“Now just reach out, and take one. It doesn’t matter what one you land on, just take it, we’ll go buy it, and then, once I’ve shown you a few more places, we’ll go back and watch it together.”

She slowly stuck out her hand, running her fingertips across the smooth backs of the DVD cases. She suddenly stopped, then reached up a little higher, and pulled one of the DVD ’s down. “Here,” she said, opening her eyes as she handed it to Chris.”Wait…let me see. What did I pick?”

“No,” he said, hiding it behind his back. “I think I’ll keep it for a tiny bit longer. Besides, it would ruin the game if you found out before we got home. No, you go outside while I pay for it.”

“But, Chris, can’t I see? I want to know what I picked,” she said, trying to grab it from behind his back.

“No. Be patient. I promise, it’ll make it even better if you have some time to anticipate it.”

She didn’t know if it was just her, but suddenly those words sounded like they had a different meaning.