Candy didn't say anything at all. She undid the necklace so that she could put the ring on her finger properly. Once that was done, she put the necklace back around his neck, then sat back to look at her hand with a ring on it. She'd never been much for jewelry of any type, but he seemed to have kept that in mind when he'd bought it for her. It was a small thing, light and airy, and she smiled when she studied it.
Then she kissed him, as tentatively as she had the day they'd met. He had changed, yes - older, sadder, harder - but he was still the boy she loved, somewhere inside. And that was all she cared about.