"I've realized that." Charlie nodded when Callum spoke up. "Though I didn't make the connection when we were talking that night." He admitted, he should have seen it then, but he was taken off guard by the entire subject.
"This isn't a sudden change, Callum. I'm not changing my mind just so we can shag, it's not about that. And I need you to hear me when I tell you that I love you and I want to marry you, I'd want to marry you even if you were leaving, but I'm going to need you here for the rest of my life so I'm hoping you'll stay."
"I know I handled things badly when you first brought this up, but I wouldn't be talking about marriage with you if I wasn't serious about this. I'm not trying to make this anymore than it is, but what this is to me is the rest of my life."