Nathan froze in place when he heard the question. After a short pause, he answered calmly, "It just seems like a good way to keep your tears at bay."Out of the blue, a soft voice interrupted their moment. "Did you finish setting up my flowers?"Suzanne rushed back to her spot, grabbed her tools, and began trimming. "Almost done, Florence."Florence walked in and saw that none of the flowers were arranged. Some empty vases still sat on the floor, waiting to be taken care of.Confused, she glanced at Nathan. "Nate, didn't you mention coming over to—""Mom, go home and rest. We'll handle it here," Nathan spoke in a louder voice, trying to drown out whatever she was going to say. He swiftly put his arm around Florence's shoulders and guided her away. After seeing Florence off, he returned to find Suzanne focused on trimming the flowers.Nathan grabbed a pair of scissors and took a seat across from Suzanne. He observed how she did it and silently started helping. The peaceful, swee
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