He wasn't sorry he couldn't get her parents' permission, her father's blessing. They'd judge him for his money, his mannerisms. They'd probably just steal from him rather than be grateful their daughter was falling into a good life. One where she'd be safe and taken care of. And he'd do his best to see that she was. Oh, it was the Apocalypse and though Lucifer was dead, he knew it wasn't entirely over. There would still be threats, this was a world so unlike theirs. But he'd do whatever he could to keep her safe and protected, but most of all, to know that she was loved. Her father would never stop him from doing so.
His smile grew as she replied, as she described what he did for her. He didn't entirely buy that. She was brilliant. She strived to be more and he truly felt that if it was what she wanted, she'd have achieved it without him. And it was beautiful and if it was her way of letting him down, he did appreciate her being so gentle about it.
But then he heard it. For a moment he wasn't certain, but he did, she'd said yes. Finally said yes and he got to his feet and embraced her firmly. When her lips met his, he closed his eyes, a blissful smile against her mouth. He'd been so worried. So afraid, not only of her usual misgivings about her worth, but the timing of it all. He so desperately wanted to share this with everyone, but the world was so dark right now.
Fortunately, though, they had this one bright spot now. They were alive, they hadn't been pulled back by the Seal, and now they were going to be together forever.
"I love the kind of woman you are in or out of my company," he told her, grinning as he pulled back to look at her. "And I had no doubts about that. This may be the twenty-first century, but you're still my old-fashioned girl. Just one with a brilliant business sense is all." And he knew it had a great deal to do with escaping from the name she loathed. But he'd told her all along she was more than her name and he truly believed that.
His forehead touched hers, looking into those pretty brown eyes. "I love you," he whispered, closing his eyes for a moment to simply let it all sink in. "If nothing else good happens in this entire Apocalypse, at least I've had a second chance to find you."