Novel Wait
Chapter 508 Names
«Flowers have names?» Scarlet said, her eyes as confused as to widen. She was staring at Luther as if seeing him for the first time.
She hadn't ever thought Flowers would have names. Those were for people, but...
«What is my flower's name?» she continued. «Can I call it Jimmy?»
«Jimmy sounds like a wonderful name,» Luther said. «But usually flowers have a name for every one of their types. For example, let's take roses. Do you know what a rose is?»
«Yes,» Scarlet said, nodding her head.
«A rose is a kind of flower. Every flower with that shape and scent is called rose.»
«Oh, I see,» she said. It was a little hard to understand fully, but she could grasp the overall meaning. «I didn't know flowers have names. But it's better like this. So my mommy can tell daddy to buy her roses instead of just flowers. Do you think my mommy likes roses?
And is my flower's name?»
«I don't know, Scarlet. Your mommy surely likes roses, but maybe she has a different favourite flower.»n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
«My daddy and I brought sunflowers to my mommy. Is a sunflower also a name for flowers?»
«It is.»
«I like sunflowers, grandpa. You can also eat the seeds.»
«I don't think there were edible seeds in the flowers your daddy bought, but sure. Flowers you can eat are the best. There are some you can put in your salad.»
«Flowers in the salad?» she said, discovering again something new.
Grandpa Luther was full of interesting information.
«Yes, even though I don't know which are those. I'm not an expert in flowers, unfortunately. But your grandma sure knows more than me. You can ask her.»
Scarlet jumped down from the couch, making Luther skip a breath from worry. However, Melanie hadn't even reacted. It mean the twins would do it often.
They were quite stable, though. They would climb up the couch in no time, and they would simply jump down without worries. And no one would tell them to be careful as long as they jumped far from tables or other furniture.
He had no kids, so he couldn't judge whether they were being careless. But the twins had grown up just fine, so it must have been okay.
«Grandma, do we have flowers we can eat?» she asked.
«There are a couple in the garden,» Melanie replied. «Do you want to try them? I can make a salad if you'd like.»
Scarlet nodded fiercely. A salad made with flowers? It would be pretty and also healthy - her mommy had said that salads are healthy so many times, after all.
«They look better than they taste, though,» Melanie added.
«It's okay, grandma. I want to try it!»
Melanie's heart filled with warmth. She had struggled at making a real connection with Scarlet. She was an Alpha's daughter in every aspect, but she didn't know how to get closer. She had ended up cooking lots and hoping the pups would accept her just like that.
She felt a little dumb for not thinking about it earlier. Scarlet had two passions: pretty things and eating. Combining them would have opened a new world, right?
Yet, she hadn't considered eating flowers.
She smiled at Luther, silently thanking him for the support.
Jaden was easier, on one hand. He would be affectionate and show his true self after a few meetings. He needed time to accept her, but he had started acting with her just like with Samantha.
As for Scarlet, nothing seemed enough to impress her. She was turbulent and fast at acting, making vain every attempt to get close.
She would use her character to keep people far. She resembled Samantha, on that aspect. So much so that everyone already knew she would become a female Alpha once grown up.
«You know, Scarlet,» Melanie said, «you can really write the names of your flowers. That way you can decide which one you like more and talk about it with other people.»
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«Sure. This one is a Lily.»
«This flower's name is Lily? So, it's a girl... I can't call it Jimmy.»
«Of course, you can call it Jimmy. Girls and boys are different concepts for flowers,» Melanie said, hoping she would get the chance to explain something new to her granddaughter.
She was so cute while listening, trying to make sense of it. It was a new sight: Scarlet seemed to care about nothing, yet she could focus when it was about something she cared about.
«Oh. So, I can call it Jimmy,» Scarlet said, destroying Melanie's hopes.
«Jimmy is a Lilium,» she said, though. «It's just like saying cat or dog. Names have their species.»
«Oh, I see. So it's not Lily but Lilium,» she murmured. «Jimmy will be nice when we glue it, right?»
«It will be a little complicated. Lilies are difficult to dry.»
«Why so?»
The little girl was visibly disappointed. She couldn't keep that flower forever.
«You can dry lavender,» Melanie said. «I can give you some from my bouquet. That one is easy to dry and has a good scent. You can put it between your clothes so they smell well.»
«Oh.» She seemed to be healing from disappointment. «Will you really give me your flowers? My mommy treasures the flower buys for her.»
«I'm sure Luther won't be mad. Am I right?»
«Oh, of course not,» he said. His heart was divided into two parts. Half of him was hurt because Melanie didn't care to treasure the flowers. But it was a silent and grieving part. The second half of his heart was happy to see Scarlet content.
That little girl needed to build something with her hands more than Melanie needed useless flowers.
And she needed to learn new worlds. Flowers, but also other things.
She couldn't use the word pack for flowers, after all. That was for animals only.
Even though her misspellings were often cute, she was growing up and needed to learn more words. And how to use them.