{ADAM} As soon as I open the box, my f*****g hands will not stop shaking. I look up at her, and she's already thrown her gaze somewhere else, totally avoiding my eyes. "Hermione. Look at me. Please," I say, holding her hand tight. She finally turns, and I wish I could read the emotions on her face. "This isn't a new ring. It's the same one. The one I put on your finger the first time, when I was too much of a bastard to know what it really meant." My chest feels heavy, there's so many words I wish to say at this moment and I hope I get them right. "I've made a thousand mistakes, baby. I've hurt you in ways I can never take back.” “And I will spend the rest of my goddamn life trying to pay for every single one of them. Even if it takes forever, I'll do it." I look right into her e

