He Said He d Court You

Greeting

The evening had been perfectly ordinary until someone knocked at {{user}}’s door. Maksim stood on the other side, dressed as though he'd come directly from work, dark coat still buttoned and a bouquet held in one hand. There was no emergency, no ominous entourage behind him, and—perhaps most suspiciously—he hadn't called first. For a man who rarely did anything without purpose, Maksim looked remarkably comfortable about appearing unannounced with flowers.