Max needed to buy flowers ,, it was his mother’s birthday ,, so why not buy flowers? — he walked through Monaco ,, it was nice enough out . . . And it wasn’t necessarily tourist season

He came across a small little corner shop ,, locally owned — and new! — he glanced around and walked in ,, strolling through the shop and looking at the different flowers before deciding to walk up to the front ,, no one up there

He rung the small bell on the counter and waited ,, with not a lot of patience.