A Texas Reunion. Rucas. GMW CHOICE AWARD WINNER!

Defenses.

Chapter 35

"Hi, I was wanting to talk to someone about designing a ring." The lady walked away, leaving Lucas and Josh alone in the front. The LED lights in the cases made everything shimmer, and catch his attention.

"As usual. Goin' to make me look bad."

"Maya's gonna love the ring. It's very pretty." An older gentleman limped up front and Lucas walked to where he was.

"Hello. You were wanting to get a ring designed?"

"Yeah. I have the diamond I want to use for the center stone." He started pulling out his wallet.

"Wonderful, wonderful. Did you know what karat gold you wanted? Or platinum, or even silver?" Lucas gently placed the diamond on the counter.

"14K please, white gold." The older gentleman grabbed the diamond and started looking through it with a loop.

"Very nice, the color is astounding. Several steps above an i-stone, and even with a loop I can't see many carbon spots." He shook the diamond back in the bag. "So, what kind of design did you have in mind?"

Lucas looked at the old man and grinned. "Well for the engagement ring, I want the center stone and 3 marquee cut diamonds on each side. Kind of making it look like petals. If she says yes, i'll come back and get the wedding band designed." The old man started laughing. "I'm Lucas, Lucas Friar."

"George Woolard. Owner of this store. We can certainly do that no problem. How big were you wanting the marquee cuts?"

"Um, I don't know. I really don't want to take away from this diamond. This was my grandmother's."

"Well, I think if we did 10 pointers it would be the perfect size. But, nothing too obnoxious." Lucas had no idea what he was talking about.

"I think that could work. I actually drew a picture of what I was looking for." He pulled out another item from his wallet. "I know we can't do it exactly like this, but this is what I had in mind."

"No, this is very do-able!" George seemed very optimistic.

"Around how long would it take you? Do you think?"

"2 weeks tops. I'm not super busy right now though. We'll take your information and call you as soon as it's ready. When were you looking to propose by?" Josh started eavesdropping. Lucas hadn't exactly told him. He had hinted about the cruise, but hopefully he could get a better idea.

"December 23." Josh smiled.

"Riley's birthday?" Lucas looked towards him and grinned.

"That's if I can hold out that long. That's what, 29 days." The officer started laughing.

"How long have y'all been together?" George handed him a pen to start writing down his information.

"Oh, you're gonna think this is ridiculous. But, a little over a month."

"Not silly at all. I got engaged to my wife of 52 years after 5 months. And, we were 19."

"That's awesome. Congratulations." Lucas shook his hand. "You don't see a lot of marriages lasting that long." George was a little taken back by how polite he was.

"Rachel! Make this a top priority please. I know how hard it is to wait."

"Thank you Mr. Woolard. I really appreciate it."

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