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He took my hand, pulled the ring from the box, and slid it onto my finger. It fit perfectly, like magic—he must have taken one of the rings from my jewelry collection to the jeweler to measure.
“Do you like it?” he asked. “I hoped you would, but if it isn’t to your taste, we can always have it redesigned, add more stones, make it something you like better—”
“No, stop.” I held up my hand so I could admire my new ring. “Don’t say another word. It’s perfect, Brian. And so are you.”
“And so are we,” he added.
Brian stood up, pulled me to my feet, wrapped his arms around me, and kissed me.
I would never have believed it, but standing there in my stained t-shirt and sweatpants, in the arms of my dad’s best friend, his hands big and firm on my back and his mouth on mine, I felt more beautiful than I ever had in my life.
I curled my fingers into my palm, feeling the weight of the ring that I would wear for the rest of my life.
