A back-up plan

Jenny clasped her hands in amazement and was alternating between the beautiful ring that was revealed by the melting chocolate and the man who was in front of her with that same hopeful look as a few months prior with that same loving question. Jenny had not looked at the ring the first time around and could not help but be enamored by this beautiful piece of jewelry in front of her. The details on the ring, the beautiful box it was in, the beautiful cut diamond. It was so big it was blinding. The only reason she knew it was the same ring, was because of the box it was in. That uniquely colored box was something that had not escaped her attention, even admits all the confusement and shock she had felt back then. Now it turned out that the ring inside it was even more beautiful. She wasn't expecting this. She wasn't expecting any of this. Which sane person gives a gift to someone when it is their birthday. How was she proposed to again, after only a week. This crazy man, but that was part of his charm. Jenny noticed that the fear she felt the first time wasn't as present. She was actually more inclined to accept him this time around, but was caught up in the details. Like, the time they had know each other. Like, how they had just yesterday agreed to become an item, was she now going to take another big jump? How she was going to wear a ring like that. It was beautiful, sure, but also looked so incredibly expensive. She would be afraid of getting robbed! What was the reason that he had picked this ring? He knew she did not necessarily like expensive gifts and items. So why did he pick such a large diamond. Plus judging by the box, it seemed like this ring might have been used before. Could there be more to this ring...?

"Jason this ring is amazing, but it is too much. I cannot possibly accept this. It must have cost you a fortune. I would be worried of losing it or it getting stolen every day" Jason was not disappointed by this reaction. Instead he had anticipated it to some degree and had thought of a back-up plan. "Well if the ring is the problem and not the proposal itself, then I might have a solution" Jason reached for his left side pocket and pulled out a second ring box. Another gasp could be heard. He revealed another beautiful ring. This time around it was a white gold ring with a deep blue sapphire resting on a leave pattern with tiny diamonds scattered across the pattern. The sapphire itself was surrounded with slightly bigger diamonds in the shape of flower petals . This gave the entire ring the illusion of a flower. He had this ring designed during her stay here. She had mentioned before that blue was her favorite color, in particular the deep blue that could be found in sapphires. That is why she was she was very fond of her mother's engagement-ring and the ring of princess Kate. The only down side to her mother's ring was the size. She had small hands so it didn't look good on her. Therefore on the day she came to England he had contacted her mother behind her back to get a few pictures of her ring. He had also googled the ring of princess Kate. He originally planned to use this information so he could give her a jewelry-set to her liking as a bridal gift. Starting with the necklace he had picked out on the day of her arrival.

The idea of having a ring designed with these colors to use when he was going to propose to her, didn't come to him till yesterday. If her own father and prince William had used a sapphire ring to propose, then why should he stick to the tradition in his home and not join this tradition instead. He would start with the ring which is supposed to bring good luck and if he saw hesitation he would use the customized ring and hope that that would seal the deal. If she would accept his proposal during the first ring, he would stick to his plan to give her the customized one as a bridal gift. But right now he was glad he had rush ordered the ring and had taken his time with the designer of her necklace late last night and this morning. Something told him that he would need this ring earlier than anticipated. So when he contacted the bakery, he not only told them about the adjustments in the plan, but also asked them to pick up the sapphire ring and place it where he had placed his great grandmother's ring. When he went into the kitchen to pick up the chocolate egg, he took the ring from the cupboard as well and placed it in his pocket just in case. Normally this would be impossible. No designer would drop all his work and design a customized ring for you in the middle of the night, no jeweler would come to the shop at the crack of dawn to cut the stones and make the ring, but when the Westwoods asked you something, you did it. Your efforts would always be payed thrice over. Not only would they pay you handsomely, you would gain a lot of customers just by mentioning their names. But seeing Jenny's look, it was all worth it for Jason. There was still a slight hesitation present, but Jason knew how to deal with that!