Thanks, phone, for autocorrecting that first sentence into crazy talk. "Die", not "do" haha!
No, believe me, you really don't.
[To be fair one is set in a pendant and the other in a ring so he's not far off. Not gaudy, per say, but still quite decorative.] They've been a part of me for a very, very long time and I have no intention of loosing them for long.
[If he'd known he would have felt terrible, but even still he's perceptive enough to see something about the comment upset him, and offers up a gentle, slightly apologetic smile.] Boyo, when you get to be my age you can call people whatever you want and they just have to accept it and humor you. One of the few perks.