Derek gently takes Kalin's hands, rubbing the back of them with his thumbs, "Kalin, these past two years have been the absolute best of my life. I...I can't imagine a day in my life without you. Your smile, your laugh, even the way you leave small messes around the house are all things I can't stop from loving." Derek's voice shakes just a little as he reaches one hand into his pocket and pulls something out, keeping it hidden in his fist.
"I want to spend every day with you. I want to give you the world, Kalin. I don't care what I have to do or how much I have to suffer, so long as you are smiling, well fed, safe, and warm at the end of every day, that's all I need."
Derek slowly lowers himself down on to one knee and opens the small black box in his hand, revealing a gorgeous 4 carot marquie cut diamond with emerald stones on either side to match Kalin's eyes, forming small flowers, "Kalin Rorena...will you make me the happiest man alive and marry me?"