“Oh Makuo, you didn’t have to give me anything. I love you and the ring itself is way to much.”“I know but I want you to have this,” he said...as he gave me a small box elegantly wrapped in white and silver paper. I opened the beautiful box and couldn’t believe my eyes. A diamond and platinum bracelet glittered. It was the same bracelet Makuo and I had seen in the jewellery store when we bought my engagement ring. I joked with Makuo about the bracelet and how I wanted it for our tenth wedding. After a little while she started to cry. I knew why and wondered if it would be better if she talked about it openly. Some of it I knew was common knowledge but as the events happened while I was away, I'd only heard vague rumours and at that time Sarah was only a girl I knew slightly from school."A penny for them," I said and gave her a cuddle."You don't want to know." You thinking of your ex?" I asked turning her head to face me. In the dim light that filtered through the thin curtains from. So, I brought his coffee out to the living room and realized I stillhad my apron on. He was sitting in my favorite chair. I just couldn'twait for this to be over. As I set the coffee cup and saucer down onthe coffee table I saw a pair of black high heel shoes and a pair ofwoman's ankle socks next to them.Before I could say a word he pointed to the seat near him on thesofa and said for me to, "sit down." I began to take off the apronbut he told me to leave it on and sit down since he wanted to. I had a few days of downtime before having to get to my next event and so I decided to catch up since it had been a few years since seeing them. He arranged for cousins and other family to come over for a cookout and drinks which always turns into a night of drinking and karaoke which is a lot of fun and laughs as most of us SUCK at singing! I was greeted at the door by my nieces and nephews with big hugs and then a handshake by my step-brother. He said "Make yourself at home." and headed out.