Chapter 263 - Hold Your Horses (2/2)

True to his words, the box did look pretty ordinary but it still had a charm to it. The black matte background had some glossy lines running across its length, forming a grid-like pattern as they crossed each other. On the upper right corner of the box, there was a really bow of silk ribbon with a small crystal resting in its center. Despite of it's simple appearance, the box spoke of royalty. Moreover, knowing him, there was no way that he would actually get her something 'really simple'.

Keeping her scrutinizing gaze on the balck square shaped box, Stella took it from his extended palm. Before opening the box to see what it had inside, she patted the spot next to her, quietly asking him to get up from the floor and sit next to him. And who was Adam to say no to his beloved wife.

When he was finally settled next to her with an arm wrapped around her shoulders, she finally shifted her attention back to the balck box in her hands. Her eyes widened a little in surprise when she removed the top half of the box. A small, rose gold, heart shaped pendant rested in the center of the box with a delicate chain attached to it. With her slightly shaky fingers, she took it out of its container and held it firmly in between the palm of her hands.

It was one of those lockets which can be used as small picture frames as well. But what attracted her the most was not how simple yet beautiful it was, it was actually the letter which was reflecting of the light, 'A'. It was engraved in such a way that it was neither too prominent nor too dull, and one could clearly see due to the difference in lustre.

”Turn it around.”

She was too busy admiring the locket when she heard his voice. Complying to his words, she turned it around and the awed expression on his face was replaced by a bright smile, one which would make him fall for her all over again. Similar to the 'A' she had seen on the other side, this one had an 'S'.

”Open it.”

She heard him say again and did as she was told to. What welcomed her eyes when she opened the locket, was enough to move her heart. 'Just how is this man so perfect? How did I get so lucky?' She thought to herself as her eyes moved from the locket in her hand to the man who was sitting next to her with a smile hugging his lips and eyes. It was a picture of them which was already put inside one of the two frames. It was actually the one which Blake had clicked on Adam's birthday.

”Do you like it?” He looked up from her hands to her face, only to find her already looking back at him. It was one of the reasons it took him so long to return. The jewellery store clerk offered him that they could get the pictures fit inside as long as he could provide them a copy of it, and luckily he had this one on his phone. He actually wanted to turn the picture into a portrait and hung it inside their room at the mansion. But the way the events unfolded afterwards, he wasn't able to do it.

After a pause, when he didn't hear a reply, he continued. ”You could use the other frame for a picture of our babies.”

”Are you kidding me?” Stella gave him a skeptical look. ”How dare you even ask me that?” Her words confused him, but it soon died down when he heard her next sentence. ”How can I not like this? I love it, you moron.” She added before throwing her arms around his neck, still holding on to the pendant in his palms. ”Thank you so much. I love it.” She muttered next to his ear as she kept her eyes fixed on the picture of them. ”I love you.”

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