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"Yes," he said softly, "it is beautiful here and will be more so with what I've shown you."
Just outside the shuttle, he turned to her and placed his hands upon her shoulders. His hands slid down her arms and to her hips where they stayed as he looked into her eyes.
"What is missing is........" His eyes got watery as he looked into hers. ".....is you. I know this is sudden nor do I have a ring to offer." He then dropped to a knee before her, "This estate will need a matriarch. I want that matriarch to be you. So please, Ashlea, let us be one to make this right. I want you to be my wife. Would you?"
The cat was out of the bag. All he could do now was take a deep breath and wait.
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