"Concerning other people yes, I'm always waiting, suspicious something is going to screw everything up. But with this, I'm not worried, or scared. It's what my heart is telling me I need to do. And I'm a man that listens to his heart and instincts."
When she said yes he grinned and kissed her, laying her back over the rug gently. He'd never been happier. It wasn't the fact she said yes to the proposal, because as he'd said that paper and that ring didn't mean much to him. The fact she agreed, she wanted to be his wife. That was what meant more to him.