Meg/Ehren - At the bar
She had such a personality on her that it completely eased his mind. He chuckled at her comment about birthday magic and took the cupcake into his hands. It was clear that she had put some work into decorating it and the thought alone made his insides warm. “Wow this is beautiful, I don’t even want to eat it.” Though he would, she could probably tell from their date that he had a large appetite.
When asked about gifts a look came to his face that was less than happy. He didn’t really like gifts and while his friends knew that about him they still tended to shove things at him on his birthday. “I mean a couple of drinks but I don’t really care about gifts. I like to keep a pretty minimalistic lifestyle.” Which was why he said no when she offered him that dinosaur the first time they met, which was why he hadn’t bothered to pick up that painting from her apartment yet. He didn’t like owing anybody anything.