Marcus cut a wide grin at the hand and finger he chose to put the ring on.  "I figured. Too big." he took it off and adjusted it, resizing it by pulling the circle tighter and re tucking the ends. This time he took his hand and slid it on.  "I take it you say yes then? you'll marry me?"  at first he thought Tao was sweaty, but the the dampness was sticky.  He held his own hand to a strip of faint light and saw the smudge of reddish brown. His tone of voice dropped and his face hardened.  "Tao. Roll up your sleeves. Don't even try and fucking hide it. I will tackle your ass."