Elvis and Ginger: Elvis Presley's Fiancée and Last Love Finally Tells Her Story by Ginger Alden

Author:Ginger Alden [Alden, Ginger]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2014-09-02T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 17

Back at Graceland, Elvis stayed upstairs, as usual, and tried to be extra protective of his voice. Instead of reading to me as he often did, he let me take over and read to him over the next few days so he could rest. Others still came and went, visiting with Elvis upstairs as they usually did, but now Elvis made a point of speaking softly, taking extra measures to care for his throat. Before long, luckily, Elvis was feeling and sounding much like his usual self.

The rings Elvis had given me in Las Vegas were a tad large on my fingers, and Elvis had noticed that I’d been wearing tape wrapped around the bands to hold them on. One evening, he told me that he wanted to know my correct ring size and mentioned that he’d asked a local jeweler to come over and measure me. Before long, the jeweler walked into Elvis’s bedroom and introduced himself as Lowell Hayes. Lowell measured my finger, he and Elvis shared a friendly visit, and before long, Lowell left.

A short time later, I went into the bathroom. When I returned to Elvis’s bedroom, I discovered that he’d propped a magnificent necklace with the letters TLC, all in diamonds, on my pillow. Once again, he’d aimed the overhead reading light on it to make sure it sparkled. I was blown away. I had noticed these tender loving care necklaces worn by women in his family, female band members, and a girlfriend or two of certain entourage members. This one was unique though; it looked larger than the others and the only one I’d seen made with all diamonds.

I was deeply moved by this beautiful, singular expression of Elvis’s affection. He fastened the necklace around my neck, telling me, “I had this made especially for you, Ginger.”

Having this necklace meant that I’d been truly accepted as a part of Elvis’s inner circle. Although I had felt this sentiment from him for a long time, I was happy now to have something that would signal this message to the people around us. Turning back to him, I told him how much I loved it and thanked him.

Elvis smiled and winked. “I don’t give these out to just anyone,” he said.

• • •

I continued to spend a lot of time at Graceland, but one afternoon, my niece Amber asked me to take her to a local hamburger restaurant, and I suddenly realized that I had been so focused on Elvis that I had neglected seeing my friends or hanging out with my family.

Wanting to spend some time with Amber, I happily picked her up and we went to the restaurant.

As we were finishing eating at a back table, I noticed a woman at a nearby table stand up and fold a newspaper she had been reading. I glanced at the front page of her paper when she walked by and was startled to see a picture of someone who looked remarkably like me!

I hurriedly paid our bill and raced out of the restaurant with Amber.

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