QUOTE : She chuckled, leaned on him as they headed out of the park. “All in all, it was a hell of a party.” <br /><br />“Hmm. We’ll have others. But there’s one thing.” <br /><br />“Hmm?” She flexed her fingers, relieved that they seemed to be back in full working order. The MTs knew their stuff. <br /><br />“I want you to marry me.” <br /><br />“Uh-huh. Well, we’ll—” She stopped, nearly stumbled, then gaped at him with her good eye. “You want what?” <br /><br />“I want you to marry me.” He had a bruise on his jaw, blood on his coat, and a gleam in his eye. She wondered if he’d lost his mind.<br /><br />“We’re standing here, beat to shit, walking away from a crime scene where either or both of us could have bought it, and you’re asking me to marry you?” <br /><br />He tucked his arm around her waist again, nudged her forward. “Perfect timing.