Fiona’s POV
I helped him pick out the ring. I encouraged him that if he thought it was right to ask, then he should ask. I told him to trust his instincts.
If I had advised him against it, would Kate be hurting less right now? Would it somehow be better that it wasn’t her fiancé that was dying, but her boyfriend?
“What if she asks Brooke?” Cliff asked me on the way to the jeweler I recommended. “What if she tells me she wants to think about it, and then she asks Brooke and Brooke says it’s a bad idea?”
“Cliff.” I roll my eyes. “She’s either going to say yes or no. She’s not going to get on the phone and call Brooke about it.”
He gripped the steering wheel a little tighter. “What’s the rush, though, really? Things are going great. I don’t have to propose to her now.”
He was right t
