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“And on that lovely Yuletide note, I have sohts of the Christe With visions of jewelry dancing in my head, I opened it to find a little canister with a plastic trigger “Mace?”

“Nope, silver in aerosol forhts Just don’t stand dohen you use it”

“Oh, how thoughtful,” I said, lifting it carefully froether, I told hireat”

“It’s a gag gift,” he said crossly “Zeb said you’d find this kind of thing funny Lift up the tissue”

“Zeb has spent hts,” I said, rooting to the bottom of the box “Don’t take relationship advice from Zeb”

In the bottom of the box was a tissue-wrapped bundle It was a little silver unicorn on a fine chain

“Andrea said that paying hoe to a little quirk in your personality, the closet unicorn obsession, would show that I care,” he said

“It really does,” I told him “Can I touch it?”

“It would be a good first step toearing it”

“But it’s silver,” I said, hooking a tissue-protected finger around the clasp

“No, it’s white gold,” he said as he looped the chain around my neck “Perfectly safe for vampires”

“All of the beauty of silver without the burning and itching,” I cooed, running s

“Does thathis head

“Thank you, it’s very sweet,” I said, kissing him “This is a wonderful coincidence, because I have this for you”>“Fibber” I rolled my eyes

“I don’t know any one-word insults for false modesty, but I’ll come up with one,” she said “In the meantime, sit, catch your breath, er, relax Enjoy this quiet time when the house looks perfect and you look beautiful and no one is frazzled or co because of their lactose intolerance”