So yes, Ileen took Jack's arm as they left the Inn. As a matter of fact, when she did take the appendage, her opposite hand came up to join it's twin and laced. For some reason, they weren't walking in the direction of the Docks and she glanced up to him. "Got anywhere imparticular you want to go?" After a long moment of there being nothing but silence and only the sound of milling passerby.

He remained rather quiet once they started away from the inn, with a glance down at her every so often. Before slowly coming to a stop once they were away from people, with him looking down at her. " Be honest. " Free hand coming up to point a finger at her. " Ye just be joking before, or ye be serious?"

Releasing his arm, Ileen walked around him and slid up onto the nearby fencing to hook her heels low. She was surprised he held a serious tone with her and regarded him. There was a lot roaming through her mind. But she didn't give way to that and maybe he would prefer her to natter at him...loudly. Instead of being so quiet. "Honestly....I can see myself with you the rest of my days....that's honest. We joke about it all the time, I won't deny it hasn't crossed my mind."

Turning to watch her as she slipped away from him, as he was fully regarding her now. As it seemed that with her earlier teasing it seemed to of gotten him to think as well. He then nodded lightly to her words. " So ye be wishing to be nattering at me in a more proper way? " Slowly swaggering towards her.

It was then, she started to look at him extremely oddly, as if he had three heads and was trying to gauge him or catch him on the draw before he could catch her first. "We won't ever be proper, Jack.." It was meant as humor and completely failed as there was no smile....not in the slightest. "Make some joke, save us both right now and I will give you all the credit and won't argue when it's brought up.." That almost whispered, she looked away from him and drew in a slow breath.

Oh the many things that he could say to her at that very moment, as he came to a stop in front of her. Only to lean down to her ear when she looked away from him. " I be taking that as a yes, Ileen. " There was a long pause just for her torment. " Is that what ye be saying to me now? That ye do wish to be having me all to yourself? " Now moving his fingers up to slowly brush the backs of a few fingers along the front of her throat.
"You already are as much mine, as I am your's, Jack..." Meeting his gaze finally, she was more twisted inside than she had ever been before. "We've been inseparable since the day we met, and even in that, I miss you. We argue, we fight, we love, we grow, we work together, we play together...isn't that the way it is supposed to be? And even in that, there are times when I wonder if given the chance, would you walk away from me or would I walk away from you, the answer is always no. I just can't fathom it happening."

"But aye, there are times, when we are joking around about it or people are harassing us about it, that I wonder what it would be like to have it all...everything including being your wife and I wonder if you've ever thought about it. Does that mean I want to tie you down and cage you? Never. But, the fleeting romantic side of me has wondered. Do you ever wonder about it?"

He continued to run those fingers along the front of her throat as she spoke, then without a word said, those same fingers caught her chin, with him pressing a sudden kiss to her lips. Letting the slow tender kiss linger for a moment, before he pulled back. " Long as ye not be making a scene this time about it. I be guessing that be something that I can be living with, future Mrs Morgan. " Flashing her a smile as he let her chin go, with a few taps to the tip of her nose. Now turning to swagger away from her.

It wasn't often they were tender with one another, but this was of course the blatant exception. His kiss returned ten fold, it even as much as took her breath away and she smiled as he walked away. Of course watching him all the while in unabashed fashion. "I'll find something else to make a scene about, I'm sure."

Coming from the fence, she roamed behind him a few steps and something occurred to her, almost staggering her a step or two. He was the only one she had ever run towards and not away from.

He looked over his shoulder to her. " Oh I be sure the moment ye be going to the Inn, that ye be making a scene about this. " Taunting he now, as he smirked full on at her. " Ye be liking to be making a fool of yourself in public. "

"About this? What are you talking about?" Her footfalls halting.

Shaking his head as he turned to face her. " Ye be a bit slow tonight. " Shaking a finger at her. " Are do ye not be noticing what I be calling ye moments ago?"

"Aye, I did, but why would I make a scene about something like that?" She wasn't yelling or anything of the sort, she was truly bewildered. "It's not like you said, Ileen I want you to be my wife...and even if you did, why would I make a fool of myself about it? How would that be possible? What part of being your wife would be a joking subject or akin to playing a fool?" This time, she wasn't going to let it go.

" Because ye be making a fool of yerself when ye mentioned that ye be in love with me. " Tilting his head slightly for a moment. " Just be figurin ye be wanting to be shouting it out for everyone to be hearing. " A light smile now for her. " But if ye don't want people to be knowing that ye be finally be settling down. " Teasing her that time.

"Did you think I was a fool for mentioning I was in love with you?" An honest question.

" No. " Honest answer as he swaggered back up to her. " Now that we be agreeing on that, my nattering little trollop of a future wife. " Pausing to let that sink into her think head. " What should we be doing now?"

She wasn't moving the first inch. There were several matters that now made complete sense to her and with that realization, she reached up to brush a fingertip down his cheek where it rest at his jaw.

"I could give a fig what anyone thinks, or what anyone knows. What matters is what you think and what you know. You are the world to me, literally. That is not about my heart, Jack....that is about everything there is within my every fiber and within my soul. If I have failed to make you realize the man that you are, I apologize..."

" That be good. " Murmured to her as he stole a quick kiss from her lips. " We be in agreement then, that it be something that we both be finally ready to be admitting to the other. " Sure to get a smile from her, that he wanted her to be by his side. Now and forever.