I constantly have a sweet tooth."
"So I've heard. Just like Mahalia. She's addicted to chocolate." This was good. Serge had given her good advice. "Mahalia and I found a very nice little confectionery and I thought of you. So, um, I picked this up for you."
She reached into her coat pocket and pulled out small package, about the size of a large chocolate bar, wrapped in red paper. "It's from Norway," she added. "But if you don't like, you can give it to Mahalia." she said with a gentle chuckle.
Shadow raised his eyebrows in surprise. He hadn't expected to receive a gift on a holiday that he'd forgotten. What surprised him even more was that she had thought of him and had gotten him something that she'd know he'd like. "Thank you, and I'm sure I'll like it."
"Well, then, Happy Valentine's Day." Cordelia said. She smiled at him and turned towards the lodging house. "Are you coming in?"
"Yeah," Shadow said. He paused for a moment before starting towards the lodging house after her. "Cordelia, wait a second."
She turned toward him waiting.
"Before we go in, I just want you to know that I appreciate you thinking of me." As he closed his mouth after speaking, he felt silly for having said what he had.
"It hard not to." She heard the blunder in her words and made an effort to cover it up. "I mean we were in the confectionery and I knew you liked sweets…"
Shadow nodded and caught up to where Cordelia stood. "I'm sorry I don't have something to give you…"
"Don't worry about it. I wasn't expecting anything," she said with a shrug.
"Well, thank you," he said.
He really did appreciate the fact that he had been thought of. Cordelia was smiling at him. Half of her light brown hair was tied up in a bun. The rest hung nicely about her shoulders. Her brown eyes seemed to be fixed on him. He leaned in awkwardly and planted a kiss on her cheek.
"Happy Valentine's Day," he said with a sheepish smile before walking into the Lodging House.
Cordelia stood on the sidewalk grinning to herself, still feeling his cold lips on her cheek. She sighed happily and continued towards the lodging house.
"Well, Mahalia and I spent some time together after she got off of work. We walked around the city a bit. It was good fun as usual. Oh! Which reminds me." She paused looking at Shadow, wondering if she should continue. His hazel eyes were on her, waiting for her to continue and so she did. "I heard you appreciate fine confections."
He smiled at this. "I do. I constantly have a sweet tooth."
"So I've heard. Just like Mahalia. She's addicted to chocolate." This was good. Serge had given her good advice. "Mahalia and I found a very nice little confectionery and I thought of you. So, um, I picked this up for you."
She reached into her coat pocket and pulled out small package, about the size of a large chocolate bar, wrapped in red paper. "It's from Norway," she added. "But if you don't like, you can give it to Mahalia." she said with a gentle chuckle.
Shadow raised his eyebrows in surprise. He hadn't expected to receive a gift on a holiday that he'd forgotten. What surprised him even more was that she had thought of him and had gotten him something that she'd know he'd like. "Thank you, and I'm sure I'll like it."
"Well, then, Happy Valentine's Day." Cordelia said. She smiled at him and turned towards the lodging house. "Are you coming in?"
"Yeah," Shadow said. He paused for a moment before starting towards the lodging house after her. "Cordelia, wait a second."
She turned toward him waiting.
"Before we go in, I just want you to know that I appreciate you thinking of me." As he closed his mouth after speaking, he felt silly for having said what he had.
"It hard not to." She heard the blunder in her words and made an effort to cover it up. "I mean we were in the confectionery and I knew you liked sweets…"
Shadow nodded and caught up to where Cordelia stood. "I'm sorry I don't have something to give you…"
"Don't worry about it. I wasn't expecting anything," she said with a shrug.
"Well, thank you," he said.
He really did appreciate the fact that he had been thought of. Cordelia was smiling at him. Half of her light brown hair was tied up in a bun. The rest hung nicely about her shoulders. Her brown eyes seemed to be fixed on him. He leaned in awkwardly and planted a kiss on her cheek.
"Happy Valentine's Day," he said with a sheepish smile before walking into the Lodging House.
Cordelia stood on the sidewalk grinning to herself, still feeling his cold lips on her cheek. She sighed happily and continued towards the lodging house.