He could sense her searching his reaction for something, but wasn’t sure how to respond quite yet. Unsure of what her response might be, he tried to brace himself for all kinds of replies, but the last thing he’d expected was for her to pull out — a present? The grin on his face grew, and he accepted the small box from her. It was disproportionately heavy for its size, but not overly so. At her prompting, he withdrew his other hand and held it gently with both hands before untying the ribbon. The plain brown box didn’t do anything to reveal its contents, and Faustus cast her an inquiring look. Of course, he was sure to like anything she would give him, and he was momentarily caught between wanting to soothe any of her worries and wanting to open the package.
Settling on the latter, Faustus lifted the lid of the box and found inside an elegant pocket watch inside. “Oh, Marie it’s beautiful,” he murmured, handling it with care as he pulled it from its nesting place. Clicking it open though, he was met with another surprise in that it wasn’t a normal pocket watch, but most certainly an enchanted one. He found small miniatures of his loved ones staring back up at him, beaming as they sat in small golden frames. Instead of times, there was small elegant writing on the circumference of the watch. Upon further inspection, Faustus read: home, school, work, traveling, lost, hospital, prison, and mortal peril. The combination of the words with the fact that his and Marie’s dials were hovering over “traveling” whilst the childrens’ were at “school” and “home” told him all he needed to know about the function of the watch.
“Brilliant….” he said in awe, an amazed expression taking over his features as he looked from the present to his wife. How she’d managed to find such a unique and useful gift was beyond him — though a testament to her thoughtfulness — and he resisted the urge to scoop her into his arms once more. “Thank you, so much, I adore it Marie.” He leaned down to kiss her once more. “It’s perfect.”
Settling on the latter, Faustus lifted the lid of the box and found inside an elegant pocket watch inside. “Oh, Marie it’s beautiful,” he murmured, handling it with care as he pulled it from its nesting place. Clicking it open though, he was met with another surprise in that it wasn’t a normal pocket watch, but most certainly an enchanted one. He found small miniatures of his loved ones staring back up at him, beaming as they sat in small golden frames. Instead of times, there was small elegant writing on the circumference of the watch. Upon further inspection, Faustus read: home, school, work, traveling, lost, hospital, prison, and mortal peril. The combination of the words with the fact that his and Marie’s dials were hovering over “traveling” whilst the childrens’ were at “school” and “home” told him all he needed to know about the function of the watch.
“Brilliant….” he said in awe, an amazed expression taking over his features as he looked from the present to his wife. How she’d managed to find such a unique and useful gift was beyond him — though a testament to her thoughtfulness — and he resisted the urge to scoop her into his arms once more. “Thank you, so much, I adore it Marie.” He leaned down to kiss her once more. “It’s perfect.”