Buying Gifts
William chuckled as Lilith bombarded him with questions. The sudden invitation, orchestrated by his father and grandfather without his input, had caught him off guard too. Now his girlfriend was frantically seeking advice. "Babe, I swear I had no part in this," William explained, trying to calm Lilith. "It was all Dad and Grandpa's idea. They didn't even ask me - I had less say than my sister!" William's pet names for Lilith varied with his mood - from "wifey" when happy to "babe" when placating. But Lilith was too anxious to appreciate his sweet talk. "What are we going to do?" she fretted, voice tinged with panic. This formal meeting was far from their casual mall encounters. The thought made her skin crawl with anxiety. She knew it wasn't William's idea, but that only made her more n
- Writer
