Double the Fun

Fat tears started to slip down her cheeks, and she let her hand fall, her smile wide.

“We love you, Janey, so much.” Will held out the small black box. “We’ve had this ring for a while now.” He opened the lid, and the tears fell harder from her eyes when she saw the two-carat ring. The center diamond was a marquise cut and a full carat, and there were two half-carat diamonds of the same cut flanking it.

“The middle diamond represents you, and the two smaller ones represent us. Although we are always beside you, supporting you in any way, you are the main rock in our life, keeping us grounded.” Rys took the ring and held it out to her.

“Without you, we wouldn’t be anything, Janey.” Will reached out and gripped her waist, pulling her to the edge of the bed right in front of them.

They knelt before her, and Rys said, “This ring only represents a small part of what you mean to us. We want you forever, Jane. This ring may become weathered, may crack and break with time, but the love we have for you will stay strong even during the most perilous weather.”

They had rehearsed this very moment numerous times, and after looking at each other once more, they turned all their attention back to Jane and spoke in unison. “We love you, Jane Mary Silver. Will you do us the immense honor of becoming our wife?” They knew only one of them could marry her legally, but in the end, it didn’t matter, because Jane was theirs, and there wasn’t anything or anyone that would ever change that.

“Yes, yes, I’ll marry you. Both of you.” They wrapped their arms around her and kissed her, trying to show her with their hands and lips how much they loved her. It would never be enough, of course. She pulled away and held up her left hand, and Rys and Will chuckled.

Will slid the ring on her finger, and she smiled. “You can’t change your mind now, sweetheart.”

She lifted her face to look at them and shook her head.

“I would never dream of it. I’ve been dreaming of this moment since I was a teenager.” She held her hand out, and the setting sun caught the diamonds and made them sparkle.

Rys caught her left hand and brought the ring to his mouth. “No, Jane.” He waited until she looked at him. “We’ve been dreaming of this moment since we knew what love was.”

With that, Rys and Will lay beside Jane, cocooning her, keeping her right where she needed to be.

Between them always.

The End