Benny walked back over to his couch and sat down . Boo came over to him and Benny lifted him up near his feet . Anna saw that his feet were bare so she got the blanket she had brought from her house and placed it around the lower half of Benny's body.
" Honey come here. ". Anna moved Benny's head gently to her shoulder. " There that's much better." Benny was petting Boo and rubbing under his chin when some tears slid down his face slowly.
" You know since you've got my cat, what do I get in return?'" Anna joked while she ran her hand over his jawline.
" Well actually." Benny reached into his sweatpants pocket and pulled out a small box. " This is a ring but well not that ring. I wanted you to have something that belonged to my mom. Since you have a birthday in January like her I think it makes sense for you to wear it." Benny slid the garnet and diamond ring onto her finger.
" Oh wow this is beautiful and it was your moms. I won't ever take it off Benny." She kissed him then.
" I wanted you to have something that says I'm committed to you and that I love you. She told me to keep that for when I found the right woman to wear it and I did."
Anna's eyes were teary but she was smiling. " I love it and why now ?"
" Well I wanted something happy so it seemed like the moment. Someone told me that one day I would find a woman who is a spitfire but who challenges me and loves me all at the same time. My dad felt that way about my mom. ". Benny ran his hand over Boo's fur for a moment .
" You know he only wanted to sleep on your side of the bed at my place. He seemed to be fond of " your" pillow."
Benny's face softened . " And I've heard dogs are more than likely to get attached to the people around them before cats . Guess Boo is the exception to the rule. "
" He knows you have a big heart under the super lawyer exterior . And that you're hurting right now. He's good like that ."
Benny nodded and then leaned over and kissed Anna . " My love so are you. You do fix broken hearts for a living after all."
( The beginning of an update more to come including an interuption by Bull)
