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In the box was a black signet ring that a gold glowing gemstone on it while the inner part of the ring, around the band, were the engraving of the words et lux in tenebris lucet.

"And light shines in darkness," She said, "I've wanted to give you this in a long time. You can breathe now. It's not a wedding ring."

Hermes let out a breath before he looked at her. "How— It was you. That night..."

"I'm hurt you don't remember, and glad I was the only one you used that horrible line on."

"I did remember, looking at you now. You look... Different like this. And I looked for you, I did but I sort of thought you were older..."

"I am. With five months."

He rose an eyebrow at her. "Really?"

"Does it matter?" Alex asked though she knew to someone like Paris, it probably did matter as she said, "Do you know why I give you this?"

"Because you're a horrible gift giver that might have slightly improved?"

"Because you proved to me, what it meant." She said, smiling now. "That on darkness, the