If the Ring Fits

“Warm enough now?” he asked.

She nodded and ducked her head, afraid of the longing he might see in her eyes.

“Good.” He took her arm and crooked it through his. “Now, tell me why you won’t give me, us, a chance.”

Mary Karen looked up. The moon hung large in the sky. A zillion stars sparkled brightly overhead. But romance and love were no longer in those stars for her. She thought of the other dreams she’d once clung to, the hopes she’d had of making a difference in the world. Those fantasies were now out of reach, too. Sadness engulfed her heart.