Anna gave me another kick.
What the fuck? I didn’t even move!
“It’s perfect. I can’t believe how perfect it is,” Whitley said.
I could practically hear the smile in her voice.
Is it really going to be this easy?
“It is, isn’t it?” Anna said as she
reached her hand down and gave me a thumbs-up.
“How much is it?”
“Ah…”
I almost wanted to laugh. This was the first time I’d ever seen Anna stunned into silence.
“Oh, ya know…it’s up there. ”
Whitley laughed. “I bet. What is it, like ten thousand?”
Anna glanced quickly down at me, and I nodded my head. It wasn’t like Whitley would never find out how much it cost.
She quickly looked back up at Whitley. “Well…um…with that center diamond, the ring is nineteen thousand dollars. ”
“Holy fuck!” Whitley yelled out. “Oh my God, Anna. I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to yell that out. ”
Anna laughed. “Here, let me see your left hand. Let’s try it on. ”
Oh yeah…I’m going to owe Anna big time.
“Well, now, it’s my turn…holy fuck! That fits you like it was made for you, Whitley. How does that feel on your finger?”
Shit…I’d give anything to be able to see Whit’s face right now.
“Wow…I’ve never tried on a ring that fit perfectly the first time. Okay, well, here ya go. I don’t want to break it or anything. ” Whitley laughed. “Maybe someday, right?”
I watched as Anna put it back into the cabinet. All the while, she was kicking my leg in her excitement.
Shit, I’m not going to be able to stand. My leg is going numb.
“Thank you so much, Anna. I better run. I’m meeting with a potential client. She wants to throw her daughter a sweet-sixteen party. ”
“Whitley, this was fun! Thanks for adding a little bit of excitement into my morning. ”
Whitley laughed. “Anytime! Nothing like trying on a nineteen-thousand-dollar engagement ring for fun, right? Bye, Anna. Have a wonderful day. ”
“Bye, Whitley. Good luck at your meeting. I hope you get the, uh…party. ”
Whitley laughed. “Thanks, Anna. I’ll tell Layton I ran into you. ”
“Sounds good! See ya around. ”
I heard the door open and then close.
“Don’t get up yet. Wait until she walks away. ”