"Hello, master," Nadia said. "How may I serve you?"
Tom was flabbergasted. "Na ... Nadia?"
Then she smiled. "I thought we could do a little role-playing."
"Oh ..."
She took a deep breath. "Actually, it was going to be foreplay for this," she said, holding up a box.
"What is it?" Tom asked.
"Marry me, Tom," she said, opening the box, showing him the two white metal rings.
"I ... I was gonna propose ..."
"Yeah, I know. But I saw these at a store and I just had to have them. Look how they sparkle. Isn't that just so cool?"
Tom reached into the box and took one out. It did seem to sparkle, in an almost blueish shimmer. He put it on his finger and looked at it. It seemed a little strange, as it wasn't a normal-looking ring, but he gained a sense of power when he put it on.
Nadia reached into the box and put the other ring on. "Now, apparently, we can't take them off. That's what the guy at the magic shop said."
"Magic shop? Nadia, what are you talking about?"
"These rings are magic, Tom. They grant wishes. But only wishes that affect the person wearing the other ring."
"Really?" he asked, still not quite believing it. He believed in science and technology, not magic.
"Well, that's what the guy at the shop said. I don't know if he was for real. But you do have to admit, these rings do exude a sense of power, don't they?"
She was right about that. Ever since Tom put on the ring, he could feel it. But that couldn't be because it was magic, right?
"Maybe one of us should make a wish and see what happens," Nadia suggested.
