Chapter 55: One month later

Rex

I'm nervous. Fuck me, but I think I'm going to throw up.

But it's not every day that I get to ask this question, and I don't want to mess it up.

I knock on the door to hopefully my future. "Come in."

"Hi."

"What's going on? Why'd you ask to see me like this?"

"I need to ask you something. And I really need you to hear me out before speaking because it's important."

"Okay? You're acting really fucking weird, man. What's going on with you?"

I place a small, black velvet box on his desk and I pop open the lid, presenting the small piece of jewelry to him.

Ethan takes a close look, lifts it out of the soft cushion it's cradled in, inspects it before slipping it back in the box. "Ah, for me? You shouldn't have. But it's a little flashy for my taste. I prefer something a little more subtle. Not so many diamonds."

I realize he's just trying to lighten the mood and he knows exactly what this box means, but I still have to say it. Need to. For Chloe. It's the right t