Jacob had come over the day after Halloween, he was supposed to be there for Halloween night but being a new associate at a big law firm was demanding. That night he had brought over the fixings to prepare Riso Patate e Cozze for them. A delicate Italian dish taught to him by their family cook when he was twelve. It took hm over a year to finally perfect the dish, and it was his most proud moment. Until that night he hadn''t made it for her. Mostly because he was worried that he''d screw it up and then he wouldn''t live it down.


    "Hey, after dinner would you help me bring something up from the basement?" Katie had asked, knowing he would never say no to her. "I found the mirror that use to be in my grandmother''s bedroom, and I''d like to hang it in the foyer."


    "Carry a mirror up and hang it, shouldn''t be that difficult," Jacob laughed, not yet realizing that mirror was almost six feet long and over seventy-five pounds.


    After dinner the two of them struggled to maneuver the massive mirror up the skinny basement stairs. It hadn''t been an easy task but neither of them was willing to give up.


    "That is the most hideous thing I''ve ever seen!" Jacob commented before they but any holes in the wall to hang it. "Are you sure you want it displayed as the first thing people see when they enter your home?"


    "It''s beautiful," Katie laughed. "It''s an antique and it was my grandmothers. Yes, I want it to be the first thing people see when they enter my home."


    It was at that moment that Jacob realized that Katie would see the beauty in anything, no matter how old and ugly it was. It was at that moment he knew he wanted this woman to be his wife, to be his forever.


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