( Peter's smile stays soft, trying not to let himself get too gloomy on her. Not now, when things are meant to be nice. But it does hurt his heart to hear that.

He'd like to help her feel cared about here. )

Oh, so much spoiling. In fact, there's no rule against celebrating longer than just one day.

Is there anything on your wish list you could use? ( He totally doesn't mind coming up with some surprises — though Peter Graham trying to shop for a young teenage girl is kind of funny; why is there no Claire's around here?? — but he also figures he'll check to see if she wants anything in particular. )