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“Apology accepted.” I stopped as one of the rings caught my eye. It was perfect.
Killian snorted. “That was way too easy. You should have made me grovel. Maybe get down on my knees and beg you to forgive me.”
“I mean, if you want to get on your knees for me...” I barked out a laugh when he shoved me. I didn’t even budge. “What do you think of that one?” I pointed to the case.
Killian leaned down. “That gaudy thing?”
“Gawdy! It’s beautiful.” I gasped.
Killian shrugged. “I don’t know. It feels like a bit much to me.”
“Good afternoon! How can I help you today?” A perky brunette appeared out of nowhere. Her dark eyes widened when she caught sight of Killian, and her cheeks flushed pink. “Oh, wow, Killian, I can’t believe you’re here.” My eyes flicked to her name tag that read Linda.
Killian broke out into a smile. Not the same one he saved for Matthias, the one that made his dimples pop and his face glow, but friendly enough. It was probably the one he used for photoshoots, interviews, and running into his old girlfriends. Although I wasn’t sure he realized who she was.
“Thanks, I appreciate that.”
“What can I help you with today? Are you looking for something special?” Linda’s eyes darted between me and Killian.
I shook my head. “We’re not together.”
“Fuck no, we’re not,” Killian muttered. “Sorry, Tom, you’re just not my type. I’m Matthias-sexual.”
I rolled my eyes. “I’m very aware of that.” I pointed to the ring inside the case I had been eyeballing. “Can I see that one?”
“That one is ugly, man. Why don’t you look at something smaller? Not so showy. Like that one.” Killian pointed to a slim, silver ring encrusted in diamonds. Hmm, that one wasn’t so bad, but it didn’t scream Blake to me.
Linda happily removed both rings. “This one is a yellow gold with a bezel set cushion diamond weighing 1 1/2 carats.” She held it toward me.
I imagined dropping down to one knee, popping open the box, and confessing my love to Blake for the rest of my life. I pictured his face, a happy sunshine smile pulling at his lips and the way his eyes would shine. Would he say yes?
“And this one—”
Killian stopped her. “He’s going to buy the gold, gaudy-as-fuck one.” He glanced at me. “Right, Tom?”
“I am.” Because it felt like it already belonged to Blake. I could see it on his left finger, sparkling with every turn. Showing the world he was taken. “I want this one, please.”
Linda asked me some details for the ring. If I knew Blake’s size, when I wanted it by, and how I would be paying. Once she walked away to put the information into a computer, I turned to look at the singer next to me as he gazed down at the jewelry. He shuffled over slightly and peered into the case.
“You know who that it is, right?” I asked when his blues met my browns. “You kind of dated her, I think, or maybe it was just sex, but she went to school with us. She graduated with Matthias, Helena, and me.”
His eyes went round. “I did?”
“You don’t remember?” I asked.
Killian turned to look at her. He tilted his head to the right and then the left before he shrugged.
“You really only saw Matty.”
He flushed. “He was all I saw. I might have messed around with some girls, but he was the only one I wanted. I didn’t know how to deal with those feelings at first. My teenage years were a disaster on steroids.”
“You’re doing okay, man. He knows you love him.” I squeezed his bicep.
Killian ducked his head. “Why didn’t you invite Matthias to come with you today? You were always closer to him.”
“I thought about it, but you extended the olive branch when you invited me to the party at Helena’s. I appreciated that even if I was rude about it. I figured this could be my olive branch,” I told him.
Killian’s shoulder shook as he laughed. “Olives are gross.”
