"You're welcome," he answered, deeply pleased that she liked it. He'd wondered if maybe the necklace was too much -- it was a heart after all, and unusually colorful, but he had continued to go back to the jewelry shop, unable to forget about the necklace until he gave in and bought it. He took the chain from her, hands shaking as he tried to open the tiny clasp with his too-big fingers.
At last, he secured the chain around her neck and lifted her hand from her hair, smoothing it as it fell down around her shoulders. Despite the fact that he was staring at the back of her head, he said, "I knew it would look beautiful on you. It reminded me of that sari you were wearing the other day, the gold one with the dark pink."