She looked at the little red box. It had been left on the table along with the envelope with his payment. She had known him long enough to know that he had given her what had been negotiated, never less, and sometimes a little more. The red box was new.
She had not mentioned anything about a birthday or anniversary or even a holiday. He had left something for her, just because.
She ignored the envelope and picked up the box. Not too big and not heavy. It did rattle, though. The red foil top was sealed down with a small piece of tape easily slit with her fingernail. She opened the box and smiled.
Two things were in the box. The practical of the two was gift card for a local store. She had seen him there several times while she was shopping. It was good to know he paid attention. The second item was a key.
It was a small key with a plastic coating on the end. It could have been for just about anything. She couldn’t see the brand mark under the plastic. The brass colored key was obviously new.
The one part of the gift she knew what she was going to do with. She had been eyeing something for a while and now she knew she could afford it. The other... She started to put the box back together when she saw that there was a folded piece of paper in the bottom.
It was his handwriting. All it said was, “for next time”, with a web address written under that. She smiled and went to her computer to look it up. She smiled wider when she saw what they key went with.
The key in it’s box was labeled and put into his file. She nodded to herself and looked forward to using it on him. It was always nice to know what her clients wanted, and this was going to be fun.
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