He loved her stroking him, her fingers were always so delicate and precise and felt wonderful on his warm scaly skin, another demonstration of their bond together. At her question he looked a little sheepish before speaking.

"Ah, well... it's nothing bad, just... I really like yeh, Dejah, and when people on Earth really like each other they sometimes, ah... get married. And I know yeh had some problems with the last times yeh were enagaged and all, and I ain't got a ring to give yeh right now, but..." He drifted off, uncertain what to say next.