Wow. See,this is the kind of first date detail these two characters deserve. If we're to accept the official 'canon' that he bought the ring a week later, there must have been a thousand of these kind of little moments you've so carefully written here.

Author's Response: Thank you, Jenny :-) I feel like this night must have been filled with so many different emotions, wanting to move past the hurt but having to acknowledge it but not dwell on it... I wish they'd have shown us how it went on screen because it's such an important turning point. Your thoughts are so appreciated.