‘Katy,’ he said, looking into her eyes, ‘I’ve loved you for as long as I can remember. I crushed on you as a kid, dreamed about you as a teenager, and I’m madly in love with you as an adult. We’ve survived demons, serial killers, time travel, and being apart for five years. We made a beautiful little girl together. You are my life, and now I want to make it official. Katy Ruskin, will you marry me?’
— A Pattern of Shadows, chapter 23