Alex played with his little girl for a bit, then got started on dinner.
He made riceballs, and Sukiyaki. He smiled, calling the two in for dinner, as Xavi grabbed his waist and kissed him, smiling softly. "Thanks." he whispered, pulling away and walking off as Alex smiled. "Of course.
(Perhaps they could head to the field where Sadira is, with the vague idea of also gathering wildflowers? IDK)
(oh, okay.)
Alex and his daughter, Lia, both walk down to the wildflower area, and sees a whole field of them and smiles. "How about you pick some for Daddy?" He asks, mentioning Xavi.
Sadira, who had been gathering flowers, noticed the twosome and recognised the taller one. Snipping another stem, she slipped her scissors back into her pocket and walked through the field towards them.
Alex noticed Sadira and smiled. "Why, hello!" He smiled happily.
"Hi," she said awkwardly, giving a little wave.
The little girl who seemed to be next to Alex rushed up to Sadria and hugged her. "Hello!"
Sadira, startled, stepped back slightly. "Oh, um, hi."
The little girl was nearly 5, and she looked up at Sadira, and smiled brightly. "Your very pretty, miss!" She said, happily.
"Oh, um…" Sadira felt heat creep up her face; she wasn't used to being complimented by total strangers - or strangers at all, actually. "Thanks."
The little girl smiled. "Yep!" She said, before Alex smiled, awkwardly. "Sorry, Lia's a talker." He chuckled.
"It's okay."
Lia hugged her. "Do you wanna spend the night?? I wanna play princesses and unicorns!"
"Princesses… and unicorns…?"
She nodded. "Yeah!"
"Princesses and unicorns," she repeated, unsure.
"Yes-"
"Um, I don't know how to play princesses and unicorns."
"Oh- I'll teach you!~" She happily grinned.
"I -" She glanced at her hands, which were filled with wildflowers. "I need to take these back to the river first."
Lia nodded. "Oki!"
"Do you - do you want to come with me?"
Lia nodded, as Alex waited for the girls.
They went to the river. Sadira gathered the flowers into bouquets, pulling rubber bands around their stems to keep them together, and hung them upside-down from the ceiling of her lean-to.
"There," she said, crawling out of her lean-to. "We can play now."
Lia gasped, her eyes sparkling with joy. "Okay!"