I am on my way to give Theo his birthday present. I am a little nervous about giving him. I am worried he might not like it or, worse, not accept it from me. I knock on his office door and enter once he says come in. I can’t believe even on his birthday he is working.
“What do you want, Anastasia,” He says, not lifting his eyes away from the papers in front of him.
“Happy birthday,” I say and place the wristwatch in front of him. I got him a chronograph black leather wristwatch. I hope he likes it.
“Is that all?” He asks, stunning me with his words. No, thank you, nothing. Just ‘is that all’ really, you have got to be kidding me, Theo. This is what I wish I could say to him but don’t; instead, I say.
“Yes, that’s why I came.”
“If that’s all, you can leave,” He says, with h
