Ivanka returned a while later with two matching necklaces. Alaric chuckled when he saw them.
"Stop laughing!" She hit him playfully.
Setting one of the necklaces down, she took the other and began locking it around his neck.
"I'd gotten them a while ago, hoping a day would come when I'd be able to share them with you."
Done locking it around his neck, Alaric looked into her face to catch the smile sitting pretty in it.
He felt the necklace with his hand.
"It's beautiful. Here. Let me help you."
He rose to his feet, took the second necklace and locked it around her neck. Indeed, it was pretty. He'd be lying if he said his balls didn't get harder, knowing his love life with Ivanka was getting more real.
He put his hand around her waist and pulled her in, locking eyes with her.
"I'll
