Annie leaned in again, and felt this time that the arm around her hadn't been habit, but on purpose. She dared to let her hopes rise even higher than they had been with the kiss. The kiss could have just been a moment of being impressed and nothing more. This was... this was a little more intimate.
She let the box rest on her lap while she opened it, it was a bit heavy, but when the contents shifted, she didn't hear any parts or metal bits scraping around. Which she wouldn't have been opposed to, of course.
The earrings caught her eye first, naturally, being on top. They were so sparkly and shiny, she held them up to reflect the light of the room around them.
"Wow." It came out in a fast whisper. She'd never owned anything like these, and didn't think she'd ever seen anything like them in stores. Of course, she didn't frequent jewelery stores herself, only glancing when window shopping.
The dress that went with them matched the color of the stones, and flowed in the box a bit like water. Annie had to stand up to get the full effect of it, it was so long. She couldn't think of a place that she would go to wear something like this, but she had no doubt that Tony knew of a handful at least.
It was the first time in her life that she'd ever gotten things so beautiful as gifts. It made her feel fancy and elegant, and she wasn't even wearing them yet.
Tony had kissed her because of the genius behind her gift, Annie kissed him because of the beauty in hers. She didn't even warn him first, and she didn't pull away as quickly.