Chapter 106. Surprise Visit

"I can’t believe you’re here." When I talk slowly, he laughs.

"I wanted to see you, and getting here from the Hamptons isn’t hard." He says something quietly as he cups his hands around my face. "I was tired of seeing you through a screen, and I didn’t need to be at home anymore, so I chose to give us a little more time together. "Halve the distance." "Why didn’t you tell me?"

"You didn’t like being surprised?" I smile when he asks.

"I did."

"I thought, ‘Well, I have your Christmas present, if that’s okay.’"

"Oh, no! I didn’t know that we were going to give gifts." I sigh and shake my head. "What you have isn’t mine."

"That’s fine, I’ll get mine after I see you open yours." He pulls a white envelope out of the pocket of his pants. He is quiet. When I raise my eyes, he smiles and tells me.

I take the top flap off and take a few pieces of p