If he thought waiting for her to arrive at the apartment was the worst kind of suspense, he had definitely guessed wrong, because when she took the box from him and finally dug through the bottle, it had almost been enough to drive him insane. His heart was literally like a jackhammer within his chest, creating thunder in his head, though his eyes never stopped looking at Navi, not once.
There was a bright smile on his lips when she said yes, probably the biggest smile of his life, and he wouldn't have been surprised to find moisture in his eyes. he could see the tears rolling down her cheeks but he knew why they were there. Alec caught Navi in his arms and hugged her tightly. "In case..you didn't get the message...I wanna be with you for the rest of my life." His voice was a little shaky.