ALICE At first , I thought I was still asleep and this was a beautiful dream in which everything was possible and happiness was literally at my fingertips; But Dominic's impatient gaze seemed so real that it was impossible to believe that my mind could have imagined it so vividly , so I look at my hand where there is a huge ring with an oval diamond and small blue stones around it , I think they are sapphires but I don’t know for sure , the words that just came out of his mouth sound unreal , and the first thing that occurs to me to say is: " No, " " No? Why? " he asks me , immediately frowning. " I mean , is this for real? " I ask incredulously. " I am being very serious Alice , I want you next to me every day of my life , and I know it sounds crazy because we haven't