Loren took the rubber band off of the box slowly, not wanting to damage the box or accidentally break the rubber band. She held her breath and opened the box slowly, almost afraid to peer inside and see what was waiting for her.

Inside the box was a small, silver ring. A decent sized, square stone rested in the middle, surrounded by two smaller stones on either side. It was simple, something Loren liked; not too much but not too little. It was nothing like the ring he gave Chloe, and she liked that even more.

She gently pulled it from its resting spot in the cardboard and tried it on for size; it was a little big, but Eddie could get someone to fix that easily.

For a moment, Loren looked at her hand and analyzed the ring and how it looked there. She wasn't sure what she thought of it; just a few months ago, she was dreaming of even knowing the big rock star Eddie Duran. Now, she was dating the guy, and he was already thinking about proposing to her. She never had her daydreams end in marriage; frankly, they never got that far because Loren was usually thrilled enough at the thought of hugging Eddie back then.

She slipped the ring back off and slid the tip of her index finger across the smooth silver. She could feel it's cool surface underneath her skin; she couldn't believe she was actually holding these pretty little diamonds.

Loren tilted the ring, watching it sparkle in the sunlight that was shining through the window by the bedside table. Something caught her eye and she paused to look closer; there was a glimmer as the sun hit an engraving on the inside of the band. It took a minute for her eyes to adjust to the tiny writing, but once they did, Loren could clearly make out the four letter name on the inside; Katy.

"Loren? Are you up yet, babe?"

Suddenly, Loren heard the sound of the door to the room closing loudly from the living area. She jumped and quickly shoved the ring back into the box and made sure the rubber band and note were attached to the outside just as she had found it. Then, she quietly slipped the box into Eddie's suitcase again and slammed it closed.

"Eddie?" Loren asked, rushing out of the bedroom, trying to hide her guilt. Her head was spinning; had she really just found Katy Duran's wedding ring in Eddie's suitcase? Was he really going to propose?

"I'm in here!" Eddie called, grabbing himself a bottle of water from the mini fridge, just as Loren had done. "Did you sleep well?" he asked her when she arrived in the living area outside of the bedroom.

"Yeah, fine," Loren said, running a hand through her hair to calm herself down and rearrange her thoughts.

"Everything okay?" Eddie asked. He looked Loren up and down before letting out a short laugh. "Babe, why are you digging your nails into my shirt like that?" he added when he noticed how tense Loren's hands were.

Loren stood still, blushing from embarrassment. She had stupidly forgot to change into new clothes after the accident in the bedroom, and now it was obvious that something was on her mind. "Oh, I was going to borrow your shirt for the day," she said sheepishly, trying to convince Eddie that that was all that was wrong. "I guess I just feel like I ruined the surprise."

Eddie eyes Loren up. Her eyes weren't meeting his, which was an instant alert for him. She was hiding something, and he would find out what it was one way or another. Loren also only clenched her fists like that when she was thinking hard about something. Eddie knew something was up, and he hoped it wasn't something he had done.

"Is that all?" Eddie asked, not convinced. "I didn't hurt you or anything last night, did I? Or are you mad because I wasn't there when you woke up?" Now Eddie's mind was spinning; had he upset Loren?

"No, no," Loren said instantly; in all honestly, that really was the truth. Eddie hadn't done anything really "wrong", just unexpected. Loren desperately searched her mind for an out; there had to be some way to cover this up. If Eddie really did want to propose to her, Loren wouldn't ruin it by bringing it up now.

"Okay..." Eddie said, still nervous. He walked to Loren and took her hand in his, furrowing his eyebrows, trying to make sense of why she was so tense. "You still want to see your friends for lunch, don't you?" he asked. Hopefully he would be able to change the subject and they could move on; he would just ask her about all of this later.

Loren wasn't paying attention, though. Instead, she was looking down; down at her hand in Eddie's. It was her left hand; the hand she would be wearing Katy's ring on if she were to say yes. Maybe the fact that can picture the ring on my hand is a good sign, she thought.

Eddie finally managed to interrupt Loren's thoughts, making her jump. "Loren?"

"Yeah?" she answered, making sure not to give anything away by staring at her hand for too long.

"You just completely ignored me. What's up?" Eddie asked, dropping her hand. "Do we need to talk? About us?" he added, hoping she would say no.

"What?" Loren asked, taking in a huge breath of air in shock. "No, Eddie, of course not!" She violently looked for something to use as an excuse, but all she could think about was the ring.

Finally, though, it hit her; her one way out of this conversation. "It's not about us," Loren started, this time making sure to make eye contact with Eddie. She hesitated, picking her words carefully. "Chloe called your phone while you were gone. I guess you left it here, so I checked the voicemail after the alert made me jump." She watched as Eddie closed his eyes, frustrated. Her next words relieved him, though, making his shoulders sink as the weight lifted off of them. "Her baby isn't yours."