"Well," she said and paused... "We could elope to Gretna Green," she said, "Or we can do it proper like... If we elope, we can be married as soon as we get there. What would you like, Joe? I... think we should just do it... now. I don't want to wait... but it's not just up to me." Her hands found his and squeezed. "Do you really want to marry me?" she asked, this time in a daze as it hit her hard that he yelled that to her at all. "I'll marry you however you want to... A big wedding or just us."