"Are you gonna?" he asks. "Get married, I mean. Not that you have to, like... people can live together and be in love and not get married." He sort of rushes that out, so he doesn't make Alex think he's judging her, or something. "Like, marriage doesn't make a family. I was just wondering." In his arms, Edie starts to stir a little, and he winces and presses a gentle kiss to her forehead.