He looked a bit like he was afraid of being hit, and for a moment Steve wasn't sure if he should continue, and he offered a reassuring, if nervous smile before starting.
"This is...probably the very last place I ever saw myself ending up. And ever since I came out of the ice you've been such an important part of my life. I know we had our ups and downs, and...I kind of hated you for a while, but now I know that I couldn't love anyone more. You're good for me. And these last three years have been...probably some of the happiest of my life. Crazy years. But...amazing. I can't imagine being with anyone else. And this isn't like some ultimatum, nothing has to change, and we can stay how we are, and you don't even have to answer right now but-"
And then there was, sliding off his chair and taking a knee-