i looked beyond the two guys , inside , at their four partners who were doing nothing , and i tried to judge the fit of their clothes , by way of comparison . but it really was a gorgeous ring . he stepped back from the tree and sat down on the bench , his face hidden in his hands . i climbed back in my car and started to go home . probably the very same one she still carried . she dug her jaw into me so hard that i knew it must have hurt her badly . 