Cain sighed at the dress, seeing as he was only doing this because he didn't want to upset Coraline's plans by not doing it and he'd feel like an absolute jerk. "Maybe someday," he conceded. "I've proposed, but we're waiting on a couple of things, so it won't be for a good long time."

He turned and crouched over, bracing himself so he could carry her weight with his good shoulder.