CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED – SWEET HONEYMOON

When the time came to exchange rings, Kayla was shocked to see Lance produce a small velvet box from his inner jacket pocket and slowly ease it open to reveal twin rings of white-hot meteorite metal fitted with brilliant stones of opalescent celestial fire. "These were formed in the heart of a collapsed star at the birth of our very universe," he explained in a hushed, reverent tone. "I spent almost a year having them painstakingly crafted to serve as eternal binding seals for the cosmic vows we make today. Just as the force from that epic celestial furnace forged these rings into existence at the dawn of all creation, so too shall the power of our unified, everlasting love bring forth new eternities and wonders to outshine any that came before." Kayla's jaw dropped in shock and wonderment at the almost surreal profundity of such a symbolic offering. Only someone who understood her on the same metaphysical plane as Lance could ever hope to intuited the sort of resonance such a bo