Chris Argent (argentum) wrote in madisonvalley, @ 2018-03-22 20:18:00 |
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Entry tags: | !closed, !log, chris argent (argentum), ~2018 march, ~25 points, ~~~~ allison argent (nousprotgeons) |
Who: Chris Argent and Allison Argent
What: Giving her a birthday present
When: Thursday evening
Where: A restaurant
Warnings: TBA
Status: Closed/On-going
Chris knew he'd been a little stand-offish since Allison had shown back up. Alright, more than a little. But it'd been hard not to be. She was the fifth Allison he'd seen, the fourth he'd actually gotten to know, and he was still waiting for the other shoe to drop. For her to disappear just as quickly as she'd shown up. But slowly, very slowly, he was easing up on that worry. Not letting his guard down, never that, but the fear of it was lessening.
Her birthday had passed quietly, with a simple birthday card of acknowledgement and the promise of a father-daughter dinner in a few days. He'd give Allison her birthday present then, needed this to mean something. Both for her sake and for his.
They'd gone Italian for dinner, nice enough to dress up but not nice enough that they had to really dress up. Her present had been tucked in his jacket pocket; he reached for the small jewelry box and pulled it out.
"I know it's been a little... awkward in the house sometimes," he said, and there was genuine regret in his voice. "And that's been my fault, I'll own it. It's been... hard to see you every day, sometimes even to talk to you, but don't ever think that means I don't love you." He slid the box across the table.