Chapter 7
I walked past the glass displays until one ring caught my eye.
Before Glenn could make a move to buy it, I stopped him.
My mood suddenly soured, and I turned to leave.
But a familiar voice stopped me in my
tracks.
“Babe!”
The clerks around us began to cheer, and I turned to see Gerard holding the ring I had just been looking at.
He looked nervous, almost unsure of
himself.
“Do you remember this ring?” he asked.
How could I not?
We’d been together for three years. In the first year, he had designed a ring for me–a simple sapphire piece with initials.
engraved inside. It wasn‘ t extravagant,
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ed The clerks next to him were even louder
now. Everyone, except Glenn, was chanting or us to “get back together.”
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couldn’t take the noise. I shoved him
way, and the ring went flying, landing perfectly in the trash can.
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That made the room silent.
“Mr. Morgenthal, show some self- espect,” I said coldly.
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Gerard flinched, his expression crumbling.
“Babe, isn‘ t this what you wanted? We
hran get married right now. We can be laeogether forever!”
bwithin
But he was far, far too late.
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If he proposed before–before I caught him. in bed with Gwyneth, before I lost our third baby–I would‘ ve cried tears of joy and taken the ring I had waited years for.
Gerard looked like he’d just woken up from a bad dream.
“You don’t like this one anymore? That’s fine. I can design it again. You can have as many as you want.” He added, “I get it–you‘ re jealous of Gwyneth, but don’t worry, she‘ s…”
“Gerard,” I cut him off. “There’s nothing left for us anymore.”
I reached for Glenn‘ s hand, and he took it
without hesitation.
Gerard tried to stop me, but I brushed past
him.
Behind us, the noise picked up again.
I didn’t look back, but I could hear him frantically digging through the trash for the ring.
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