Verity grew up in a tourist destination, then got tattoos and dyed her hair pink. It's not like she isn't used to the looking. "Thank you. Mostly they mean I really like flowers. I'm not artistic, but I can appreciate it. Why hang it on a wall when I can take it with me, right?"

She'd have to know him better before admitting to the rest. There's a secret romantic buried behind all that cynicism but damned if she's going to let just anyone see that.