My Aunt And Grandparent

Without thinking, she laughed and said, “If you still tip me after this, I’ll marry you.”

They both laughed it off.

But two months later, they were standing in a courthouse, getting married with no guests, no dress, no ring, and no celebration.

They were poor. Love was all they had.

Grandpa even made her a ring out of a gum wrapper. She wore it on a chain around her neck until he could finally afford a real one years later.