"You mean try and beat me up," he teased right back. She had to know this had been hard on his nerves. It wasn't every day he asked someone to marry him. Wasn't normal for him to be with one person this long, even. This had been a big step for him. And yet it felt right. It felt good to have done it.
He smiled down at her when she said it was beautiful. "Good." He'd got her all those huge exaggerated pieces in Tiffany's because he'd known she'd never let herself do it. This one wasn't about being big and showy. This one was about her. And that was why he'd picked it.