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She doesn’t like me buying her jewelry, but this bracelet is something that barely leaves her body.
As she leans into me, I feel a swell of happiness. Reaching the edge of the bridge that looks over the shimmering water body, I spot a bench and suggest, “It’s a lovely night. Why don’t we sit here for a while?”
“It’s cold,” she complains as I maneuver her to the bench, then drag her into my arms. It’s moments like these that fill me with contentment.
We sit in silence. I feel the small box pressed against my leg, hidden in my pant pocket.
“So, London?” I ask.
“I could take a week off work.” Lana appears thoughtful as she stares at the reflection of the moon in the water.
“Before we go, however, there is something else I was thinking of doing,” I say.
Lana must nots something in my tone because she turns to me. “If this is another set of diamond earrings, so help me God—”
I laugh loudly. “It’s not earrings. You might even like this particular bit of jewelry.”
“Damn it, Oliver.” Lana sighs. “Why do you have to be so… Wait! What’s that?”
Her eyes grow wider and more luminous when she glimpses the box in my hand.
“That’s—that’s a—” She glances at me as if I’m suddenly going to tell her this is a joke.
I have no intention of doing so.
“It’s my grandmother’s ring,” I say softly as I open the box. “It’s been passed down in my family for generations. From my grandfather to my grandmother. My father proposed to my mother with this. And now, I want you to wear it.”
Lana’s mouth trembles before she firms it, giving me a beseeching look.
“Are you proposing?”
I tilt my head with a faint smile. “I should think so.”
“You’re not down on one knee,” she says faintly, clearly for lack of anything better to say.
“Do you want me to get on my knees?”
She just reaches forward to cup my fa
ce in her delicate hands, then crushes her mouth to mine. “No. No, I don’t,” she breathes.
When we pull apart, I hopefully ask, “So, that’s a yes?”
Lana grins happily. “Ask me properly… and I’ll answer you properly.”
I lean forward. “Will you marry me, Lana Hill?”
Lana’s face bursts into a beautiful smile. “I guess I have to now.”
And this time, I kiss her as I slide the ring on her finger, a ring that claims her as mine.
THE END
