Aaron noticed Keeley's continual peeks at him as the end of the school year approached but she never spoke a word. He may have miscalculated things.
Why did she keep looking at him if she didn't want to talk? He knew she missed him. Was her pride getting in the way?
He eventually decided to bite the bullet and talk to her first on the morning of her birthday.
"Happy birthday," he said simply as he plunked a small box topped with a bow on her desk before class started.
She looked up at him in astonishment. "How did you know?"
"I have my sources."
"Right," she murmured. "Uh…thanks."
Her bewildered expression both made him want to laugh and left a tight feeling in his chest. He had given her presents before. What was so strange about giving her one on her birthday? It was perfectly normal to give people gifts then.
"Open it," he encouraged.
