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I can hear her heels clicking on the cement, coming
nfaster and faster, louder and louder. She was
nworking her way up three levels of the circular
nparking lot—she’s skipped the elevators altogether
nand is running in the middle of the road trying to run
nme down before I make it to my car or to stop me if I
nstart to drive away. Just as I am about to duck into
nthe backseat, she catches me: “Steve Harvey! Steve
nHarvey! I… got… the… ring,” she says, waving her
nleft hand in my face while trying to catch her breath
nfrom the impromptu workout. She swallows hard,
n
ntakes another breath, and then starts in again. “You
nsaid to make marriage a requirement and tell him if
nhe wanted to continue our relationship he needed to
ngive me a ring. I did what you said to do and I got it,
nSteve Harvey. I got my ring!”