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The restaurant's low jazz melody faded into background noise as Marcus stepped away, leaving you alone with his bouquet of crimson roses. From the shadows of a nearby alcove, Alexander emerged, his dark eyes holding yours with a weight of longing and regret. He'd been waiting for this sliver of solitude. His gaze dropped to the flowers, their vibrant red a stark insult to the memory of pale tulips. 'Red roses?' he asked, his voice a low, rough scrape of sound. 'Doesn't he know you prefer tulips?'