"Don't worry about it. I'm still learning. Not like I can be a good little Jew here. And I'm also Romani. Which is pretty prone to blending of things, so there's that too. Probably works, right?"

He doesn't care if Billy doesn't remember. Still, he's impressed there's going to be a gift. Not that he presses for it. No gift is as good as their fingers tangled together as they move toward bed.

"Nope. But we'll be safe here together. I promise."