“Anything,” I say, reaching for his hand to hold.
“Why don’t you wear your wedding ring anymore?” he asks with concern in his tone.
Well, I wasn’t expecting that, and I can’t believe he noticed. My fingers run over my brow while I choose my words carefully. “Do you remember during my pregnancy how my feet were the size of an elephant’s hoof and my fingers turned into sausages?”
“They were cute.” He smirks.
“They were hideous.” I laugh.
“I didn’t think so. I’ve never seen you looking so beautiful.”
I throw him a side eye with a smirk on my face. “Water retention is no joke, and it was only going to get worse from there, so I removed my ring while I could.”
In honesty, it was quite an emotional day for me. I’d worn the wedding ring Scott gave me right until that point. It was part of me and it was hard to set aside, but I also knew I had to do it for Tommy. It wouldn’t be fair to wear another man’s ring when we were building a life together.
While I carefully placed the ring in its original box, I said a prayer and hoped wherever he was, Scott could hear me. “I hope you understand, my love,” I’d said out loud.
“If you want to put it back on—” Tommy says, bringing me back from my thoughts.
“Tommy, it’s okay,” I reply. “This is our time now.”
He hands me the velvet green box. “Which is why I want you to have this. It was my grandma’s. I don’t know why shewanted me to have it, but maybe she knew something I didn’t.”
Inside the box is the most gorgeous, classic gold cable chain. “Oh my God, Tommy. I can’t take this. It’s a family heirloom.”
“Yes, you can. Gran would want you to have it. Now, can you give me your wedding ring?”
I have no idea where he’s going with this, but I open my dressing table drawer to find the box exactly where I left it. The gold band flashes against my side light when I open the case, causing my breath to hitch. It’s such a simple piece of jewellery, a single gold band, but it means the world to me. Silently, I pass it over. Carefully, he threads the chain through the ring and places it around my neck.
“You never have to be without it again, babe. Okay?”
“Tommy, no?—”
“Yes. He was part of your life, and Josh is part of him. We agreed to never forget, and this is important to you. I want you to wear it. Please.”
I’m overwhelmed with emotion and can’t keep it together any longer. Falling for Tommy was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made in my life.
A gentle tear rolls down my cheek, and in that moment, I see how lucky I am. Some people never find their true love. Here I am, one woman, finding true love twice in one lifetime.
“I love you so much, Tommy. Don’t ever forget it,” I say, meaning it with everything I have.
“Love you too, babe. Always have. Always will.”
THE END
