[She took the bag when it was offered and just giggled to herself, shaking her head. It was nice to forget bad things...just for a while. It made her feel better about life, which meant that the bad things, when they came back, would be easier to bear.]

Thank you, Donny. [She took out the diamond earrings and put them in the box, replacing them with the button ones.] I think I will wear these today instead and...save the others for something special. [She was tempted to shake her head to hear them jingle but...no. No that was too much. Instead, she wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a kiss.]

You're not getting off that easy, you know. [But she was halfway teasing now, at least.] And there's one more thing that I have to tell you.