From an outsider’s perspective, it would be a fair assumption to conclude that Diana and Will disliked, or even hated each other. And true, Will annoyed Diana somewhat, with his stubborn refusal to accept any kind of help, and the fact that he was a far better person that she would ever be. But if she was being honest, deep, deep, down she actually held a soft kind of fondness for the doorman in her heart. But that didn’t mean she didn’t enjoy teasing and insulting him. That was the beauty of their friendship after all. Sometimes she worried she might overstep the mark, but Will seemed to expect it now, and when he wanted to, he could give as good as he got. But she had decided, with some gentle persuasion from Nathaniel, that she would be nice to him seeing as it was his ‘special day’. However, this had resulted in her from switching between compliments and insults at a breakneck speed that even gave her whiplash. That didn’t stop her from feeling a quiet kind of excitement at the thought of giving Will his present, though she wasn’t as flashy with her money as Nate or Jane, not when it came to herself anyway, that hadn’t dissuaded her from spending a small fortune on an expensive watch that now sat in a neat little black box on the passenger seat beside her. She knew what his reaction would be, but she hoped the argument that it was functional as well as pretty would help her cause, plus it couldn’t hurt that Nate had demanded that he accept all gifts. And thank god for small miracles, because otherwise she’d never get him to take it out of the box.
It was late when she pulled up outside the apartment building Will worked at, so late in fact, that it almost wasn’t Will’s birthday anymore. But she knew he’d still be up, obviously, working the night shift. Messina was a nice looking building, filled with the most bizarre collection of people Diana had ever come across, she kind of loved it for that, and she thought it was the kind of place she wouldn’t mind living if she was allowed to live on her own. Though really that was a smart decision on the part of her grandparents since she’d almost certainly accidentally kill herself within a few weeks of being alone. As she killed the engine of her car, she looked up and saw that most of the windows were dark, save for a few on the top floor, and just beyond the front door she could see the tall figure of Will standing in the lobby. She pulled herself up out of the car, not forgetting to pick up the gift before she locked the door.
“Hey birthday boy,” she said with a devilish grin as she pushed the door open, catching her friend’s attention. She held the box out in front of her, arms outstretched and head bowed, like she was making some kind of peace offering, and she stayed like this until he finally took the present from her.
“And remember no complaining about it, I know you won’t listen to me, but Nate says so too and I know you’ll do what he says,” she warned him, pointing one finger accusingly, she was still smiling but she was being deadly serious.