He returned the kiss, and then resumed grinning. "Yeah. I asked your parents for permission," he said sheepishly. "I was getting ready to ask and then everything happened, so I asked them at Mungo's."
He was also staring at the ring, which he thought looked a million times better on her finger than it had in the box. "I can't believe I finally did that," he said. "Been waiting to all week."