Heaven, Hell, and Earth

Chapter 11

Alastor unlatched the peephole window and the children looked through to see that on the other side was Moxxie and Millie having dinner outside. It was a very beautiful and romantic scene, like something straight out of a movie. A starry night sky, a picnic dinner set with candlelight, champagne, and flowers. Millie's hair was styled neatly and she wore an beautiful yet tempting black dress with matching heels while her husband was in a dashing suit.

"Happy Anniversary Millie." He said holding up his glass of champagne.

"Moxxie this is wonderful." His wife said after they did a cheers.

"Really?" Her husband replied insecurely. "Because I know you really wanted to try that new nightclub that opened up and I tried to save up for it but-"

"This is much better than any nightclub. After all this is exactly what we did the night you proposed to me. Minus the champagne of course."

"Right. We drank your father's moonshine instead." Moxxie chuckled. "He never did forgive m for taking his last jar of it."

"I remember that night so well. We had been dating for a year and my sister Sallie May kept teasing me that city boys like you never settle down. That now you had your way with me you were going to shift your advances on to someone more cultured and refined."

"But I proved her wrong because the next day I called you outside for an evening picnic, I sang a song that I wrote just for you, and then I slid the ring on your finger. To this day I'm surprised you said yes."

"Why?"

"Because the ring was so cheap. The band was brass and the stone was an amethyst I found in a rock I broke when I tripped over it."

"But you had made the ring yourself. You put all your love into it. That was ten times better than the ring my ex boyfriend gave me."

"That ring was gold and it had three diamonds."

"Yeah and it came off the finger of the girl he cheated on me with. As soon as I saw her initials engraved on the band I threw it into his eye."

"That reminds me, Millie why aren't you wearing your engagement ring tonight?"

Millie looked down at her ring finger shamefully and then looked back at her husband with a face of remorse.

"I'm sorry honey but I lost it."

"You lost it?"

"Yes. I don't know what happened. I just woke up one morning and it was gone. I've looked everywhere for it but it's like it completely vanished."

"Well did you check in the picnic basket?"

"The picnic basket? Why would it be in there?"

"Still it can't hurt to check can it?"

Millie was skeptic to the suggestion but she looked inside the basket and not only did she find her ring but she found that a new gemstone had been added to it. Right next to the amethyst was a heart shaped diamond.

"What the- Where did this come from?"

"Surprise!" Moxxie cheered. "While you were asleep I took the ring off your finger and brought it to a jeweler to give it a diamond."

"Moxxie this is gorgeous! But how could you afford this?"

"I've been saving up for it since we got married. I always felt that you at least deserved a diamond ring."

"Oh Moxxie!"

She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him. After that he pulled a radio out from  the basket.