Solomon stood nervously fiddling with his tie, this would be the last time he ever wore his tux.
As he stood reflected on what had brought him to this point.
A woman. The most beautiful woman he had ever laid eyes on. Her name was Mira. A fiery red head with a personality to match. The only person who had ever managed to beat him at a game.
He had already been to Egypt at that point, where he had found and played the most intense and unforgettable game of his life. The prize, a mysterious puzzle that not even he could solve.
He'd met her in one of the many Casinos he visited on his travels. He hadn't the nerve to speak to her though. He knew just about everything there was to know about any number of games, and never lost once. The same couldn't be said about women though.
He was admittedly head over heels for her and a hopeless romantic. Taking her out to wonderful places. Dining, Dancing and of course enjoying the odd game. He even showed her his most prized possession the Millennium Puzzle and let her try to put it together but not even with the two of them working together could they solve it so back on the shelf it went to forever collect dust.
He had a huge collection of games many of which he didn't play. Mira suggested why opening up a game shop and selling some of them. He laughed saying the day he lost a game would be the day he stopped playing them and started selling and would no longer wear the tux.
Then that day came, he was nothing if not a bundle of nerves, maybe that was why he had lost he couldn't concentrate properly only thinking about what would happen after the game. Either way she managed to beat him, Mira, the love of his life and now the one and only person to beat him.
As the winner he gave her a prize, he handed her over a puzzle box saying he had something special he wanted to give her, but only after she solved a sigh she decided to humour him. She enjoyed a good puzzle anyways.
As she put the pieces together she found that it spelled out a message, she gave a light gasp as she fit the last piece into place and read what it said.
Will you marry me?
She looked over him, he was now holding an open box, a simple gold ring with a sing small diamond at the center sat in it.
"Yes." Was her reply, tears glittering in her eyes like the diamond on the ring
And now here he was, standing waiting. This would be the last time he would ever wear the tux. After this day they would settle down and open up a small game shop together, selling all his games. Well maybe not all of them.