“There’s this jewelry boutique in Paris you used to visit as a kid.” He fixes a strand of my hair that blows in my face. “You didn’t go to…?” “I went to Paris,” he confirms. My eyes pop out. “How? When?” For me, he went to Pairs for me, for this ring. Knowing how special it’d be for me, even though I was willing to wear the paperclip for the rest of my life. “I had a day off in February,” Thatcher explains. “Your mom, sister, and I took a private plane, and it was the quickest trip I’ve ever been on, but it was worth every second.” My heart swells, and I smile through tears. “You realize,
...more