This is a, uh, friendship ...

This is a, uh, friendship ring right? Yeah, don’t worry. If I propose, you’ll know it. For one thing, I’ll be hyperventilating. A sly smile—surprisingly sexy—turned up his lips. And it’ll be a ruby. Rubies? No diamonds? Too expensive for the old writer’s salary, huh? He made a disparaging grunt at that. No, I just think diamonds are common, that’s all. If I get married, it’ll be because something uncommon is occurring. Besides, you wear a lot of red, right? I know how important it is for your accessories to match.
This is a, uh, friendship ring right? Yeah, don’t worry. If I propose, you’ll know it. For one thing, I’ll be hyperventilating. A sly smile—surprisingly sexy—turned up his lips. And it’ll be a ruby. Rubies? No diamonds? Too expensive for the old writer’s salary, huh? He made a disparaging grunt at that. No, I just think diamonds are common, that’s all. If I get married, it’ll be because something uncommon is occurring. Besides, you wear a lot of red, right? I know how important it is for your accessories to match.
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