Tuesday night came, and as Katie walked out into the lounge room when she was ready to go, she again took my breath away. She was simply stunning. Her hair was up in an intricate plat, the emerald green dress she wore seem to perfectly be a match for her tanned skin, light chestnut hair and sparkling grey eyes and her sparkling earrings. Not to mention that the slits on the side showed off her fantastic legs, along with the plunging neckline that emphasized her ample breasts.
I stood there in my best tuxedo, I was freshly shaven and wore my most expensive cologne. I reached out my arm and then escorted Katie to the car.
As we walked into Margarette’s restaurant, we could feel all the eyes upon us, like a celebrity couple had just entered. I was hoping this would make Katie feel special. We had taken our seats at our table in the back corner and were offered a wine menu to select from.
After receiving our wine we began to chat.
“You look fantastic right now, every guy in here wants you, and every woman in here wants to be you.”
“This is my best birthday yet Greg, I don’t know what to say. The whole day has been great, with the shopping, the manicures, getting my hair done. And now here with you, it’s been absolutely special.”
“It’s not over yet, you are yet to get your final birthday present.”
“I thought the dress and the dinner was my birthday present? If you knew how much I spent today on your credit card I don’t think you should be spending anymore on me.”
I chuckled to myself, she had no idea what was coming or how much I had truly spent on this evening.
“No, there is one more present I’m sure you’re going to love, I will give it to you after our meal.”
We proceeded to order our meal and chatted more. When our meal arrived I could feel my nerves begin to grow. We ate quietly, constantly looking up at each other, sometimes smiling in between bites. Once our plates had been cleared and we had ordered another wine I took Katie hands across the table.
I began to rub her fingers, then rubbed my fingers over her wedding ring, before gently sliding it off her left-hand ring finger. Katie looked at me with a bit of apprehension. She had not removed that ring since we were first married. I then looked at it closely like I was a jeweler examining it. Then I picked up her right hand and slid the ring down it’s ring finger.
“That’s my right hand Greg, I still prefer it on my left hand.”
I looked up at Katie with a warm smile on my face. Then I moved around the table sliding down to one knee beside Katie.
“But then where would I put this?”
As I opened a ring box from my pocket, showing Katie a dazzling diamond ring.
“Katie Johnson, will you marry me, umm again?”
“Oh my god Yes!!”
Katie held her hands up to her face as she began to tear up. I took her left hand from her face and slid the ring down her wedding finger.
She leaned forward and kissed me on the lips. Her smile reminding me of why I fell for her those ten years ago.
“Happy Birthday Katie, I love you.”
She wrapped me in her embrace, and told me it was the best day of her life.
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It had been a few weeks since Katie and I had gotten engaged for the second time, and life like our relationship was moving along well. Katie had just begun working full-time again in her job, starting to get her career back on track.