He smiled and accepted a small black box from the waiter and set it in the middle of the table.
"You came along and changed my life, made it better than I could possibly imagine, and I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate it."
Inside the small box was a necklace made of silver, gold, and wood links. The wooden parts were obviously hand carved and were not that greatly done, but not terrible either. The wooden links all bore her name, crossed with his.