Book Two Branch Two Hundred and Seventy Seven

Aletta chose a ring after much pleading and pushing from Joshua. She had wanted to let it be when she noticed that the rings cost more than triple her yearly salary.

How could she think of wearing something that fancy? He had to take a lot of convincing from him to be able to make her decide to take a ring. She finally picked one.

"It's so beautiful but I don't know if it fits my finger," she said taking her hand up into the air and admiring the huge rock in her hand.

"Of course, it fits your finger, it's as though it was made for your finger" Joshua said opening the door to the car and waiting for her to get in.

She slid in her eyes still fixated on the ring on her hand. Joshua closed the door with a huge smile on his face as he turned over to the driver's side.

"You do know you did not ask me to marry you right?" Aletta said as he slammed his door shut.

"What?" Confusion climbed his face as he turned to her.

"You did not get down on one knee and ask me to marry you, you