Page 69 of Blackstone's Heart
Krista turned to the lady. "Show me what you got in men's bands that will go with mine."
"I think I have the perfect one." She said. The lady turned and walked about a foot away. When she returned she held out a beautiful white and rose gold men's wedding band. "This is a 10K white and rose gold 8-millimeter band."
Krista took the ring. She lifted Ethan's left hand. He looked down as she slipped it on. She looked up at him. "A perfect fit. What do you think?"
Ethan lifted his hand and studied the ring. He then lifted Krista's and holding their hands side by side, studied her engagement ring and the ring he currently wore. "It's the one. Just like you."
He slipped off the ring and handed it to the saleslady. Krista cupped his face and kissed him. With his arm around her shoulders they headed for the register to pay for the rings. As they walked out of the store and toward his bike, Ethan spoke up. "So, whose parents are we telling first? Yours or mine?"
"Hmmm, yours."
"I just know that mom is going to go nuts about this. Bet she calls your mom the second we tell them. That and she and your mom are going to try and take over the whole planning. God help us.”
Laughing Krista climbed on the bike behind him. "Well, after we stop my psycho we could always take the jet and elope in Vegas. I know a beautiful little garden venue that we could use. Or we could always get married by Elvis."
Ethan chuckled. "No Elvis. But the eloping part sounds tempting. Let's see how my mom reacts before we make plans."
"Deal, same with my mom." Krista agreed.
Chapter 19
Krista walked out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel and another wrapped around her head. She found Ethan sitting on the edge of the bed pulling on his boots. A soft smile formed as she studied her fiancé. Fiancé. She still couldn't believe he proposed to her on the west shore of Lake Travis only a few days ago. After they had picked out her rings and his they went straight to his parent's house and told them.
To say that Ruby Blackstone was ecstatic would be an understatement. Krista was sure that they heard Ruby's squeals all the way to Mexico. After Ruby was finished hugging the hell out of her and Ethan, she was immediately on the phone with Krista's own mother. Dale had been happy and had laughed when Ethan mentioned the whole eloping part.
Krista had immediately put her foot down that all wedding plans would be made by her and Ethan. She told both her mother and Ruby that the wedding would be a small and simple affair. Much to the displeasure of both their mothers. Even in Dallas Debbie still tried to convince Krista to let her and Ruby handle the details.
"You're staring baby." Ethan said, breaking into her thoughts.
"Yeah I am. I like what I'm seeing too." Krista smirked moving to him.
Ethan grinned and pulled her to stand between his legs. "Good." He leaned up and kissed her gently. "You sure you're ready for today?"
Krista sighed. Today she would begin her training with Ethan's guys. "Ethan, we've been over this. Yes, I can fight and shoot, but this guy's being unpredictable. I need to be able to take care of myself better should he somehow manage to get through you and your men."
Ethan's eyes closed as he rested his head against her towel covered belly. "I just don't like the idea of even contemplating that thought."
"You think I do? Look, between you and your guys I'll be fine. I want to do this."
"Alright, I'll let this drop. Just watch yourself okay. I know you told them not to go easy on you, but just be careful."
Krista stroked his cheek. "I will, I promise."
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Krista stepped into the workout room at Blackout. She was quite impressed with the setup. Various weights and weight machines were scattered around the large warehouse looking basement room. The center of the room held a boxing ring. The floor was covered in workout mats. Several other men were already there working out and barely spared her a glance as she headed to the ring where Tony and Gage were waiting for her.
"Morning." Krista nodded.
"Morning. So, you ready?" Tony grinned.
"Yep. What kind of warming up should I do? I mean what are we going to be working on?" Krista asked as she sat her gym bag and water bottle on the floor next to Tony and Gage’s things.
"I thought we could start with the basic hand-to-hand stuff. See what you already know, what needs work and what new tricks we can teach ya." Tony replied.
"After we see what you know, we'll figure the rest out as we go." Gage added.
"Fair enough." Krista said.
