"I love you, too," she said, finally looking at the ring while simultaneously jumping up and down. "I can't believe you... I had no idea..." He said nothing, just grinned at her, as she continued to stare at the ring on her hand. After a few moments, Cadence began to regain her composure, and a few thoughts occurred to her. "That's why my dad was crying!" she said, hitting him in the shoulder a little harder than she intended to. "Careful there," he warned her. "You can do whatever you want to, to me, but take it easy on the ring." "It's huge," she mumbled before remembering her other revelation. "And is that where you went this morning?" "Yes," he admitted. "That's a fine jewelry store across from the donut shop on Shenandoah's main drag." "Apparently," she agreed, looking at the si

