So his mom allowed 1 gift to each k**. She, had me open a gift. It was thoughtful of her. I un wrapped it it was an ornament (boy&girl)1st xmas togeth...er and the year. I looked at Ren that was random. Why would she have a gift for me. I talk about u always. Awww he looked at me and said Im in love with u. I replied love u too babes. He said listen yall I wanna give my girl her gift, i insisted he didnt have to. We can exchange tomorrow. He grabbed a really BIG box... Got on his knee which was. They ordered, chatted about inconsequential topics while waiting for the meals, and then talked very little while eating. It was actually a pleasant time as far as Paul concerned. They had refused dessert, but ordered coffee to drink while chatting.“Can you give me more money every month?” she asked.“I would give you more money, but you’d give it to Annie. I’m not giving her one cent of my money ever again. I would leave my half of the estate to a charity for people without little fingers. However, the Duke wanted two things from Roland in exchange. Firstly, he wanted Roland to serve for at least a year in the Duke's army in the south. The experience would do him good. Secondly, he wanted Roland to vigorously pursue border incursions from the south and west, including making the castle strong enough to withstand a long siege.This meant that Roland would have to enlist a small army to protect his portion of the Duke's southern borders. The Duke said that after his term in the. .." I know." She replied without a glance. It was apparent that her concern was not for herself, but for Dean.And the expression crossing her face as she peered closely at his ear was disconcerting..."You're quite right young man." Amarante commented, yanking on his earlobes. "If I could venture a guess I would say that this whole..." He waved a hand around for emphasis. "Debacle was merely a way to distract us from something far more sinister."Far more sinister...Harry did not like the sound.