She was surprised to hear it, as she wasn't expecting anyone. She was even more surprised when she answered the door and found a stocky, decent looking man standing there with a smile on his face and a bouquet of red roses from the grocery store down the street. He had very short black hair and dark skin like hers; his full lips were curled up in a smile. "Hey baby, I bet you're surprised to see me,” he said, looking at her through his thick eyelashes. She stared at him. "I think you could say that, yeah," she told him, shaking her head slightly and stepping back to let him into her home. "What are you doing here, Darren?" He went to her and hugged her, but she turned her head away when he tried to kiss her cheek. "I was in the neighborhood and I thought you might like some flowers. These are pretty. I know you like roses." She sighed and put her hands on her hips looking at him with a cocked eyebrow.
