Greg bites at his lip, watching Steven slowly take the gift in. It's strange--they always have to meet in bustling, public locations. There's an unspoken tension of feeling rushed, and being watched. This feels so quiet in comparison.

"Yeah. Sorry, I was worried it'd be a problem if I signed a note or something that time." If Garnet was right, it would have been a problem either way.

He hesitates, for a moment. "But I thought it'd be nice to give you this one in person. I missed you birthday when we were touring, after all."