Spinning dreams like this is enough to make him giddy with possibility. Even more than when he was a prince of Thrace, he has the ability to make her dreams come true, to lavish her with anything and everything she wants. He's used to living humbly only because he's never had a reason to do otherwise.

"A power couple, is what that's called, I believe. All the Upper West Side elite would invite us to parties to show off that they knew us." It's been a long time since he's let himself be the toast of any town. Not since travel between them became so easy.

He laughs at her description of her family. "Well, I'll handle Jace with a song. And I will tell them all that my only intention is to make you happy for the rest of eternity." He catches her hand and leaves curry-scented kiss on her inner wrist.

"Or do you think they'll expect a wedding?"