Dwayne enjoyed Christmas with Felicity and her family. The food was good, and it turned out that he was really good at hearts, a card game she and her brothers took very seriously. Parker had pouted about his loss all through pie and ice cream—until Dwayne told him about King and that he should come ride the bay at the ranch.
veryFelicity took him shopping on Boxing Day, and they laughed and held hands and wandered the streets. Near the end of the day, she squeezed his hand and said, “There’s a jewelry store right there. You wanna go in?”
Dwayne couldn’t find the words to tell her that he’d already bought a ring. “Sure.” He let her lead him into the store, already well-versed with the display cases, the diamond cuts, and the ring sizes.
But Felicity wasn’t, and she asked a lot of questi
