Hidden
There is no fancy dress for her to hold onto and love to pieces. No special white silk and lace dress with a flowing train like she pictured as a little girl, no unique memento dress hidden away in a box for years from that day. There can't be one. Her wedding was secret.
Sighing, she closes her eyes against the tears that want to come when she thinks that. It somehow manages to stab her in a deep part of her heart she didn't even know could feel when she thinks of the fact she has no wedding dress.
But she's slowly getting over it. Realizing the dress isn't important, the spouse, the relationships and the memories are.
Besides, at least she has a ring.
The simple, glimmering gold ring is always with her, a constant reminder of that secret ceremony. But it can't sit on her left hand; that would just give everything away. Instead, she wears it on her right hand, where it looks simply decorative.
John always carries his along too, keeping it as hidden as their relationship. The gold ring is on a chain that is always around his neck, right alongside his military dog tags. And the way the chain lays, he says it's always close to his heart.
And to Elizabeth, their special methods of wearing the rings make up for the lack of a big ceremony and the absence of a special dress. Because when you really get down to it, it's the love that matters.
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