Love's Perfect Match

Hank rolled his eyes and ignored Yelena.

"Here's the thing you want, boss."

Boss? Yelena choked on herself. Man, that was a stupid question I asked. This is his shop. Of course, he knows it well.

The retail assistant placed the box on the table and slowly opened the lid, revealing a gleaming diamond ring with butterfly wings on the sides.

"Do you like it?"

Yelena was stupefied. The ring was immaculately designed. It's prettier than Elspeth's latest design. Elspeth sneezed the moment her friend had that thought. "Yeah, I love it."

Hank held up the ring and put it over her right middle finger. "Then wear it well. This'll tell everyone that you have a boyfriend."

Yelena blushed. A ring on my right middle finger? That's not a sign I'm taken. That means I'm engaged. "It's a bit too early, isn't it?"

"No. You're my girlfriend." He wore the other ring on his finger. "And don't take it off. I want to see the ring on your finger when we have a video call every night."

A lawyer and a bossy boyfriend. Ooh. She teased, "Someone's bossy."

"Only to you." Hank looked at her lovingly.

lady. Um, you sure

here too.

get a bonus this month."

retail assistant grinned, and she sweetly said, "You have a good eye, sir. Your

tugged on Hank's shirt, hinting

need to give her some time to process this. So, Hank took her

thing you want,

next day, Yelena called Elspeth and said a tearful goodbye. She told her friend to take care and not to miss her too much. Elspeth smiled and cheered her friend up, then they hung up. With Yelena gone, Elspeth had one less friend

head, but she didn't know what to

report, and they asked carefully, "What do you think, Miss

did you say? I didn't get

shocked. "Were you spacing out, Miss Lynwood?" She never makes that kind of mistake. What's wrong with her today? Everyone else was shocked as well.

and asked Elspeth if she was fine. They thought she was spacing out because she was sick. Elspeth thanked them for their concern, but she told no one the truth.

of mistake, so what happened?"

more rest. I've been working a lot lately, and it's

get any rest after you married Callum? Has he been keeping you up all night?"

lost some sleep." Elspeth thought that was awkward. Keeping me

before, Elspeth. You used to

keep things a secret. I just

always listening. Just talk it out. I

just worried. So, Elspeth