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Chapter 4 - claddagh
noun
a ring in the form of two hands clasping a crowned heart, given in friendship or love.
"What do you think of that one?"
"It's...shiny."
"Phineas, that's what you've said for the past twenty we've seen." Isabella swept her hair back over her shoulder. "Can you at least give a legitimate criticism other than 'It's shiny'?"
"It's...burnished?"
"I didn't mean a synonym, genius." She looked down at her watch, tapping her foot impatiently. "I wonder what's taking so long. Aren't they just cleaning your sister's rings?"
"And resizing too." Phineas continued to looked under the counter at the different rings. "Candace wanted it to be a surprise for Jeremy, and she's with him and Amanda on a road trip. She asked me to swing by; it was the least I could do."
Isabella gave his arm a squeeze. "Well, aren't you a nice little brother."
RING!
She immediately picked up the phone. "Hello? Hey, Gretchen! How're you?" She motioned out the door to Phineas, who let her off with a wave. "Gretchen, slow down. They brought what animal into the court room?"
...OK, maybe this was a conversation that was best left to the imagination.
"Mr. Flynn."
Phineas looked forward to see the female attendant back behind the counter. "Yes, that would be me."
"Your sister's rings are now ready. They're just being packaged as we speak."
"Thank you, ma'am." He paused, and then spoke again. "I also wanted to check on the status of an order."
"Same last name, I presume?" She took a clipboard from behind the counter and scanned it over. "Ahh, yes, Phineas? I believe that just came this morning. Let me just..." She reached down and pulled up a small blue box. "Would you like to see it, sir?
Phineas nodded. The attendant creaked open the box, showing him the ring inside. The hands, the crown, the heart...everything was perfect and exactly how he envisioned it. It shone with a brilliance that eclipsed everything else in the store.
"It's beautiful."
"It certainly is." She looked over his shoulder. "I'm assuming that's the lucky lady behind you."
Phineas glanced behind him at Isabella. "That would be her."
"I'm sure she will like it very much. We'll go ahead and keep it aside until the date you requested. I shall go get your sister's rings for you."
He smiled at the thought of Isabella overjoyed with the ring. So much so, that he didn't even notice Isabella walk back into the store.
"A gorilla! In the courtroom! And they named it Winston!"
AUTHOR'S NOTE: MOAR OVERWATCH REFERENCES.
Hey, I actually finished something before the wee hours of the morning. Lovely.
Last one will be tomorrow. Read and review, if you like. Until tomorrow.
