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.

you sure I was supposed to hear that little conversation? Things are getting a little awkward. The

no. Someone else is here too. This is

a bonus

have a good eye, sir.

on Hank's shirt, hinting at him to

the day. I need to give her some time to process this.

thing you want, boss."

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 to speak to. Yelena might be

That thought lingered in her head, but she didn't know what to do. She

carefully, "What do you think, Miss Lynwood?" It was then they

you say? I didn't get it."

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

asked Elspeth if she was fine. They thought she was spacing out because she was sick. Elspeth thanked them for their

happened?"

I've been working a lot lately, and

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

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

his head. "You weren't like this before, Elspeth. You used to

keep things a secret. I just don't know how to

talk it

he insists. He's just worried. So,