He smiled a little and tugged gently on her hand to invite her to settle beside him. "It is a Time Lord sort of thing. A very important Time Lord sort of thing. Only in this case, well, there's something attached. I was hoping you might be willing to accept that attachment. That it might be something you'd want." He bit his lip and looked down at the grates of the floor, then took a deep breath to shore up his courage before he returned his gaze to Rose.
"I don't have a ring. I mean, I do, but I don't have a proper ring. Not the kind that I should give you in this case. I can get one, if you like. Before I ask properly, I mean. If, well, if the answer is yes."