But Gabe has one final surprise: he actually does have a ring with him. The ring, though, is not for Amy, it is for Maddie. Originally planning to give it to her as a simple Christmas gift (after Maddie was told by a boy in her class that she was too ugly for anyone to give her a ring), he decides to give her the ring and asks her if he and Amy could become her parents (which she agrees, though she still wants Linda to be in her life as a grandmother figure). (The final scene in the book shows her adoption being finalized.) | But Gabe has one final surprise: he actually does have a ring with him. The ring, though, is not for Amy, it is for Maddie. Originally planning to give it to her as a simple Christmas gift (after Maddie was told by a boy in her class that she was too ugly for anyone to give her a ring), he decides to give her the ring and asks her if he and Amy could become her parents (which she agrees, though she still wants Linda to be in her life as a grandmother figure). (The final scene in the book shows her adoption being finalized.) |