"I'M sure you can get something suitable yourself. Just take two of MY men with you so you'll be safe. I'VE told them that you'll be visiting a jewelry store later."

A wave of shock washes over ME. "This is one of the most memorable moments of our engagement, and you want ME to do it all by myself?"

HE stares at ME strangely. "Yeah." HE slides HIS black Amex across the counter to ME.

I glaze at it but hesitate before picking it up. "Um, what's the catch, VINCENT?"

"What do you mean?"

Have you had your Amex reported stolen? You know, so if I try to use it,...