He handed me a small, plain bag. Puzzled and excited, I opened it up. Lip gloss, the kind I liked. I’d complained to him a number of times how I was running out, but I’d never thought he was paying attention. “How’d you manage to buy this? I saw you the whole time at the mall.” “Guardian secrets.” “What’s this for? For my first day?” “No,” he said simply. “Because I thought it would make you happy.”
