Chapter 20: The Ring of Barahir
The simple yet elegant platinum ring blended so well with the tone of her skin. She'd fallen in love with it at first sight yesterday and had had a hard time to suppress the longing in her heart and give it up. She'd wanted it so badly but she'd only been able to afford Ranger's ring. Now she watched him pay for it without hesitation and became angry and frustrated with herself.
They would stay the night in New York because he wanted to have the rings engraved here before leaving for Vegas on a mid-morning flight. And, of course, she would also stand aside and watch him pay for the hotel, the meals, the round trip business class tickets and every other little thing. Because she had almost no money left in her bank account. In fact, she had no property, no steady income, no decent car, no nothing but her dear little hamster and herself. She'd already started feeling like a gold digger and God she really hated this feeling. She quickly walked to another corner of the store and wiped away her bitter tears. So much for wanting to become an equal partner in his life. She sniffed and told herself not to cry. She was so engrossed in her own sorrow that she didn't take notice of the sharp dark brown eyes following her every move and taking in all her emotions.
The sales lady nodded as the tall dark handsome customer who was about the same age as her son quietly gave her further instructions. The young lady was indeed one very lucky girl to have a young man like this. She thought to herself and gave him a hearty smile.