I Will Love You Endlessly (Sequel to i dare you to love me)

Part 16

Dan groans, pressing the heels of his hands into his eyes and he whines, "Louise, I'm so bad at this."

"You're just putting far too much pressure on yourself, Little Bear." Louise places her hands on Dan's shoulders and gives them a little squeeze. "Now, I'm sure whatever ring you decide on, Phil is going to love."

"It has to be perfect, though!" Dan insists. "And I have no idea what kind of ring he's getting me so I have no idea what kind I should get for him."

"Let's just have a look see at our options again, and we'll go from there, okay?" Louise suggests.

Dan sighs and reloads the webpage once again, the two of them looking at the collection of men's wedding bands on Kay Jewelers website. There are so many good ones, but none of them have jumped out at him yet; none of them are good enough for Phil. He's about to sigh in defeat when he stops suddenly, eyes going wide when he sees one ring in particular.

"What, what?" Louise asks, unable to take the suspense.

"I think," Dan says slowly, smiling a little as he clicks on the link to the ring. "I found the perfect ring." It's a white tungsten carbide band with a trio of round black diamonds set diagonally in the center of the band. "See," he starts to explain. "It's a classic silver wedding band but it's got a little something that sets it apart from every other traditional wedding ring; the same way Phil has things about himself that set him apart from everyone else in the world. It's unique and untraditionally beautiful, just like he is. And the diamonds are black and everyone knows that black basically represents my entire soul, so it'll be as if he's always got a piece of me with him."

"That was bloody poetic and gorgeous, if I do say so myself," Louise tells him, a wide smile on her face. "And I think Phil is going to love it."

"Good," Dan grins as he goes to make the purchase and even though there's a nagging feeling of anxiety resting in the pit of his stomach that makes him fear that Phil will hate the ring, he can't help but to feel proud of himself; he wanted nothing but the best for Phil, and he's pretty sure he's found it.