Definitely Love*

{49}

<Zaria>

And I do.

As soon as he walks out of my closet with one of those presents he told me not to open, I love it even though I haven't seen it yet.

He watches with a pretty handsome smile, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Wow, princess. Your eyes just went from blank to bright just like that."
He observes, walking forward.

"I know how much you like gifts. Especially mine, right?"
He adds, raising his eyebrows at me.

I nod eagerly.

His smile gets bigger.

"Ha! I knew it! I fucking knew-"

"Not so loud, geez. You never know, Larry might be listening in on us."
I cut him off, biting my lip.

He smirks, sitting back down on the edge of the bed.

"Here. I'm sure you can guess that this is a piece of jewelry because of the box, huh?"
He asks, handing me the small box.

I shake it gently and sure enough I hear something rattle inside.

The curious child in me starts jumping around happily.

"Go ahead, baby. Open it, I know you want to."
He says softly, reading my mind.

I look up at him then back down at the neatly wrapped box.

"Okay."

I tear away the wrapping paper a little sadly.

I've always had a bittersweet feel when it comes to unwrapping gifts.

I love the present but I hate having to destroy beautiful artwork. The wrapping paper, I mean.

Inside is a Jared's jewelry box.

I almost drop it.

Because it's brand new.

Don't ask me how I know, I just do.

Laurent's gaze is intense on the side of my face.

"Laurent, what is this?"
I whisper, admiring the nice little box.

Jared's.

That's like the most expensive jewelry store.

Well, I think every jewelry store is expensive, having never really had any accessories better than those birthstone necklaces in the 50¢ machines at CiCi's.
Mom never did like spending money on jewelry, she thought it was a waste of money.

"Open the box, geez. You love prolonging the best parts."
Laurent groans, snapping me out of my daze.

I turn, rolling my eyes.

"Alright, alright geez."
I grumble, opening the little box reluctantly.

And then I almost faint.

Because the first thing I see is the most beautiful necklace I have ever seen.

I get all choked up on words as Laurent's hands appear and he gently takes the box from me.

And I just stare as he takes it out, getting all dizzy just from the looks of it.

At the center there's a  small heart covered in a shiny diamond.

"Here, turn around, my love. Let me put it on you."
He whispers, getting a good look at the tears that form in my eyes.

He runs his fingers through my hair for a moment before flipping it over my shoulder.