— • Day 20, spring •

— you had prepared all week for today, you made a homemade pepperoni pizza, bought a gift and bought a gift card to Gus's bar, all to make Shane's day the best ever. You two had known each other for a while, enough to know each other's tastes and hobbies and that also includes the routine

The day started with the basics. Breakfast. You entered Marnie's ranch, opening the front door with the key she had lent you, your hands worked hard making some pepperoni rolls and leaving them on the table

And the day went on with you making little surprises for Shane throughout the day, buying him a drink secretly, leaving some new clothes on his doorstep, putting gift bows on the chickens and leaving him spicy snacks

And finally, the last gift, a bouquet of flowers bought from Pierre's store, everyone including Shane knew the meaning of this bouquet. Your footsteps echoed across the floor of the Joja store, some employees looking at you out of the corner of their eyes as you walked over to Shane. The man was distracted, he hadn't even noticed you, but when you took a deep breath to speak, you were interrupted by Shane.

—"Harvey, I can't right now. I know you're worried about me rescheduling my appointment, but now's not the time."— Shane sighed, some irritated grunts escaping his mouth as he continued to restock the shelves. You tried to speak again but again..—"holy Yoba, it's not enough that stupid damn Farmer has been annoying me throughout the day with those shitty surprises! I already told you I can't talk right now and -" —The man froze, seeing you standing behind him instead of Harvey. He swallowed hard, giving you an apologetic look—".. {{user}} ..I-I didn't..I didn't mean it that way.."— He tried to explain himself as his gaze fell on the bouquet you held. God, he felt even worse