Old Cars.

Chapter Twenty Eight.

Cas has beautiful hands… Cas has beautiful everything but that's beside the point. His fingers are long and graceful and I have found myself looking at his hands a lot lately. Some thing bugs me about Cas's hands… his fingers more to the point. They are bare, Cas doesn't wear any jewellery other than his watch… I think his fingers would look even better with a ring. A wedding ring… to be exact. Something delicate but masculine to suit his hands… problem is I have no idea what metal he would like. If he likes gold or silver or maybe even that white gold stuff… if I ask he'll want to know why.

I've been looking at rings too and nothing would suit him… and I don't really like the idea of Cas wearing a ring anyone else could have… hmmm I might have to design our own rings. Nothing to fancy, something simple but meaningful to us. I'm no artist and I have no idea what you can do with certain metal's and what you can't so I'm thinking talk to a jewellery designer first.

I use the family photo shoot to get some great shots of Cas's hands without him knowing… those long fingers splayed perfectly across Jack's chest as he sits on Cas's lap so I can get the two of them. I zoom in and take several of just Cas's hands so I can take them and show the designer the fingers they need to accentuate. Since I first had the idea I have decided that no way my husband is wearing some gaudy store bought, one of many ring. He needs… no deserves a ring as unique and gorgeous as he is. Nothing else will do for My Cas… cost be damned.

With this in mind I start looking at the work of some of the more original designers… those that do commissions. I drag Sam along to some of their show rooms and he actually is of help, not that he doesn't pick on me while doing so but he is happy to help me with this… I can see it in the way he looks at the ring designs and has useful comments.

Even though he's ribbing me about being such a girl wanting to get the perfect ring.

Love my little brother !

None of them seem to have the kind of thing I'm looking for… and we look online too.

"I don't know Sammy… it's not like I want something overly fancy… none of them had anything close to what I have in mind" I huff as we leave another designer.

"Do you even know Cas would prefer… gold, silver, white gold… a blend of them ?" says Sam.

"Uh no… he only ever wears a watch" I admit.

Sam rolls his eyes "Jeez Dean… at least find out what he likes first then work with that".

"But then he'll know I'm going to ask him " I complain.

Sam shakes his head "Uh haven't you already told him you intend to anyway ?" he asks.

I nod then groan "Yeah but I wanted the ring to be a surprise… he'll hate how much I'm spending".

"He'll hate gold if he likes silver even more Dean" replies Sam.

I sigh knowing he's right.

"Damn it… I'm going to have to ask him aren't I ?" I say.

Sam nods "Yep… you are and don't try and be clever about it Dean, he's not stupid… he'll know your up to something".

I nod more "Yeah I know… all I can do now is not tell him exactly what the design is".

"What is the design Dean ?" Sam asks.

I glare at him "Shut up bitch".

"Make me jerk" he grins.

We're sitting on the couch watching TV when I ask as casually as I can "Cas… what do you like best gold or silver ?".

He frowns a bit "That depends on what it's used for… silver for photo frames".

"Uh no… for jewellery" I say.

"I don't wear any Dean" he replies.

I smile softly and say "Nah Baby… I was thinking a ring actually…" I bite my bottom lip and wait.

He turns to me, eyes a little wide "A ring ?" he asks softly.

I nod "Yeah… so I know what kind to look for".

His eyes get wider.

"They have other metal's these days… titanium, tungsten and white gold… just tell me which you like so I know" I say softly.

"I'm not sure… I've never worn jewellery. I don't like how dull gold is though… silver at least shines and I don't really know those other ones" says Cas finally.

I smile "Ok… well come with me and I'll show you what the others look like so you can name your metal".

He chuckles.

"Does this mean you'll be asking ?" Cas asks almost shyly.

"I told you I would be… knowing what metal you'd like is a start" I reply.

Cas smiles happily and leans in to kiss me softly before telling me he loves me.

"I love you too, Cas" I reply with a grin.

A few days later I take Cas and show him the latest metal's… turns out he likes the shiny ones and liked some of the two toned, inlaid ones. I file all that away for future reference and start thinking about what design would suit us. I'm online looking at different rings to get idea's when I come across Peter's site… his designs are very cool and he does the inlaid one's perfectly. I email him to set up an appointment and get a reply two days later with a time and place.

Peter greets me himself and others me a drink, we sit and he asks "So what exactly do you need ?".

"A wedding ring for the most amazing man ever" I reply.

He chuckles and nods "We can do that… any metal in mind ?" he asks.

"Ah which is easiest to do the inlay on ?" I ask.

"Most of the new one's… gold and silver are too soft for clean lines and a good fit" he replies.

I nod "Good he likes the shiny metal's and the different coloured inlays… I've been thinking silver band with an infinity symbol inlaid in black or red".

Peter nods "Nice and very doable… so what will make them unique ?".

"One should have a D instead of a stone and the other a C in the inlay" I reply.

Peter grins "Oh I like that" he picks up a pad and pencil… does a quick sketch and sows me.

"Yeah… uh maybe make the infinity go all the way round so it almost or does touch the centre letters ?" I suggest.

He looks at it a moment then readjusts the design and shows me.

"Perfect… dude that is perfect" I say as I pull out an envelope "These are Cas's hands… this might sound odd but can you design this to accentuate his hands… it's got to look good on him".

Peter laughs "What about your hands ?" he asks as he takes the photo's and looks at them.

I hold mine out and he looks… nods "So a bit more masculine for you… is that grease ?".

I nod "Yeah I fix old cars".

"Does your fiancé do any rough work with his hands ?" he asks.

"Um no… not really, why ?" I frown.

"I'd use a tougher metal if he did" he answers.

"Oh ok… so what do you think ?" I say.

Peter nods "I can do them… what colour hair and eyes does your fiancé have ?"

"Black… with blue eyes…" I reply.

"Black inlay then… blue tends to clash with the silver" he muses.

I grin "Thanks Peter… let me know when their done and I'll come and have a look".

He hands me a note book "Write your name and details in there with infinity inlay rings and I'll call you when I have one to show you… unless you have a date you need them by ?".

"No… I haven't actually asked him yet… I wanted to get the ring first… oh and I measured around his ring finger with a tape measure… I'll write that down too" I say.

"Oh great idea, I was just going to ask if you know his size" replies Peter.

We chat a bit about my ring then I head back to work very excited.

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