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“Thanks” So , a stupendous one

“Holy shit,” I whispered

It couldn’t be real It was so big it bordered on obscene A stone that size would cost a fortune I stared, beht The band beneath was thick, solid, and the rock sure shone and sparkled like the real deal

As if

“Ah, yeah About that …” he said, dark brows dran He looked vaguely eer “If you still wanna change it for soet your point about that”

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“Cartier?” My voice dropped to a whisper “Huh”

For a long moment he just stared at me “You don’t remember?”

I really didn’t want to answer that “What is that even? Two, three carats?”

“Five”

“Five? Wow”

“What do you re just a little

“Well … it’s hazy”

“No” His frown increased until it owned his handsoopen, useless There was a lot I didn’t know To e, however, Cartier didn’t do costus unfurled within my stomach and bile burnt the back ofin front of this guy

Not again

He took a deep breath, nostrils flaring “I didn’t realize you’d had that much to drink I mean, I knew you’d had a bit, but … shit Seriously? You don’t reondolas at The Venetian?”

“We went on gondolas?”