Nodding and smiling along as he often did, he was too busy listening intently to his friend to remember the book laying askew on the floor until Evan pointed it out. "Oh" he gasped, quickly reaching for the book and putting it right before placing it at a perfect angle on the table in front of him.
"Yes, well, I'm never sure exactly what books I want until I get them, but all the ones I got are perfect! This one especially. It's about dragons!" He said, raising his voice a little at the last syllable, fully expecting Evan to share in his excitement. Jacoby really did like book, not more or less than he likes anything else in life, though. He was just as happy with his gifts as he was last year when he got new clothes, and the year before when he got the infamous Large Box of Candied Goods. The boy was just generally easy to please.
Examining Evan for any new item he might have with him, he asked, "So what did you get? Anything exciting? Eatable?..."