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It didn’t take long to find the little jewelry store. When they opened it and went inside, they were greeted by a bohemian-looking woman with a baby on her hip, and a toddler running around. “Welcome in,” she said, smiling.
“Hi,” Gus said. “We’re here for...for rings.”
“Of course. I’m Sammy. Sammy Daniels. I’m happy to help.”
She took out a few pieces of jewelry, and the one that caught Alaina’s eye was rose gold, the band a woven Celtic knot, a gleaming sunstone at the center.
“That’s beautiful,” she said. “But of course, it might be very expensive...”
“I don’t care about the price,” Gus said.
The woman looked up at Gus and beamed. “That’s what I like to hear. And not just because I sell jewelry for a living. I like it when all a man cares about is seeing his fiancée happy. There’s a matching band for the groom.” She pulled out some black gold. It had a rosy color on the inside of the band, and there was the same Celtic knot impressed into the metal.
“It’s made so that her ring locks into his.”
“We’ll take them,” he said.
But it was so romantic. It was way, way too romantic for them. But Gus was getting them anyway. The sample fit her perfectly. She had to go in the back and quickly adjust Gus’s. It needed to be made quite a bit bigger.
When she came back, she handed them the rings.
“Congratulations,” she said.
“Thanks,” Alaina muttered.
When they left, they stopped by the kitchen store.
“For a man who doesn’t cook, you’re fascinated by this kind of thing,” she said as he touched a couple of brightly colored baking dishes.
“I’m just imagining how different it’s going to be.”
And there was something about that that hit her deep. She didn’t let him know, though. She kept that to herself. And they bought the deep blue baking dishes, and took the drive back to Pyrite Falls. Back to Four Corners. When they pulled up to Sullivan’s Point again, it was dark. And Alaina hadn’t even thought to check her phone. She had about ten texts from her sisters. She sighed.
“Wait,” he said.
He got the ring out, and held it out to her. “Wear this.”
He wanted her to wear it now? Already? Well, why not? They’d announced their engagement to everyone and all.
“Okay.” The word came out scratchy.
She took it from his hand and put it on, flexing her fingers.
“Guess you’d better tell your sisters that the wedding is Saturday.”
She wrinkled her nose. “Should we tell the preacher? You know, so we make sure we can actually do this in time.”
“He’s never busy,” Gus said.
“Well, good point. But we should tell him.”
“I am going to tell him to not wear flip-flops. I don’t like that.”
She laughed. “I think he’s supposed to be accessible,” Alaina said.
“No. Nothing about flip-flops on a clergyman is accessible to me. Sorry.”
“Okay. Your clergy issues are noted. See you tomorrow, Gus.”
