Lochlan comes out to the top of the steps, where he told me to wait for him. He's got two drinks in one hand, glasses held pinched between two fingers, and in the other hand he has a small box.
Good whiskey and presents. Birthday weekend is off to a great start.
He hands me a drink and holds his glass by the top to clink with mine. Sláinte, he says. A purest if ever there was one. We take tandem sips as I eye his other hand.
And that is? Cookies?
What? Cookies? Naw, Bridge. An early present.
But is it cookies?
Open it and see.
I take off the silver paper and glitter ribbon.
It's a new iPhone.
Oh hallelujah. It's an XS. 256 gbs. I will never have to curate my music again. It's a pretty silver color and he's already put my backup on it so it's ready to go. He even took an incredibly goofy selfie with it and made that my wallpaper.
Oh I love it!! Thank you!
It's less of a birthday present and more of a necessity. Turn it over.
On the back it says Love you Peanut. Engraved.
I can never use another phone ever.
Well hopefully it'll be a few years until you need a new one.
Thank you Locket.
I get a whiskey kiss and then he takes the phone and puts it in his pocket for safekeeping, because I have no pockets. Nowhere to hide anything. Nowhere to put things for safekeeping, save for my heart and it only has room for the most precious of things anyhow.
Like him.
Good whiskey and presents. Birthday weekend is off to a great start.
He hands me a drink and holds his glass by the top to clink with mine. Sláinte, he says. A purest if ever there was one. We take tandem sips as I eye his other hand.
And that is? Cookies?
What? Cookies? Naw, Bridge. An early present.
But is it cookies?
Open it and see.
I take off the silver paper and glitter ribbon.
It's a new iPhone.
Oh hallelujah. It's an XS. 256 gbs. I will never have to curate my music again. It's a pretty silver color and he's already put my backup on it so it's ready to go. He even took an incredibly goofy selfie with it and made that my wallpaper.
Oh I love it!! Thank you!
It's less of a birthday present and more of a necessity. Turn it over.
On the back it says Love you Peanut. Engraved.
I can never use another phone ever.
Well hopefully it'll be a few years until you need a new one.
Thank you Locket.
I get a whiskey kiss and then he takes the phone and puts it in his pocket for safekeeping, because I have no pockets. Nowhere to hide anything. Nowhere to put things for safekeeping, save for my heart and it only has room for the most precious of things anyhow.
Like him.