"Okay, now time to buy you a gift."
"Gift?" Jiang blinks, eyes lighting up like a kid told he's getting cake.
"Yes, something you wanted."
"I wanted? Is it time for lip eati—"
"NO!" I smack his arm lightly, eyes wide. "No one's eating lips! I meant a phone!"
He tilts his head, confused for a sec. Then—
"Phone? Ear cheek device!" he gasps, gripping the table in excitement.
"Yes, yes, that." I sigh, already regretting all those dramas he watched.
He gasps, antenna perking. "You give me ear cheek device?! For real?!"
I nod, trying not to laugh. "Yes, for real. You've been a good… alien. So I think you earned it."
He does a little bounce on the seat, legs kicking under the table like an overjoyed puppy. "Yunhua best human! Yunhua my favorite human!"
"I better be your only human," I mutter, grabbing my purse.
He tilts his head. "Only one I share meal and sleep with. So… yes?"
"Good. Let's go before someone else tries to steal you again."
