(Author’s note: Hoping to have some longer stories up soon. Just need to get through the testing week next week, then there’s 4 months of nothing but classes. (Thankfully). Here’s today’s fictioneers, with a second peek from Marie Osmond!)
© Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
Read My Lips
by Miles H. Rost
The knock at the door was persistent. She leaned out the door of her shower and called out that she was coming.
Wrapped in a simple periwinkle towel, she walked to the door and cracked it open.
“Helena!”
“Paul?! It’s 11:30! What are you doing here?”
“I needed to see you. Something bad just happened.”
Helena let him in and he immediately bolted to the couch.
“Alright, what happened?”
“I lost your ring.”
“What ring?”
“The ring I was going to give you tomorrow night, to ask you to marry me.”
Helena blinked. Twice. Then pounced.
“Read my lips.”
She mouthed “yes”.
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Lovely love story! 🙂
I’ve been finding myself writing more of them lately, for some strange reason. And I’m not even dating… go figure!
Dear Miles,
Helena’s a keeper. It’s obvious it’s not the bling she’s after. Good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Definitely she is. Now if only I could find someone like her. XD
He should be glad she doesn’t dig money, filthy money that is. Very well written.
He may have planned to “lose” the ring to see what she had to say. ^_-
That’s a great gal there. Well written, Miles.
She definitely is!
I agree with the others – she’s a cracker! Lovely tale and nicely told Miles.
D’awwwwww! And to think this was after a crazy day at work.
🙂
How sweet. Nicely told love story….
Thank ya! ^_^
Nice story, with believable characters. I like the way Helena took the initiative.
I think she just reacted the way that many would react.
Looks like he didn’t need the ring after all, just the question. Although I have to wonder, a guy who would let an expensive engagement ring get lost? Not a good sign.
Who said he “let it get lost”? It’s possible he could have walked on the sidewalk, tripped, and saw it go down into the sewer, where a clown with a balloon was waiting for him saying “We all float down here!”
^_-
Now that’s a great proposal!
Yep! 🙂
True love needs no bling! Sweet tale!
It don’t me a thing even if he ain’t got me bling…
Hah!
“Wow bling! You make my heart sing!” There’s be a story doing the rouns here of a woman who wasn’t impressed with the ring her fiance gave her. Apparently, he’s usually generous but skimped on the ring. That’s had people talking. Here’s a very funny story: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/16/canadian-woman-engagement-ring-carrot
xx Rowena
That’s the other story. The ring on a carrot. I saw the other one. Hope he drops her like a 13 karat rock.
Ditto.
Don’t let that one go – either of you – honesty and simplicity – it can’t get more beautiful than that.
It ain’t autobiographical! However, I do say to them, don’t let go of either!
Good man. They need all the advice we can offer then. 🙃
I’m wondering if he hadn’t actually bought the ring and was testing the water before he shelled out! But that’s just the way my mind works! Nice one
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Heh heh heh…you’re thinking the same as I!
I think you can get another ring… it’s the promise that counts.
For Helena, most certainly!
Excellent proposal! 🙂
In a towel, no less!
Now that’s a proposal that will not be forgot.
Who wouldn’t want to be pounced on by a pretty woman in a towel?
Awww. I read it out loud to my dd. She said it shows I love Romance.
I hope so. Romance is a nice thing to love!
Wow, I wonder if there really was a ring? And what happened to the periwinkle towel?
Wouldn’t we ALL like to know what happened to that towel! (It stayed on. She’s got towel-fu skills.
Awwww! I love romance stories. I’m sure he made that up to test her. And she passed! 🙂 🙂 🙂
Did he? Now I’m not even sure myself!
Ah, very nice, Miles. Exceptionally readable and a fun ending, too. What a response as well by Helena. Whew! 😀
Well, when you’re gonna propose, do it in a way that’s memorable!
I agree. 😀