Murphy's POV
“Babe, you shouldn’t have gotten me a gift. Jake’s gonna be jealous,” Sarah admonished.
“Jake should be better at kissing then,” I joked. “Of course I got you a gift, you only turn 16 once.”
Her fingers excitedly tore open the wrapping paper on the small package I handed her. Glancing up at me, she pulled out a narrow black box.
“What is it?” she asked.
“Open it up and find out!” I laughed, as I brushed a strand of hair from her face.
She smiled and pulled the lid off of the box, gasping in surprise at the contents. “Oh, Murphy, I love it!” she exclaimed.
Quickly, she extracted the gift from the box. A thin white gold chain with a heart-shaped pendant dangled from her hand. Our initials were inscribed on the inside edge of the heart. Once she started shifting, she would
