Viktor felt his still heart shuddering as he heard Bella-Trix walk through the door. It was now or never. His hands were wringing as he listened to her footsteps walking up the stairs and he forced a big smile as she looked at him in the doorway. He was ecstatic, happier than he had ever been in his life, but he couldn't make his face work to smile for some reason.<br/><br/>He also couldn't seem to get his vocal chords to work, as he simply stood there and stared, gazing into her eyes.<em>Say something, you idiot.</em>Apparently, his mind still worked just fine, even if his body wouldn't respond. His fingers closed again around the small blue velvet box and it all rushed back to him. Why he was standing here, why he was acting like such a fool. He smiled softly, clearing his throat and slowly beginning to speak.<br/><br/>"Bella, my love. The decades have become easier to live through with you by my side. We have lived through many things together, and together we are stronger than we ever were alone." He fumbled with the box still hidden in his pocket before slowly curling his fingers around it and slipping his hand out of his pocket. In the same motion he slowly eased down to one knee before Bella-Trix and gazed up into her eyes. "What I am saying, my dark angel, is that you have made me the happiest vampire in all the world, and if you only say yes, you will make me the happiest of all time." He lifted his hand up, popping open the small velvet box and revealing a beautiful white gold and diamond ring.