The manager bought us champagne, and we sipped on bubbly as I looked at my ring. The oval-cut sapphire drew your eye, and it was huge! "How big is this stone," I asked.

"Two and a half carats," Nicholas said with a grin. "I wanted to make sure everyone could see you were engaged."

"It works," I said as I kissed him. "It's beautiful. How did you know I didn't want a big diamond?"

"Your Mom," he said.

"I should call her," I said as I thought about it.

"Just wave and tell her hello, I've been live-streaming this back to Melbourne and Miesville for the last fifteen minutes," Linda...