And visions of sugarplums danced through her head...
Nope. Wrong vision. This one was pre-tea work on a proposal, while dad2b was fixing his famous cappuccino in the kitchen. Smell of fresh espresso, sound of frothing milk, and more frothing in the belly down below.

Do you know the things that are out there, on the Internet? Have you found that drinking tonic water keeps mosquitoes away? Are the plane tickets booked? Did greyhounds ever chase a real rabbit? What's the name of that new restaurant? Look into the light, but not too long, and not too seriously. A simple peony can be more marvelous, and more revealing.