❛   How is a fruit calendar a sensible gift? You know I barely eat fruit if it’s not folded in some sort of dough and or covered in sugar.  ❜   It really was a wonder how he’d lived this long, especially while staying remotely fit. What isn’t a wonder is how he perks up at her reveal, looking too bloody pleased with himself as he leans over the counter.   ❛  Oh? So me and Henry are the only ones on your list? Why, Regina, I didn’t know you cared.  ❜ 

‘   it makes perfect sense, killian. so much so, i’m not even going to explain it to you.   ’   she huffs, unwilling to admit it was possibly the worst gift in the history of tacky christmas gifts.   ‘   oh no. don’t get excited.   ’   breath catches in her throat at the accusation, mouth hanging just slightly as she stutters.   ‘   i clearly don’t care about you that much ! i gave you the worst gift ever.   ’   and there it was. better to be wrong than to be accused of caring.