He waved Alice off when she left, before turning back to Katelynn with a curious look to his face.
“What did she mean get to work?” he asked, since he hadn’t been here whilst the two girls had ‘talked’.
She looked up at him, a smiling breaking out. ‘Before..well when I first met her..we talked about things and I told her I wanted to learn to draw and that you were going to teach me to paint. So she gave this to me so I could sketch and practice.’
She wanted to practice already but the camera was calling to her and she was still stunned by it every time she looked at it. ‘Jack..I don’t know how I can thank you for this gift. It must have been so expensive! My present isn’t this nice…’
Jack couldn’t help but smile at her, before reaching out and gently pushed his fingers through her hair. ‘It’s not about how nice a gift is, or how flashy and expensive. It’s about the heart. That’s what my father’s always said.“ he said, "Speaking of they both wish you a full and quick recovery, and they’ll visit you once you’re home.”
Wherever that would be.
“And you know I’ll be more than happy to show you how to draw, a few techniques and all that fun stuff,” he added softly before going to grab a chair and carried it to the side of her bed and set it down. “I’m happy to do a-anything with you.”
Jack Maple 