“I don’t know what to say,” I tell him truthfully, not trusting myself to not get emotional. “It’s so beautiful it almost looks real,” I add in a whisper, still just staring at it, and to my surprise he drops to his knees before me. “Don’t insult me, Hallie, of course it’s real,” he snaps, rolling his eyes as if the idea of having a fake ring for a fake marriage is totally ridiculous, yet still I say nothing. “I know it’s no ring pop, but as soon as I saw it, I thought of you,” he tells me innocently, not realizing he is making the heart that beats for him and only him, soar even higher. “Like
...more
