"Good. Mallard doesn't seem the type that would like it if I hurt his patients," Percy answered, chuckling.
He propped his head on his elbow and stared at Cass. "I wasn't proposing. I wasn't asking. This- I assumed all of this to be true the day I asked you to move in with me. I never would have risked my career and my reputation if I didn't believe that it was forever, but I need you to believe it too, okay?"
It was strange that he was the one who had always thought of the forever while Cass was the one saying the words, proof that words weren't always the best indicators. "I don't want you to do anything. I'm not asking you to pass some test. I want you to believe in us. That's all."