[ He doesn't mind doing the giving -- Jack, after all, has given more than he'd ever thought to Johnny. They are both not perfect, they can be selfish, but that's all right. There's something about Jack's soft smile that cheers him up, and he beams at him before removing the watch carefully from its velvety resting place.

It shimmers and shines, some of the little planetary gemstones moving within it while others stayed still. It's almost reverent, the way he straps it around his wrist -- he knows he hasn't given Jack an answer yet, but a thing like this takes more than just a couple of weeks to resolve. And what he wants to show him now how is much he's loved nonetheless. ]

See that carved star up there? On Yule, it'll stop right above the earth. [ He grins, it was a clever little trick he engineered. ] Our anniversary. It'll do that every year. Cool, huh?