How a Five Million Dollar Bet Led to an Unexpected Marriage in Queens

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He adjusted his left cuff link, his fingers lingering on the silver square for a second before he dropped his hand.

“The registry contract expires on the fifteenth of June,” he said.

“That is ten days from now,” I said.

He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small blue velvet box, the corners worn from where his fingers had rubbed the fabric.

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