Jim had knownhe wasn't going to be able to buy anyone anything for Christmas so manyof his extended family and friends had done the same as to not cre...te anawkward imbalance. As a result Wayne still had many boxes left to openwhen Jim had only one, a large box tucked away at the back with shinypink wrapping paper. the tag read From: Wayne.Jim looked over at his roommate, "You didn't have to get me anything, Idon't have anything for you."Wayne didn't have a gift in his hands at the moment he. Even if he never knew I was there, my gesture might pay back a tiny part of that debt. I didn't tell anyone else of my plan. It would have upset Sophie, and my mother, well, we hardly spoke anymore. As long as I stayed out of her way I was happy. It was easy to find the date of the ceremony and the Registrar's Office was easy to get to. It was set for a Saturday two weeks away, and I made sure I had the day off by switching a shift, then all I had to do was to choose my outfit. I planned to. " He hissed as he put pressure on it, the pain and anger overlaying his sight in red. He barely pulled the main display up, static and emotion twisting the clear options into blurs. Or maybe it was another error. "Medkit," he snarled at the screen, but of course it didn't work. The bitch had broken its intuition, hadn't she?He jerkily navigated the system manually, and ordered a bot to bring one to Room 301."Fuck," he breathed. He could feel the blood soaking through the cotton. Renee was. I think what made her so comfortable around me was that I wasnt like the other guys. I wasnt always blatantly trying to hit on her or get her to bed me every chance I got nor did I ogle her – even though she had plenty to ogle – like a horny teenage pervert. I treated her like a friend and despite finding her really attractive, I never let her feel like her physical body be the thing that defined her in my eyes. I offered to get her another glass of soda but just as I turn around from the.