51 | Nostalgia

◇ KEL ◇

To my utter disadvantage, his simple greeting caused my heart to do backflips in my chest, and I almost cracked a smile.

But, no―I wouldn't take it easy on him. I'd give him a dose of his own medicine first...maybe even leave him standing on my parents' front porch just for snubbing me the past weeks.

So he was too busy to return my calls and reply to my texts, but not too busy to fly all the way out here just to bring me cake and a bouquet?

"Glad you didn't forget," I muttered. The posy of tulips, roses, and sunflowers sat quietly on the pink cake box. Okay. So he hadn't forgotten my top three favorites.

"Sorry I didn't catch the party." Miles handed me the flowers and held the cake box with one arm.

Indeed he was hours late for my luncheon party, but at least he took the time to be here and bring me birthday gifts. I stopped pretending to be busy smelling the roses. I tilted my head to regard him.  Although the part