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go get us more to look at.”
    God, he ’s so wonderful.
    “I hate the thought of you spending too much money on this,” I grumble under my breath.
    “What good is money if I can’t spend it on you and, sooner rather than later, our kids? Now stop complaining.”
    I guess that conversation is closed.
    The woman returns with one ring and the world seems to stop when I pick it up to look at it. I have tunnel vision right now.
    The antique band is contoured to fit with a ring similar to mine. It ’s set with pave diamonds and sapphires and is breathtaking. Surprisingly, it is the perfect complement to my engagement ring. I didn’t think that was possible.
    “Gorgeous isn’t it?” The woman asks as I slip the ring on my finger along with my engagement ring.
    “It is,” I breathe. Holding my hand out and watching the way the gems catch and reflect the light is mesmerizing. I feel like I’ve died and gone to heaven.
    “How much is it?” I ask even though I don't want to know. The sensible side of me will be far too disappointed once I know the price tag.
    When she tells us, my stomach hits the floor. Ho-ly shit!
    “You can’t spend that on my ring, Jacob.”
    “I sure as hell can. If you could have seen the look on your face when you first saw it, you’d know that I wouldn’t have it any other way.” He turns and faces the woman. “We’ll take it.”
    Even though I know that this is too much, I ’m beyond thrilled inside that I’m getting my dream ring.
    I re luctantly remove the new ring from my finger and hand it over. Only a few more days before I can stare at it all the time.

Chapter Eight
     
     
    Sam
     
    “It was so surreal seeing him again,” I say to my best friend, Michelle, as we sip tea and leaf through bridal magazines.
    Michelle is finally getting married. I say finally because she hunted for “Mr. Right” for so long that I wasn’t sure she even knew exactly what she was looking for. Then along came Kyle. He is just the sweetest, and he looks at her like she is the next best thing since sliced bread. He has brown hair that he wears buzzed and muscles that go on for days. His ruggedness goes well with my friend’s classic Marilyn Monroe look.
    Kyle is an ex-Army Ranger, who currently works construction. Once Michelle and him hooked up, Aiden got Kyle a great job working under one of the top contractors that his firm uses. I love having her with someone who gets along so well with Aiden.
    “Seeing who again?” Aiden asks as he comes into the kitchen, catching the tail end of our conversation.
    “Sam saw Jacob when she was shopping yesterday,” Michelle blurts out, and I kick her under the table. I so didn’t want Aiden to know what happened. With the bullshit going on with Rocky, I wasn’t comfortable dragging those skeletons out of the closet. I felt it was best to let it go.
    Fucking Michelle.
    “Oh really?” Aiden quirks his eyebrow and gives me a censured look. I knew he wouldn’t be happy about my seeing Jacob, which is why I didn’t tell him about Jacob approaching me in the park that day over a year ago either. Nothing good can come out of throwing salt into an open wound, and I fear Jacob will be just that to Aiden for a long time.
    “Yeah, he was with his fiancée,” she throws in for good measure. Apparently, I didn’t kick her hard enough.
    I give her a scathing look. She glances back at me with a “What?” look.
    “It was nothing really,” I play it off. “They were shopping and we bumped into each other. He introduced us and we talked for a minute before saying goodbye. Like I said, it was nothing at all.”
    Aiden lifts a fresh bottle of beer to his lips, before taking a few slugs. He sets it down on the counter a little too harshly, and I cringe inside at the fallout that will ensue for keeping this from him.
    “Well isn’t that just great,” he says sarcastically before grabbing a bag of chips and joining Kyle in the family room to watch