I only own Marcus. *sigh*
Alex reached for her partner's hand and tugged until he walked with her to the jewelry counter. Alex looked admiringly at the exquisite engagement rings in the glass case before her. She made an occasional comment to Bobby, who just smiled and nodded, while looking quite uncomfortable. The jeweler, who had been on the telephone, walked over to the couple.
"Hi, I'm Marcus. How can I help you folks today?" he smiled cheerfully.
"We're looking for an engagement ring." Bobby said and turned to smile at Alex, who looked up at him lovingly.
"Congratulations!" Marcus exclaimed, as if he was surprised. He directed his next question at Alex.
"What kind of ring is the bride-to-be looking for?"
"Oh, I was actually admiring these over here." she said, pointing to the case they had just been looking at. "I want white gold, and I love the vintage look to these."
"Wonderful choice. May I ask what price range you'd like to stay in?" He looked at Bobby for this.
"Um...I can't really go over...$600?" he looked questioningly at Alex, who smiled. He turned to Marcus and explained "I'm a mechanic, so we can't afford much. In fact, we're already married." he indicated the wedding band on his own finger. "I just didn't have the money to buy an engagement ring." he looked at Alex regretfully, but she only smiled and squeezed his hand.
"That's perfectly fine. Come with me, and I'll show you what we have available." he led them to the desired case.
They looked for a while, with Alex exclaiming over a few rings, and finally deciding on one that she liked best. Bobby told Marcus to hold it for them, and he would be back in a few days to pick it up. Marcus thanked them and they headed back to 1PP.
TBC