(—Tony has an entirely inappropriate urge to hug him and say sorry.)

"I told you what I want," he says instead. Another thing he learned from Sherry: if there's something about you that people are going to use against you anyway, you might as well own it.

But he can't help glancing into the box. His resolve is cracking; he is more than a little afraid of what Obie might pick for him, especially with that look on his face.