But it mattered to Daisy, because it didn’t feel right.
According to her dad, the ring had fit Rachel. He’d told her so when she asked him about it again on his return.
And because her dad had gone to so much trouble to get the ring back and seemed relieved that everything was resolved, Daisy thought she’d better wait a while before mentioning her thoughts.
Mum had been a big believer in fate and that the universe was supposed to always make things right. So had the universe made sure that she and her dad were in the right place the day that man got knocked down in New York?
Maybe even her mum had made sure that everything had gone astray so that the ring would find its way to the right person?
Up until this morning, Daisy had believed that, but now she wondered what the universe was trying to do when it had led her to find the box hidden deep in the garbage can.
Vanessa was all moved in to their house now, but she still didn’t understand how things were done, like how there was one bin for normal garbage and a different one for recycling.
Recycling to help save the earth was important to Daisy in the same way it had been important to her mum.
While it had been hard enough trying to persuade her dad to stick to the rules, it was even tougher trying to teach them to a new addition, and Daisy was frustrated at yet again having to separate recyclable stuff out.
This morning, while Vanessa was in the shower and her dad was out for a jog, Daisy had taken the trouble to fish out a plastic bag and pink-and-white box that it contained.
And when she realized what the words on the box meant, her dilemma began. She’d read enough medical brochures and health information to know what a pregnancy test was.
Did this mean she might be getting a baby brother or sister? It was something she’d have liked but figured was impossible given the circumstances.
Now that her dad and Vanessa were engaged, they’d obviously decided to get started on being a family right away. She knew how much her dad wanted that too.
And in all honesty, Daisy thought she would like a brother or sister. Being an only child was lonely sometimes, and she’d felt even more alone since her dad had started going out with Vanessa. He didn’t read to her as much, and they didn’t get to spend a whole lot of time together, just the two of them.
So maybe a new baby would be good news.
But one thing was for sure. Now Daisy knew about that, she couldn’t possibly confess to her dad her worries that the ring might have gone astray for a reason.
Not if she, Dad, and Vanessa were about to become a proper family in every way.
Chapter 49
Gary cranked up his bike and set off toward Rachel’s, anticipating yet another bombardment of wedding stuff.
He just wasn’t in the mood, not after the day he’d had. Earlier this afternoon, he’d been to his solicitor’s office to check out the CCTV and witness report from the accident, and things weren’t looking good.
Seems there’d been a couple of passengers in the cab at the time, and the witness was adamant that the driver couldn’t have avoided hitting him and had described in detail how the whole thing had played out.
Nosy bastard. Gary couldn’t understand how some stranger could have such perfect memory of the incident when he himself could barely remember what he’d had for breakfast. Especially when immediately after he was hit, the same passengers apparently just hopped out and left him to fend for himself.
The footage had also shown that guy Greene and his kid breaking their way through the crowds to help him just outside the Tiffany’s store, bags in hand.
If that was the case, Gary kind of felt bad now for basically telling the guy to go and stuff it. But what else was he supposed to do, when at that stage, Rachel was doing cartwheels over that ring? He could hardly go and take it back off her based on some stranger’s likely story, could he?
So he figured the best thing to do was keep his mouth shut until he was forced to do otherwise.
He just wished that that so-called witness had done the same. According to his solicitor, the cab passenger’s account of events had been clear, concise, and unfortunately quite damaging for their case.
Gary was livid. So much for his brand-new bike! Still, at least he’d gotten something out of it, he thought now when Rachel opened her front door.
Despite his stupid drunken blabbering, Terri had kept her mouth shut so far, evidently understanding that it was important not to upset the applecart.
But when his fiancée appeared with a peculiar look on her face, he wondered if that was still the case. Shit, had Terri finally spilled the beans?
His worries were allayed somewhat when Rachel put her arms around him and hugged him tightly. “Thanks for coming over.”
