That catch. It broke her heart a little that she knew that he thought there might be strings attached to it. "I'll marry you because I love you. There's no one else for me, Diego. Never will be. And there's never been anyone that's come close to filling the spot you have in my life. So it just makes sense to make it legal. With all the shit that happens around here, I want to make sure if one of us winds in up in the hospital, the other can sign them out. Or be called if they wind up in jail. Besides," she said, wiggling in his lap a little, "I'm kind of looking forward to the day you threaten someone pissing you off with your wife breaking them in pieces."

She grinned, food forgotten as she sat there with an arm around his shoulders and the other playing with his hair. "It's not you, Diego. Not you I don't trust. Hell, a ring is just going to be a red flag to a bull to some of them. I want you to know I'd never think you'd stray. It's not about disrespect. I can feel how much you love me. No one's ever... I've never felt that before. I just want them to know ahead of time that if they're going to flirt with a married man, they shouldn't be shocked if they get slapped if they go beyond flirting to touching. No touchy."