He laughed at the squeal. That was the Heather he knew and loved. The shock had obviously worn off, at least a little. Laughing he hugged her closer, just lifting her off her feet for a moment before relaxing his hold. "You never know," he replied to her first comment. "Stranger things have happened."
A part of him was waiting for her to look at the ring, to see her reaction. It was way smaller than he'd have usually gone for. But somehow it had just screamed Heather. No nonsense, no fuss. Just simple and beautiful. Like her.