They reach the park where every weekend during the winter they have ice skating on the large pond in the middle of the park. At the rink he buys their tickets and rental skates, along with a small bouquet of three roses from a park vendor.
One rose is pink, one white and one red. They settle down on a park bench at the far end of the large rink away from everyone to put their skates on. The three roses are hidden behind his back. When she sits down he presents them on bended knee with a flourish that causes her to giggle.
Jade, feeling playful, decides to make him beg for her attention. "Ahh rise my most unworthy suitor and be gone with your bad old self . . . Hmm but leave the pretty roses."
John, knowing she is playing, responds humbly. "Such beauty as yours I have never seen and sure
