Kapitel 26: Chapter 26

"You're giving me jewelry?" I ask.

"Open it."

I do. Inside the Tiffany box is a smaller ring box. I've seen them before, but I've never opened one. I can't imagine why he's giving me this.

"Open it," he urges.

I look up at him. Something inside me tells me not to open it. Opening it probably means, complicated. Handing it back to him is probably the simpler, wiser choice.

I open it. Inside, is a magnificent diamond ring. It's huge. Jennifer Lopez would blush if she got a ring this big. I close the box and hand it back to Jarrod.

"It's beautiful. I'm sure whoever you give this to will love it," I say.

Jarrod clears his throat. "That's just the thing. I'm giving it to you."

"Why?"

"It's traditional when a man asks a woman to marry him."

"That's true. So why are you giving me the ring?"

"Because I'm asking you to marry me."

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I sit up in bed and wrap myself in a sheet. It's time to think clearly, and obviously I can't do that when I'm naked.