Michael x Noah 🙏

45. ~The Ring~

Noah's pov:
I've noticed something over the past 24 hours of having Michael back. He's a lot more jumpy and cautious on everything. He hasn't been like that since the bite of 83. Not even when he got kidnapped the other times. Did William do something? I wouldn't be surprised if he did. I look down at Michael in between my legs, picking his nails. I was about to grab his hands when suddenly Michael started talking.
"Wait! Noah... my ring is gone!" Michael says.
"Hey- it's okay. Here, let's find it. It's probably somewhere in the b-"
"No, Noah, you don't understand. He destroyed it!" Michael interrupts me.
Well. That's probably why he was so panicked about the ring not on his finger. I don't even know what to say.
"It's okay Michael. I'm not mad. Plus, we planned our wedding for this weekend, right? I can just get you a new one." I try to make his calm down a bit.
"But... it wouldn't be the ring..." He says.
"Yes it would. Trust me." I put my arms over his shoulders since he's laying in between my legs. "Here." I look around for a second before grabbing his phone off the bedside table and handing it to him.

A little while later, Michael and I are in the kitchen. "Do you guys mind hanging out for a little while I run out to buy something?" I ask him and Hannah.
"What kind of question is that? Of course!" Hannah says.
"Yeah, sure." Michael says.
I get up, kissing Michael on the forehead as I do.
"Love you, I'll be back soon." Michael smiles as I say that.
"Love you too."
I walk out the door, leaving the house to them and Charlotte. I get in my car and head to the Jewelry Shop. I need to get him a new ring before he actually starts hating on himself for making William even take it off his finger.
Once I get to the jewelry, I walk inside, noticing the same employee that helped me last time.
"Excuse me?" I ask the woman.
"Oh- y-yes, Mr. Carter?" She says. Everyone calls me that. At least she remembers me.
"I need that same ring you sold me two weeks ago or something." I say.
"Oh- I don't really remember what ring that was-" she says nervously.
"Well you damn better find out." I say firmly. I know, kinda bitchy, but I really don't care.
"Y-yes Sir! Right away!" She speeds to the back.

I decide to look at my Life360 app to see where Michael is. Oh, I guess Hannah sure knows how to cheer him up. The goddamn mall- I should've thought of that.
"I am so sorry Mr Carter, here is the ring!" The woman rushes out from the back room and hands me the ring.
I give her $10,000 in cash and walk out. I head to my car and get in, driving back home. I know Michael won't be back for a bit, so I guess I could just chill out when I get back.

It's around 6:40 when Michael and Hannah get back. I'm in the living room when Michael walks over to me and hugs me from behind the couch, his mood much better.
"Hey, love. How was the mall." I ask, looking at him by laying my head backward on the back of the couch.
"Great, actually!" He smiles. He kisses my forehead before heading to our room. I got up but Hannah walked over to me.
"Noah, guess what." She's smiling.
"What?" I ask, looking down at her.
"I got Michael to eat a full meal. Like a full plate of food for dinner." She says, sounding happy and proud.
"For real? Thank you! He's very weird when it comes to food, as you know." I smile, actually proud she got him to do that. Michael was actually getting pretty concerningly light.
I thank her again and walk upstairs to my room. I walk in to Michael changing his shirt.
"Hey, love, look." I pull out the ring. "Brand new." I smile at him. He finishes putting his shirt on and walks over.
"You really went out to get me a new one?" He looks up at me.
"Of course I did, babe." I place a hand on his chin, making him continue looking up at me. "I hate seeing you sad like that."
Michael smiles wide and kisses me on the lips. I pull away after a few seconds and grab his hand, slipping the ring on his ring finger where the old ring sat. Michael looked up at me again, kissing me once more before resting in a hug. I pick him up and place him on my lap as I sit in the bed. He gets comfy, and closes his eyes. I run my hands through his soft fluffy hair, making him fall asleep faster. I love seeing him happy. It makes me happy. I can't wait until we're officially married. That's is weekend, as we plan it to be. Hopefully no more... inconveniences.

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