A Cajun Dream (The Cajun Series Book 5) by Claire Cherie

Author:Claire, Cherie [Claire, Cherie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: historical romance
Published: 2015-07-30T07:00:00+00:00

René parked the buggy outside the jeweler’s store and helped Amanda down. While he tied the reins to the outside post, Amanda entered the small building facing Main Street.

“Good morning, Mr. Levy,” she said to the jeweler.

“Good morning, Miss Richardson,” the elderly man answered.

Before Amanda could correct him, René entered offering his salutations.

“Good morning, Mister Comeaux,” the jeweler said. “What can I do for either of you this bright day?”

“We’d like a wedding ring,” René announced.

The thick black and white eyebrows of the jeweler, which to Amanda resembled bristly Spanish moss when it had been hung out to dry in the sun for mattress stuffings, seemed to grow in size as he gazed first at René than Amanda. René continued, ignoring the startled man’s expression. “Something with diamonds, big ones.”

Amanda approached the counter to stand by René’s side. “Something simple, a gold band please, Mr. Levy.”

“Nonsense,” René continued. “You can have anything you like.”

“And I’d like a gold band.”

René leaned close to her left ear so only Amanda could hear him. “I’m perfectly capable of buying my wife a proper wedding ring.”

Amanda hadn’t thought she might be insulting René, but she really preferred simple jewelry. Large jewels on her petite hands always appeared pretentious.

“It’s not about money,” she answered in French to avoid any further embarrassment. “I honestly want a gold ring.”

At first, René appeared taken aback when she spoke French. But when he started grinding his back teeth, Amanda realized he was not pleased.

“You’re trying to be nice, to save me money,” René answered in French. “But it’s not necessary. I am a man of means, I can buy you anything you desire.”

“But you don’t understand, René. I desire a simple ring.”

“It’s about your father, isn’t it? You don’t think I can compete with him so you’re trying to save me the humiliation. Or is it because you don’t believe Acadians can afford diamonds?”

“It is about my father,” Amanda spit out, losing patience with him. “But it’s not about my taste in jewelry. You want to place a large diamond on my finger to impress my father and every other American in this town.”

The two glared at each other, until the jeweler caught their attention. “I think I have a solution to this problem,” he said. From a back case, he withdrew a jeweler’s box and placed it on the front counter. “Jewelry should complement a woman’s personality or her features. I don’t think diamonds are quite right for Miss Richard...uh, Mrs. Comeaux?”

Amanda smiled to reassure him that Comeaux was the correct name and to thank him for coming to her aid.

“However,” the jeweler continued, “I don’t think a gold band will do those lovely fingers justice either.”

René huffed at the jeweler’s last statement, grinning down at his wife in victory.

Mr. Levy opened the box filled with rings of different shapes and sizes and picked a sapphire ring graced with small diamonds on either side. “Blue seems to be your color, Mrs. Comeaux,” he said, and placed the elegant yet simple ring on her finger.

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