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“You brought me alongfor this?”Doc asked.
Razor looked at his Prez and shrugged.“You’ve done this before.”
Doc snorted.“Yeah, and that went so well.”
“You’re still good friends with Nancy.”
“That’s true.It hasn’t ended in disaster like other relationships, and I even accept her dating.”Doc sighed.“Marriage is hard, Razor.Are you sure you want to go to that next stage of commitment?It’s a lot of hard work and that is before you even add kids into the mix.The moment you add kids, it’s even harder.”
“You know, you’re not putting me off.”
“Didn’t figure I would,” Doc said.“Once you set your mind to something, there is no stopping you.”
Razor looked across the array of diamond rings.He didn’t want to make Eden nervous, and if he got her a ring that was too expensive, he knew she wasn’t going to wear it.He refused to buy her a cheap ass ring.There were so many, but the moment he saw a small delicate one with a single diamond, he knew it was perfect.
He asked the woman behind the counter if he could look at it.Razor was used to people being nervous around him, thinking he was going to run off with the merchandise.Her hands shook a little as she presented the case.
Razor did ask for permission to touch the ring, and he held it in his hand.He just knew he could see it on her finger.
“I want this one,” he said.
She offered him a wobbly smile, and Doc was trying to contain his laughter, which Razor ignored.
She was clearly nervous, and for another twenty minutes, she continually fumbled over her words and just about everything else.
By the time he got back to his bike, he had an engagement ring in his pocket, and he felt rather smug.
“I can’t believe you had me come with you,” Doc said, shaking his head.“It wasn’t like you took any of my advice.”
Razor laughed.“Please, how could I take your advice, all you wanted me to do was turn away and not even bother with it.”
“So, are you going over there tonight to pop the question?”Doc asked.
Razor turned over his ignition, feeling his baby purr to life.“No.”
“You mean to tell me I spent most of my afternoon in a jewelry store, and you don’t even know when you’re going to propose?”
“That’s correct.”
“Son of a bitch.”
“But at least I am ready for when that opportunity presents itself.”He winked toward his Prez.There had been a few moments where he’d wanted to ask her to marry him.None of them ever materialized for the simple fact he wasn’t holding the damn ring.Now, he didn’t have a single excuse.He had the ring.Now, he just needed the right time.It had to be romantic.He needed to blow Eden’s socks off, and it had to be a story they would tell for generations.
“Hey, you never said, how are things going with Maeve and Charlotte?”Razor asked.
“Good, I think.”
Razor smirked, but he saw Doc was attempting to act nonchalant.Rather than pry into his Prez’s psyche, he decided to just drop it and head back toward town.He’d not told Eden where he was going to be.All he mentioned was club business, and he’d noticed that those few words stopped her from prying any further into his life.Razor was an open book about himself, but when it came to the club, there were things she didn’t need to know.
During the ride to town, he couldn’t stop thinking about the best way to pop the question.He needed to talk to Maeve to see if the other woman had any suggestions.If anyone knew how Eden would want to be proposed to, it would be her sister.
The ride took quite a while with a few stops along the way as there were a lot of traffic jams, as roads got resurfaced.By the time he arrived back in Rivermont Ridge, it was already dark and had started to get chilly.
Doc waved his hand goodbye, and he made his way toward Eden and Maeve’s house, slowing down as he entered their street, as kids still played outside late.They all stayed out of his way, but several gave him a wave.He wanted to make this work with Eden, and he wasn’t about to make trouble in her neighborhood.
Parking his bike, he made his way toward the house and knocked.He hadn’t been given a key yet.Eden said she had to talk to Maeve, but her sister had been so busy lately, they hardly had spoken about letting him have a key to the house.
