Then she reached forward and picked it up.
I felt something inside me collapse.
She said something that made Daniel lower his head. He rubbed his eyes with one hand while she spoke.
A few moments later, she stood up.
Before leaving, she leaned down and wrapped her arms around him.
He hugged her back.
She slipped the ring into her handbag and walked out of the café.
I sat motionless.
My thoughts raced in every direction.
Who was she?
Why had Daniel given her my engagement ring?
Was she an ex-girlfriend?
Had he been seeing her behind my back?
Had the proposal been some elaborate performance to keep me from discovering what was really happening?
The last thought made my stomach turn.
I had spent the previous night believing I was the woman he wanted to marry.
Now I was watching him hand my ring to another woman while refusing to tell me the truth.
