Title: Give a Little Bit, Ch. 1 WC: ~ 1400 this chapter
Rating: T
Summary: "He thought he knew. That she likes the book. That she likes him and he's forgiven. That she didn't want him to leave and he didn't want to go. He thought they'd turned a corner, but here they are. It's her birthday and they're leaving him out. It hurts."
A/N: Three-shot set on Beckett's 30th birthday, shortly after Love Me Dead (2 x 09). Second and third chapters will be posted later today.