Rings
The Three Rings
Gabriella sat on her bed panicking. Tomorrow was her and Troy's one year anniversary and she still had no idea what to get it him. She looked down at her hand and played with his ring and the three rings on her ring finger caught her eye. They were simple silver bands with a small ruby in each. Her jaw dropped as she remembered her mother's words…
"One is for you to always wear, one is for you to give to someone you will always love, and the third is for your first child."
She slipped the ring off her finger and jumped off the bed.
THE NEXT DAY
Gabriella looked into the mirror and smoothed out her red silk dress. She wore her hair wavy and down so it loosely hung down her back. She smiled when the doorbell rang. She grabbed her little black clutch and ran down the stairs, as best as she could in her little heels. She fixed her outfit once more, making sure it was perfect and opened the door. Troy stood there in a white button down collared shirt and black dress pants.
"Hey," she smiled. His jaw dropped.
"Wow," he said finally finding words. "Gabriella, you look…unbelievable."
"Thanks," she giggled.
"You ready to go," he asked.
"Yep," she replied. He took his hand and led her to the car. After an amazing dinner at a fancy restaurant they decided to go back to Troy's house. They sat on the porch swing in each other's arms.
"Oh I have something for you," she said reaching into her bag.
"Gabi, you didn't need to get me anything," he said.
"Yes, I did," she said and handed him a little pouch. He took it and opened it up. Her ring fell into his hand. He looked at it in shock, then looked at her with the same expression.
"Gabi…" he said. "This is one of the rings you wear everyday."
"I know," she smiled.
"I can't take this Gabi, you love this ring," he said.
"I know, but I love you more," she said and he smiled. "Plus you are meant to wear it."
"What," he asked confused.
"I never told you why I wear 3. One is for me, one for my first child, and one the person I will always love," she smiled and he smiled back.
"I don't know what to say," he replied.
"Don't say anything, do you like it?" she asked nervously.
"Like it Gabi? I love it, and I can't believe you are giving it to me," he replied.
"So you will wear it," she asked.
"Of course I will," he replied.
"If it doesn't fit on any of your fingers, I have a chain you can put it on," she said. He easily slipped it on to his pinky and it fit perfectly.
"No need for that," he smiled. He leaned in and softly kissed her. "I love you baby."
"I love you too," she replied.
THE NEXT MORNING
"Good morning mom," Gabriella said walking into the kitchen where her mom was making breakfast.
"Good morning sweetie," she said as Gabriella sat down. She put a plate of pancakes in front of her, and sat down next to her.
"These look great mom," Gabriella said starting to eat.
"Thank you, how was your date with Troy last night?" she asked.
"Amazing," Gabriella responded.
"Oh that's great sweetie," she said. "Gabi, you are only wearing two of your rings."
"Oh yeah…about that," Gabriella said nervously.
"Did you give one of you rings to Troy?" she asked in shock.
"Yeah…are you mad," Gabriella asked hesitantly.
"No! Of course not! I was actually hoping you would give one to him," she replied.
"Really?" Gabriella asked in shock.
"Yes. I said give it to the person you will always love, and I know you will always love Troy," she replied.
"Yeah, I will," Gabriella smiled.
Please review. Guess what ring is next? Oh and Troy got something for her but it wasn't relevant to the story.