The first trickle of nerves set in. I wasn’t at all nervous about changing my single status for life, but I was nervous she might turn me down. Talk about package deals. I was always bracing for her to realize that maybe an old guy like me with scars and a daughter—and a dog who couldn’t control his bladder when belly-rubbed—wasn’t quite what she envisioned for her future. Somehow, she seemed to like the chaos, so I was going to put a ring on it before she changed her mind.
