A Third of Me by Conway Alan

Author:Conway, Alan [Conway, Alan]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2012-03-09T18:30:00+00:00

He’s a little quiet on the way home. We’re both exhausted. As soon as we get home, we change clothes and while I’m in the closet, I palm the small gift box and present it to him.

“Just a little something,” I say.

His eyes grow wide and weary. He opens it and pulls out the ring.

“It’s not what you think, so relax,” I say, showing him the Gaelic text engraved on the side.

“What does it say?”

“It says Mo Anam Cara. It means my soul friend.”

He smiles and shakes his head. “I'm not a jewelry kind of guy, Brian. You know this.”

“I know. That's why I got you this, too.” I let the chain dangle from my fingers. “You can put it on this and you can wear it under your shirt like I do.” I pull down the collar of my sport shirt to show him the matching ring hanging from my neck.

“Close to my heart, right?” he says, his eyes rolling up at me as if to say you’re one sappy son of a bitch, Brian Jamison.

“You get it.”

“Thanks, man. It’s really cool. Very sweet of you. It makes my gift look like shit.”

He hands me a badly wrapped present, which is completely endearing that he tried. It’s a leather-bound notebook with my name embossed on the cover.

“I figure you could use it to write your next story.”

I love it. I say thank you and wrap my arms around him as if he might vanish at any moment. We kiss all the way to the bathroom where we shower and get ready for bed. I almost pull out that magazine from the nightstand and tell him my big plans, but I don’t. The more I think about it, the more uncertain I am. I worry about waiting too long and about what I would if Lauren changes her mind.

I pray to God she doesn't.

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