"Thanks, I'll be back in just a sec!" Sadie quickly makes her way towards her Mum's car and knocks on the window. The grin on Sadie's mum's face when she rolls the window down is so large it could probably be seen from space, and like any child, Sadie can practically feel the teasing that her mother is about to unleash on her.
"Oh Sadie, those are lovely." Sadie blushes and hides the delighted smile behind the bouquet.
"They are, Ben gave them to me. Um, would you be able to take them home, I don't want them getting damaged here."
Raquel carefully takes the flowers from Sadie and carefully inspects them. "I will put this lovely gift from your boyfriend in a vase on your dresser for when you get home."
Sadie splutters, "Boyfriend?! Mum! He's-he's...He's my best friend!"
Raquel just raises an eyebrow at Sadie, "What is that line your father says? Ah yes, 'the lady doth protest too much'." She shakes her head and looks behind Sadie, giving Ben a wave when he meets her eye. "Sadie you're a clever girl, use that brain of yours, that boy is clearly sweet on you." She leans forward and whispers in her ear "And you would be hard pressed to find a nicer young man."
Leaning back, she gives Sadie a quick kiss on the cheek, "Have a lovely evening with him alright sweetie, and I will see you tomorrow." One final wave at Ben and Sadie's mum pulls the car out and drives home, leaving Sadie standing there for a moment with a blazing red face.
Sadie turns around and walks back to Ben, clearly embarrassed and not quite meeting his eye as she clears her throat. "Right. Um, shall we head inside?" Sadie tries to take surreptitious, sneaky looks at Ben when she thinks he won't notice.
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"Oh Sadie, those are lovely." Sadie blushes and hides the delighted smile behind the bouquet.
"They are, Ben gave them to me. Um, would you be able to take them home, I don't want them getting damaged here."
Raquel carefully takes the flowers from Sadie and carefully inspects them. "I will put this lovely gift from your boyfriend in a vase on your dresser for when you get home."
Sadie splutters, "Boyfriend?! Mum! He's-he's...He's my best friend!"
Raquel just raises an eyebrow at Sadie, "What is that line your father says? Ah yes, 'the lady doth protest too much'." She shakes her head and looks behind Sadie, giving Ben a wave when he meets her eye. "Sadie you're a clever girl, use that brain of yours, that boy is clearly sweet on you." She leans forward and whispers in her ear "And you would be hard pressed to find a nicer young man."
Leaning back, she gives Sadie a quick kiss on the cheek, "Have a lovely evening with him alright sweetie, and I will see you tomorrow." One final wave at Ben and Sadie's mum pulls the car out and drives home, leaving Sadie standing there for a moment with a blazing red face.
Sadie turns around and walks back to Ben, clearly embarrassed and not quite meeting his eye as she clears her throat. "Right. Um, shall we head inside?" Sadie tries to take surreptitious, sneaky looks at Ben when she thinks he won't notice.