Thomas resists the urge to lift an eyebrow when Greta, as casually as she can, asks to see what he's gotten for Saoirse. But he slips his hand into his other pocket and produces a box bigger than the ring box, but considerably thinner.
"I wanted it to match yours, at least in color," he says. "But I thought something a bit more... practical would be better for a girl her age. The green stones are jade and the white are pearls - I thought she might like that, being a little seal and all."
He really has thought about the gifts for his ladies, beyond merely choosing something that he thinks will look nice or that is expensive. And Thomas knows that Greta worries about expenses more than he does, but he's careful with keeping the books and these expenses felt important. He's had them worked into his budget for more than a month.
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Date: 2018-12-29 02:34 am (UTC)Inside is a jade and pearl bracelet.
"I wanted it to match yours, at least in color," he says. "But I thought something a bit more... practical would be better for a girl her age. The green stones are jade and the white are pearls - I thought she might like that, being a little seal and all."
He really has thought about the gifts for his ladies, beyond merely choosing something that he thinks will look nice or that is expensive. And Thomas knows that Greta worries about expenses more than he does, but he's careful with keeping the books and these expenses felt important. He's had them worked into his budget for more than a month.