Chapter 15
Robbie and Amanda were deciding what to do with the wedding ring. Spraying disinfectant on it might not be a good idea and of course boiling it in hot water wasn't a real good idea either.
"No matter how we disinfect it, I don't know if I'll ever get the thought of it being, you know…" Amanda trailed off.
"In poop?" Robbie finished. She nodded.
"Well I don't know how I'm going to get the image of digging around for it out of my head either." He continued.
"I suppose you could say our relationship went from in the crapper to the crap." Amanda giggled. Robbie couldn't help but laugh.
"It certainly has soiled our engagement." He got out between chuckles.
"In one end, out the other." Amanda said. Soon the two had forgotten all about the dirty ring and were rolling on the floor in fits of laughter.
While they were laughing, Stephanie and Sportacus were talking loudly. Joshua stared at his parents, completely confused as to what was going on. They never raised their voices in front of him. Mayor Meanswell and Bessie rushed into the room.
"What is going on here!" He demanded. At this the couple stopped fighting and looked at him. Suddenly they burst out laughing. The Mayor, Bessie, and Joshua looked at the couple with the strangest looks.
"Ef til vill þú had betri segja mig hvaða er að fara á."$ Stephanie said in Icelandic to her husband.
"Ágætur. ÉG vilja reyna."$$ Sportacus responded. In English, he answered the Mayor's question.
"There's nothing to worry about. It may have sounded like we were arguing but we weren't. Sometimes Stephanie and I get carried away."
"Really?" Bessie asked."Yes. We were saying how good it would be to take Joshua to Iceland. Even if he doesn't understand that part of the family history yet, it will be nice all the same." Stephanie reassured them. Joshua smiled and said,
"Home." Sportacus cocked his head to the side and raised his right eyebrow. He gave Stephanie a look and she nodded.
"Well we are going to leave you two alone. I'm sure you have a lot to discuss." She said hurriedly. Scooping Joshua out of the playpen and placing him in the stroller, Stephanie smiled and made her way passed her confused Uncle and Bessie.
Sportacus stayed behind but only for a minute. He thanked Mayor Meanswell again for the vacation and quickly followed his wife. Both Milford and Bessie stared down the hall. They were completely confused as to the couple's behavior.
"Maybe some antibacterial soap and warm water." Amanda suggested.
"Well its better than nothing." Robbie said.
"Anything would be better than nothing." Amanda reminded him.
"Yes, well lets make sure that we don't lose it down the drain because I'm not going in after it." Robbie smiled. His fiancée smiled back and they put down a flexible plastic cutting board over the sink drain. Carefully, Amanda squirted some soap into her hands and Robbie opened the bag and carefully put the ring in her hands. He turned away and threw the plastic bag out. Then coming back, Robbie placed his long arms around Amanda. The two washed the ring cautiously until they were satisfied. Rinsing the ring and their hands, Amanda looked up to Robbie. He kissed her forehead and wondered,
"Why don't we try this again?" Kneeling down, Robbie asked,
"Amanda, will you marry me?" The girl smiled and said,
"My answer hasn't changed. Yes I will." Robbie slipped the ring onto her finger for the first time. Slowly he stood up and wrapped his arms around her; they kissed.
"When are we going to tell our friends?" Amanda asked as they separated.
$ Maybe you had better tell me what is going on.
$$ All right. I will try.
To Be Continued…