We left not too long after Ryder and my mother were certain that they had gotten all the details narrowed down for this weekend' s plans . Ryder and I walked hand in hand towards the car making an elaborate show at my beaming parents . We only parted our hands once so we could get in to the car and drive away so we could rest the facade for tonight . Once we got in , I maintained the fake smile in my face and waved to my parents fully prepared to tackle Ryder right about now before he forgot about this altogether .
" Why did you lie about the ring ? " I asked through tightly pressed together teeth as I tried to maintain the smile on my face until we had gotten out and away from my parents view .
Ryder remained silent and brought the engine roaring to life , disturbing the peace of the
