Chapter Fourteen
“Imagine seeing the two of you together!” said Ash with a wink at Beatrice. “Mama was too wound up to be alone?”
“A little,” laughed Beatrice a bit breathlessly.
Meadow fussed, “For heaven’s sake! Tell us! What happened?”
Piper rather shyly reached out her left arm to show a lovely engagement ring on her finger. The ring was clearly vintage with a European cut diamond and filigree details in a white-gold Edwardian style.
Meadow immediately teared up. “My dear grandmother’s ring. And it’s so beautiful on your finger. Oh, Piper!”
And it ended up being good that Ash still had his arm around Piper because otherwise, the force of Meadow’s hug might have made Piper stumble.
Then it was Beatrice’s turn to hug them both and then it was just hugs all round. Then there really
