“They’re supposed to be the first present,” he chuckled. “Paris was the second.”
I couldn’t understand how Ben had the time to locate, buy, and sell these items. They were ridiculously expensive. Keith would have been impressed if I had picked up the hobby.
“Maybe it’s just his way of showing his love,” Keith said when I caught him up over dinner that evening. “Lori does love her old movies.”
Couple having dinner at a table | Source: Unsplash
In the end, I felt ashamed of myself for ruining Ben’s surprise — although Lori didn’t actually reveal that I told her about our conversation. She just said that she stumbled upon them when she was doing laundry.
“He has no idea,” she reassured me.
But I still felt justified in having told her — what if, in a turn of events, Ben was hiding alcohol in their home. It could have unleashed a horrible set of consequences.
Now, all is well, and it looks likе my best friends will actually be going to Paris in a few months. Keith and I have taken a bet regarding whether they invite us along for the trip — let’s see.
The Eiffel Tower in Paris | Source: Unsplash
Do you think I was wrong to tell Lori?
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