Brice was pleased. Yeah, the pearl was exactly right.
He took the box and carefully removed the shimmering ring, before sitting up properly, leaning against the wall. Then he took her hand. "Okay. I'll have to ask you again, but I'll do it properly this time. I don't want to scare you off again." He paused and took a breath. "Mel. Do you want to stay with me for a while longer and wear a nice ring that you can look at sometimes if you forget I love you?" Very carefully avoiding every single word related to "marriage" and "engaged" and "wedding."
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Date: 2008-09-17 06:54 pm (UTC)He took the box and carefully removed the shimmering ring, before sitting up properly, leaning against the wall. Then he took her hand. "Okay. I'll have to ask you again, but I'll do it properly this time. I don't want to scare you off again." He paused and took a breath. "Mel. Do you want to stay with me for a while longer and wear a nice ring that you can look at sometimes if you forget I love you?" Very carefully avoiding every single word related to "marriage" and "engaged" and "wedding."