Nautica rolled her eyes but didn't step away anyway. "Ooh presents and surprises." Now she was really interested. Her heart was even doing that little racing thing. "Well if the surprise is time sensitive-ish, let's do that first." Which had nothing to do with the fact that she was childishly excited. "Delayed gratification with gifts, right?
"Although I do want to hear all about your wild adventures," she pointed out as if it were a term on a contract.