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names are for teache rs. My mother named me Theodore, but since you’re not my mother, I’d like for you to call me Teddy.” I spit charm in her painted face.
    She smoothed the front of her suit jacket, “Alright…Teddy, what brings you in today?”
                  Staring into her soft green eyes I said, “Love.”
    “How wonderful, a re you getting engaged?”
    Claudette shi fted her eyes toward my naked ring finger.
    “No , I’m not getting engaged. I just like to show my love for women in various ways. Diamonds are just one avenue I choose to take.”
    “ I see. Uh, is there anything in particular you would like to see?”
    I leaned into the counter. “Do you have anything big and single?”
    For a moment she a lmost forgot to breathe, “Uh, do you mean a solitaire?”
    “Yes, exactly.” I grinned.
    Claudette slid a few feet down the clear counter while she whipped out a key ring from around her slender wrist. She unlocked the case and pulled out two black cards covered with plastic with a sparkling diamond dead center.
    “This is a two carat round ideal cut diamond. T he clarity is VVS one with an E color range. It is not enhanced in any way and has minimal fluorescents. The one next to it is a princess cut stone weighing slightly over two and a half carats. The clarity is also VVS and it is also a natural mined diamond. All of our stones are conflict free, so you don’t have to worry about any of that. Am I getting warm Teddy, or is this not what you are looking for?” Claudette raised her eyebrows slightly.
    I touched her hand with my warm fingers. “May I have a closer look at the princess cut?”
    “Of course you can.” Claudette quickly obliged and removed a gem loop from a gold chain around her neck. She then removed the stunning diamond from its plastic prison, locked it in a pair of tweezers and handed it carefully to me.
    “Do you know how to look at diamonds?” She cocked her head to the side.
    “I know beauty when I see it and you are. Excuse me, but this diamond is exceptional.”
    Claudette blushed, causing her cheeks to become even redder.
    I continued, “Would you happen to have a piece of clean white paper so that I can properly gage the color. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t doubt you. I would just like to see the stone alone against a white background.”
    She smiled devilishly. “You do know a thing or two about diamonds Teddy. A white background and sunlight are the best ways to determine color and sparkle. That’s why I would suggest mounting this particular stone in white gold or platinum instead of traditional yellow gold. That way you won’t have the yellow refracting into the clearness of the stone. Would you agree?”
    A man that knew diamonds intrigued Claudette and she found that very sexy. Within moments she passed me a small white envelope.
                  “Yes, I would agree Claudette.”
    I folded the envelope in the center and placed the shimmering stone between the crease. I then looked into the mini valley and examined the diamond carefully, allowing Claudette to see the stone in the crease.
    “I love how it dances and winks at me. It’s like it’s saying take me home Teddy. Would you agree?”
    Claudette cleared her throat before she responded.
    “You should take it home. All you need is twenty four thousand dollars and a woman who will thank you over and over and over again for buying it for her.” She tapped the glass top with her scarlet finger nails.
    Taking the time to peer at it through the loop she’d provided, I put the gem scope close to my eye while leaving the stone safely in the paper fold. My forehead was just centimeters from the edge of the paper and my lips were hovering over the V shaped opening as I studied the quality of the stone. I could see the diamond up close and after looking at it closely sat the paper down on the counter allowing Claudette to once again see the diamond.
    “I do love it when a wom an