Chapter Eight
Ruby
Since the ring fit perfectly, Chance took the set to the jewelers to have them cleaned. And I went back to work. I had to get out of there. There were too many emotions going on for me to handle.
Things had begun moving too fast. I began to feel out of control.
It wasn’t supposed to be like this.
My intentions weren’t this dishonest. I hadn’t actually thought we’d tell everyone we knew about the engagement. I honestly didn’t know how I thought the whole thing would play out. But lying to our families wasn’t a thing I had ever thought about or wanted.
I couldn’t fault Chance for going in the route he’d gone. He was trying to make things look real. And he was doing an excellent job of making that happen. Maybe too excellent.
The kissing we’d done before was nothing
