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Thirtieth Meeting
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2024-10-29 19:42:56The next week flew by and was filled with extra lessons and practise. Edward almost wanted the public announcement to come faster so he could stop having to practise for it.
“Edward, I have the ring Sebastian will be giving you,” Bernadette announced a few days before the dreaded date. “Come and have a look.”
Edward took a close look at the ring in its velvet box. It was definitely a valuable antique, but he preferred his secret wedding ring. It was much less pretentious.
“It belonged to the former king,” she explained. “We need Sebastian to practise slipping it onto your finger.”
“Do I have to get down on one knee?” Sebastian asked from the other side of the room where he was being fitted for his suit.
Bernadette looked thoughtful.
“I’ll film some different approaches and we will evaluate which looks best,” she said.
She rushed over to the tripod and Edward
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