"I'm so surprised," Kate deadpanned as she came back to the bed and sat down on the edge of it, then looked into the bag. "Hmmm, well. I guess serious presents first? Or maybe if you don't like them I'll claim they were the teasing part or... Whatever."

Okay, so maybe she was a little nervous about this. Randomly. Maybe.

She reached into the bag, then handed him a hard package that contained two items. It was fairly easy to tell they were books just by feel. "So... Happy fake birthday, boyfriend."