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He slides the ring on my finger and we both stare at it for a moment, the sun dancing across the surface making it sparkle. “This was my mother’s. When I told her that I was going to marry you, she insisted you have it.” “That’s why she said that to me.” “Said what?” “She just told me how happy she was that you were happy and that you loved me. She got kind of teary-eyed and I just wondered where it came from. Oh,” I say, wiping a stray tear out of my eye, “and then Daisy said bye, Mom to me when she left my classroom.” I shake my head, trying to hold back the rest of the tears that start to fall. “Are those good tears, baby?” “Yes, very good tears. I just can’t believe this is how this all turned out. It’s… just like a fairy tale.” “Like a romance novel?” He gives me a coy smile and it makes me laugh. “Have you been reading some of my books?” I tease as he wraps his arms around me and we both stare up at the tower. “You know,” he says, kissing the top of my head, “the day I met you he