But this was the first time anyone had seemed almost embarrassed by the gift. And she hadn’t even opened the wrapping yet and seen the distinctive Tiffany blue box.A part of him knew that it was too early in a relationship for a gift, but he’d been unable to resist the bracelet when he’d seen it in the window of Tiffany’s on Rodeo Drive. He had the image of it on her wrist.She eased the gold foil gift wrap from the box and folded it neatly into a square, hardly even glancing at the box. She had to know it was jewelry but she wasn’t grasping at the box or hurrying to open it up.“You didn’t have to get me anything,” she said carefully, rubbing her finger over the raised imprint of the Tiffany name. She didn’t look down at the box but only stared at him.“I wanted to. Open it.”She did and just stared into the box without removing the bracelet. The longer she stared at it the more unsure he became of the gift. He couldn’t read her reaction at all.“Annie?”“Thank you, Jared,”
