“Cat, you ruined mom's dress!""Honey, it was ruined when she bought it.”
“And the gold of her ruined wedding dress.”
“Pretty as she drowns and ruined when she resurfaces.”
“But maybe she should turn the other way while I get dressed. Wouldn't want to ruin her for other men. - Dean”
“....He barely hesitated. "Then shall I ruin you, dragon?" "Yes please," she said. And she let the brown dress drop on the floor between them, closing her eyes once more.”
“In it she told me, "Thanks a lot! I'm ruined - gloriously ruined." I nodded with sudden understanding. "that's it - that describes what has happened to me." I was ruined for life as I had known it before, but gloriously ruined!”