"You know Winston, having a tea party in a garden is really romantic," Lola sighs as she nibbles on a finger sandwich.
"I'm glad you like it," Winston comments, "You can thank Benjamin for that, since I'm pretty sure organizing it in the garden was his idea."
"It feels just like a fairy tale," Lola whispers as she sips her tea.
A small smirk appears on Winston's face, "Thank you, my princess," He says as he winks at her.
Lola wanted to melt into a puddle right then and there, but she managed to maintain her composure.
Before either of them knew it, their tea and snacks were gone.
"So what should we do now?" Lola wonders.
Without saying a word, Winston gets up from his chair and walks towards Lola. He places one hand behind his back and uses his other hand to grab Lola's hand.
"Would my princess like to take a walk around the garden with me?" Winston sighs with his eyelids drooping.
While Lola squeezed Winston's warm hand, her heartbeat increased and her eyes sparkled at her prince. This was an offer that she definitely couldn't refuse, so she nodded.
"Yes Winston. I would love that very much!" Lola sighs.
They both leave the table and Winston leads Lola to the rose bushes that were next to their tea party.
"Oooh, these are so beautiful!" Lola cries in amazement.
"Aren't they? And they take a long time to grow," Winston says, "It's worth the wait to see them in their full glory like this."
"Oh, speaking of glory, come with me," Winston leads Lola to another bush. This bush has a bunch of dark blue flowers.
"You see these? These are called morning glories," Winston explains as he gently touches one with the tip of his finger.
"Ooh, what a pretty blue," Lola compliments.
"I would say that they match your eyes, but your eyes are much too light. I feel like they match Lana's eye instead," Winston says.
"You know, if you think the roses and morning glories are beautiful, then you haven't seen anything yet. Follow me," Winston pulled Lola's arm in excitement as he lead her deeper into the garden.
The next batch of flowers they come across are a very vibrant shade of orange. And of course as they glisten in the sun, they practically glow...like fire.
"These fiery flowers are called marigolds," Winston explains, "Now these are my mother's pride and joy. She's been growing these babies for months."
"They look like little balls of sunshine," Lola gasps as she gazes at the fiery colored flowers.
"I know. That's why my mother is so determined to make them grow," Winston sighs.
After taking a tour of the garden, Winston shows Lola his swimming pool, which is located just a few feet away from his house. Lola is surprised that he has a swimming pool; and gets an idea.
"Winstie Boo, do you think my siblings can swim here sometime?" Lola wonders.
Winston glances at his swimming pool, "Sure, it seems big enough. But it'll have to be cleaned before anyone can swim in it."
Lola looks at the swimming pool again and raises an eyebrow, "It looks clean to me."
Winston smirks and shakes his head, "Trust me, it needs to be cleaned. There's gunky stuff on the bottom and there's a dirt ring around it."
The patio door opens and Benjamin walks out.
"Pardon me children, but dinner is ready," Benjamin announced.
Lola looks up at the sky and notices that the sun is still high in the sky. When she eats dinner at her own house, it's usually when it's dark. Or, at the very least, as the sun is going down.
"What time is it?" Lola asks Benjamin.
"It's 5:00, Miss Lola," Benjamin answers her, "Now come along. Your parents are waiting."
Benjamin turns around and goes back inside. Winston is about to follow when Lola taps him on the shoulder. He looks at her.
"Isn't it a little early to be eating dinner?" Lola wonders.
"When does your family eat?" Winston asks.
"When the sun's going down."
"Well my parents say that it'll be better to eat dinner early than late," Winston explains, "They say that eating late makes people stay up all night."
"Oh I see now," Lola says.
Winston opens the patio door and leads Lola into the house towards the dining room. Lola smells the air and is able to recognize the scent as lasagna. She figured that since it's made by a cook working for a wealthy family, it would probably taste more delicious than her father's.
"Hi Mom and Dad," Winston greets his parents who are sitting at the dining table.
"Hello," They both greet in unison.
Just like he had done during their tea party, Winston pulled Lola's chair out for her, which she graciously accepted by whispering "thank you."
Winston had settled into his own seat right next to her.
Winston's father Louis clears his throat and claps his hands, which signals all the maids to bring the family their dinner. They bring steaming plates into the dining room and set them down in front of Louis, Olivia, Winston, and Lola.
Once the steam clears, Lola is able to look at what's on her plate. It looks like regular lasagna at first, but she notices that something appears to be amiss. There looks to be slimy green stuff in between the lasagna noodles and blended into the sauce.
Huh? Lola takes her fork and starts folding back the top and middle layers of noodles only to find more of that green stuff.
"So Lola, have you ever eaten spinach lasagna before?" Olivia wonders.
This is spinach?! Lola panics in her mind.
"Uh...no. This is my first time trying it," Lola answers.
"Oh you should definitely try it, it's delicious," Winston claims.
Lola continues to use her fork to poke at her food. She was a little hesitant to eat it for several reasons. One, she was not too keen on spinach. So much so that she would usually beg to have something else whenever the rest of her family ate spinach. Two, until now, she has never even heard of spinach in lasagna.
As she continues to use her fork to poke at her spinach lasagna, she's a little conflicted about trying it. However, after briefly glancing at Winston, she started thinking about how wonderfully he has treated her all day.
Winston is just so sweet. I hate to be rude after all he's done for me.
Against her better judgement, Lola picks up a chunk of lasagna with her fork. She makes sure that there's plenty of spinach on there. She sticks the spinach lasagna in her mouth and eats it. Her eyes light up after realizing that, much to her surprise...she likes it!