Matecumbe by James A. Michener

Author:James A. Michener [Michener, James A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-8130-3152-1
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 2014-12-31T05:00:00+00:00

It was Joe’s idea that they shop together for her engagement ring.

“Since a woman has to wear it all of her life,” Joe believed, “she should get to pick it out.”

They traveled to the downtown area of Philadelphia and browsed through several stores in an area called “Jewelers’ Row.”

On the way home, Melissa was wearing her diamond.

“Now I’ve got to tell all of my sisters,” Melissa complained, though cheerfully. “Then I’ve got to call my mother and stepfather in California. And then I’ve got to show up at work and think of things to say when everyone congratulates me.

“And what about tonight?” Melissa continued, her voice hitting a higher note.

“When we’re at the Christmas party with all of my co-workers, what will I say?

“The worst thing about all of this is that my friends will never tell me what they really think of you if they find out we’re already engaged!

“If I could introduce you as a friend only and not as a fiancé, then I’d get some feedback a few days down the road.”

“Then don’t wear the ring, just for tonight,” Joe suggested. “Make it easier on yourself. I don’t mind.”

“You’re an angel,” Melissa responded, kissing him again while she kept both her hands on the steering wheel. “But I’ll feel funny if I don’t have it with me.

“I know, I’ll wear it on a necklace. It’ll be out of sight, of course, but it’ll still be close to my heart.”

“You’ve got to promise me, though,” Joe insisted, “that you’ll let me know what your lady friends think of me. The gossip might prove to be interesting.”

“Absolutely,” Melissa countered, her eyes full of sparkle, “deal number two.”

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