"I think I am," he said, surprising even himself. "It makes perfect sense. We live together, we care for each other. I don't see myself ever wanting to be with anyone else - I never have wanted to be with anyone else."
"And besides, it sounds right. Boyfriend makes me feel like a teenage girl; partner makes us sound like a law firm; lover is wrong too. But husband," he said, smiling slightly and stroking John's back gently, "sounds perfect."