Chapter 84

"Oh, Tom, it's beautiful," Krystal replied looking down at her ring then started giggling. "Tom, your not going to believe this but AJ just gave Kris the same ring not twenty minutes ago."

"WHAT? That's not possible!" he exclaimed as the two in question came out of the shop carrying all the dresses and accessories that Krystal had left behind. "Let me see your hand, Krista," Tom requested.

She held out her hand with a questioning glance.

"I'll be damned!" he exclaimed.

"That's not a nice thing to say about her ring, 'ole buddy. Especially after I did such a splendid job of picking it out," AJ said his chest puffing out at Krista's happy look. "As long as she loves it, I could care less how you feel."

Tom took hold of Krystal's hand and waved it under AJ's nose, "Look at this, DUFUS!"

"It's the same ring as Krista's! You'll have to take it back and exchange it for another one," AJ
announced calmly.

"No, it's my ring and I love it. Tom bought it for me and I'm keeping it. Kris, do you mind having the rings exactly alike?" Krystal asked looking at her sister. "We're twins after all, why not have the same rings?"

Krista smiled and said, "Its okay, Albert! I just think it is amazing that the two of you are so alike that you chose the same rings for us! You sure you two are not really twins too?"

"Positive, I'm better looking," AJ grinned at Tom.

"Yes, you are!" Krista grinned too, then said to Tom, "No hard feelings there, Tom?"

"Not in my book your not," Krystal said taking Tom's arm and walking toward Krista's apartment.

"It's ok, darling, I know that I am better looking that AJ, I have more hair after all!"

"I'd love you whether you had hair or not, my love. Don't you know my heart is yours? I do so love my ring. It makes me feel so special and I don't have anything to give you. I need to get you a wedding ring, Tom," Krystal said wondering what size and what type he'd like.

"Well, if you don't mind that is kind of taken care of." He pulled out a second ring box and showed her the matching wedding bands for both of them.

"Tom, their beautiful. I can't believe you found something so truly special for us," she gazed lovingly up at him. "Will you let me pay for yours?"

"Wonderful, just wonderful!" AJ exclaimed pulling out a matching box and showing the identical bands that he had bought that afternoon.

Krista laughed until tears were flowing down her cheeks. "This has to be the funniest thing I've ever seen!" she told them.

Ruefully Tom began laughing too. It was funny when you thought about it. "Well, shall we have dinner? I don't know about you guys, but I skipped lunch today so am starving!"

"AJ was supposed to supply dinner. After the mess he made with the rings it's the very least he could do, right, Kris?" Krystal winked barely able to keep from bursting into laughter again.

"Oh yes this is such a mess! Identical twins having identical wedding and engagement rings. Albert, you really goofed up!" she declared and kissed him soundly as punishment for his crime.

"Remind me to mess up more often will you, darling, if I get punished like that?" he hugged her tenderly. "What would you do if I did something really terrible?"

"Kick your butt," laughed Krystal hugging Tom's arm next to her. "Believe me, she can do it to pregnant or not."

"Nope, my karate class was a bust. All the instructor wanted to do was grab my boobs, not teach me how to throw someone, so I quit the lessons!" Krista said with a laugh as she set out plates for dinner.

Tom choked with laughter at the look on AJ's face when Krista said that.

"Where did you take karate lessons at Darlin'?" AJ asked, angry and upset, but trying to remain calm so as not to upset Krista. "Tell me and I'll have their license's pulled."

Krystal leaning over to whisper in Tom's ear, "That won't be the only thing getting pulled would be my guess knowing the man."

To be continued…