"Aw thank you. I'm glad that you're here and not busy," she said genuinely. Now maybe poor Dominic didn't have to spend so much time with her. She glanced down at the bag and blushed slightly. "You didn't have to get me anything. All right, I'll be gentle." Quite carefully she opened up the bag to see what was inside. Jars of things.
"Thank you, Dean. That's very nice of you. I really appreciate it." Maybe this wasn't such a bad birthday after all.