Day 11 - Presents
"So...who's going first?" Alex asked nervously as he looked to his girlfriend.
"I don't know," Jo said and bit her lip.
Alex and Jo sat in front of the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve, prepared to exchange gifts, but neither of them knew how to go about the whole ordeal. After stumbling through their own Christmas traditions, the couple was ready to have their first gift exchange. Unfortunately, Alex didn't really get any gifts growing up and Jo was thrown a gift that was usually a pair of socks.
"Open mine first," the brunette ventured after another moment of silence. She clasped her hands together nervously as he began to rip into the paper. Jo had noticed Alex focus on the watch weeks ago when they were shopping; it seemed like something he would want as a gift, but the resident still wasn't sure about the whole exchanging presents thing. Was a watch considered a tacky gift?
Alex smiled after carefully opening the box. "You remembered..."
Jo bit her lip nervously. "Do you like it?"
"I love it," her boyfriend answered and slid the watch onto his wrist. "Thank you." He leaned and kissed her softly. "Open mine," he eased the box into her hand as he spoke.
The brunette ripped off the paper quickly, almost feeling like she were on display. "Oh Alex," she breathed after lifting the lid and finding a diamond tennis bracelet. Yes, diamonds. Not some cubic zirconia imitation, but the real thing. The bracelet easily cost a few thousand dollars, if not more.
The doctor could practically see her calculating the price in her head. "You've never had diamonds before," he spoke softly. "I want your first ones to be from me."
Jo looked over to him with tears in her eyes. "I love it," she whispered. "And I love you."
