I've seen her blink several times, and each time I do, I can make out tears in her eyes. s**t. That was in no way the direction I intended to go in at all. "It's beautiful, but way too expensive for me to accept it," is how I'm currently feeling about it.
"Don't worry about how much it set you back. I really wanted you to have it, so I went out and bought it for you. You're keeping it. Now, pull it out of the case and perform something for me."
After removing the guitar from its case, she places the case on the coffee table. She puts the strap over her head, pauses for a moment as if she's still considering it, and then begins strumming the instrument for the very first time. And that's the end of it. I am confident that there will be no further discussion regarding the possibility of h
