“Oh.” Jack begins to uncross his arms, a little startled at the change of topic, but catches himself. “Don’t mention it. Not a big deal.”

It really wasn’t. Jack had felt only moderately egged on to do something, anything, that would make Raine smile, and who doesn’t smile at surprise Choco Pies? A leaf falling could trigger Jack’s competitive streak. He hadn’t thought much of it until Annie told him Raine didn’t go for things like that. Now he winces, waiting for the other shoe to drop.

“It’s just like a thing, you know? You go on a trip, you bring back stuff for people,” he adds, trying to soften the blow.