When the Wind Blows, She Never Looks Back
The aurora borealis unfurled directly above his head, casting a vibrant green glow that cascaded over the snow, settled softly across his shoulders, and illuminated the fingers tightly holding the ring box.
“Okay,” I said.
He froze entirely, looking completely stunned. “Wait, you’re not going to take a second to think about it? I haven’t even told you that I’m going to hand over my entire paycheck to you yet, or that my mom knows how to swim, or that—”
“Rain…
“Put it on my finger.”
He scrambled frantically, his hands flying everywhere as he tried to slide the ring onto my ring finger. He accidentally grabbed the wrong hand first, realized his mistake, pulled it back, and tried again. The rin