Chapter 8Meanwhile, across the street from the outdoor café, after giving up on songwriting, someone was shopping for a greeting card, instead. Not having a whole lotta luck finding one that said, “I have dirty and also sentimental feelings for you I can’t quite figure out,” he wondered if one of London’s many s*x shops might have something better.
In the end, he settled for a birthday card. A bit suggestive, it featured a man holding a small bow-wrapped box in front of his crotch. The caption on the front, Big Things Come in Small Packages, was perfect, considering Ben’s physical stature.
He would present it to Ben at Club Gold, with a cuddly stuffed Big Ben clock, complete with arms and legs. A ten and two smile, the pendulum his necktie, he also sported a gold medal around his neck. I
