Can this be?

Chapter 49

Tobins POV

We wonder around the gigantic mall for a couple minutes before finally finding the jewelry shop.

"You go find your girl a ring, I need to get Kelley something. I have my phone on me so call me when you're done." Hope says and I nod heading into the jewelry store.

Behind the counter, was a middle aged woman with blonde hair and piercing blue eyes... Kinda like Alex's. Hm, that's cool.

She looks up noticing me and smiles.

"Hello there. Can I help you with anything today?" The lady asks and I nod.

"Yes ma'am, can you show me where the promise rings are?" I ask.

"Oh yes! Right this way." She says stepping from behind the counter leading me to the promise rings for... Men?

"Oh, um ma'am I'm as straight as a rainbow haha. I need one for my girlfriend." I say feeling my cheeks heat up.

"My mistake. Right this way then." She says leading me to the section by the doors and then walking back behind the counter allowing me to have some privacy.

I look through the many many rings on display and are amazed by how amazing they look.

I kept narrowing the amount of rings I had in mind. I knew Alex liked something simple, her favorite color was blue, and she loved rings made of white gold.

I kept narrowing my list down until I had three left. This was probably one of the hardest decisions I have ever made in my life because all of them looked stunning and I bet she would love all of them.

I've been here for almost an hour  now browsing through all the rings and now I was at a dead end. So I decided to ask the lady for help.

"Excuse me, may I get your help on something." I ask politely and the lady comes over quickly. Probably trying to get me out of here.

"Yes ma'am, how may I help you?" She asks and I point to the three rings I had a hard time choosing between.

"So, i kind of need your opinion on which ring would look best for my girlfriend." I say and she nods.

"If you don't mind me asking, may I see a picture of the young lady?" She asks and I nod pulling out my phone.

I see 3 missed calls from Hope, probably telling me to hurry up, but I didn't really care.

I go to my photos showing the lady the selfie Alex took of her and I on our first date.

The lady's eyes widened once she saw the picture of Alex and I and I smile.

"Yup, she's a- Hey!" I say. The lady just snatched my phone from my hands!

"Excuse me. But that's my phone." I say trying to get my phone back and the lady looks at me with tears in her eyes. Did I make her cry?

"That's my daughter." She says and my jaw drops.

"E-e-excuse me..?" I ask not believing what I'm hearing.