Ocean's Breath Plateau i just need to speak and bespoke

Valentine leaned forward slightly. Do I…? The last syllable drawled out. A subtle push for the stranger to finish his sentence while he tried to piece the puzzle together within  his own mind. Then, quite suddenly, it clicks.
Oh. He pulled back and laughed. If a husband is what you mean, then no, I do not. His mouth rigged into a lopsided grin. But it can if that is what you desire. So long as you take me to dinner first.