“Yesssss!” Then he’s off running to put his shoes and jacket on, leaving them unlaced in his haste.

By the time I finally pull into Edge’s driveway everyone is already there. I think they have been here for a few hours at this point, but Jack is not deterred. He jumps out of his car seat and bangs on the front door before I’m even out of the car. The house is capped with frost but there are no decorations here; if this is how boring my place usually looks I’m glad I made a change.

“Hey little guy.” Jack walks right in and Edge just watches him shaking his head.

I follow the two of them inside and I find Jack hugging his Auntie Lyndsey and questioning the guys about where we are going; not that any of them know. I’m not even sure where we are going. I was too scared to google anything in case Ellis saw.

I never knew I was so paranoid. Superstitious, yes, but paranoid? No. When I walk into the room everyone turns to me expectantly. I think Anders sees on my face that I don’t have a plan. He rolls his eyes before standing up and pulling his phone to his ear.

“Hey Felix, yeah man I’m good… But I have a question.” At the sound of his favourite player’s name, Jack sits up straight as a meerkat.

“Where did you buy your engagement ring?” Anders asks on the phone.

We all look at each other perplexed while Anders chats away in the background asking for directions. Soon enough he is herding us into cars. Apparently Felix got his wife’s ring from a place downtown and he is going to call ahead and tell the head jeweller we are on our way. The last thing I expected was for Anders to be the hero of the day; if I find the ring, I might just bake him a cake myself.

Loaded into my car are Jack and Rook, who have talked the entire drive as I follow behind Lyndsey, Anders and Edge in the captain’s car. I zone out the noise in the car, running through every piece of jewellery I can think that Ellis owns for clues on what kind of ring she would want.

Lyndsey was a great help in pointing me in the right direction, reminding me that Ellis wears silver. She even stole one of Ellis’s rings the last time she came over so we know what size to buy. I can’t exactly just ask to see every silver or white gold ring they have. I know finding the perfect ring might not happen today, but I feel it in my bones. Today is supposed to be the day, I don’t want to go any longer without one hidden away for the perfect moment.