Book 222: Checkmate

Checkmate

Intro- And they were lovers, who spoilt each other with enough love and affection with gifts too.

Danny's P.O.V.

“Please, open your gift. I’ve been burning with curiosity about whether you’d like it.”I say to her smiling.

Hailey lifts an eyebrow but nods and begins tossing tissue paper around like confetti with a smile already on her face.

Her curiosity piqued, she reaches deeper, pulling out a heavy wooden box wrapped with a silk bow. “What is it?”

It’s a rhetorical question as her hands are already tugging at the bow, a delighted gasp coming from her lips as she opens the box. “Oh, my gosh, they’re beautiful!” she exclaims, lifting out the first piece, an ornately carved piece of white ash. Appropriately enough, it’s the Queen.

“Are these hand-carved?”

“Yes, each chess piece is done by hand,” I tell her, letting her explore each piece. “The board’s walnut and beech, and the pieces are ash and black oak. I thought about getting a stone board, but I decided a folding board