One night stand

It was only meant to be a one-night stand
when we met as strangers in the bar
and he invited me back to his place
for the night.
Just this once, he said.
No ties, no commitments.
Just us.

I saw him again a week later
and we spent the weekend together.
In the morning I made him breakfast.
Just this once, I said.
No ties, no commitments.
Just us.

We became recognized as a couple
and grew closer together,
being able to talk of our feelings.
"I love you" he told me once.
But there were no ties, no commitments.
Just us.

He proposed to me
on a winter's evening,
with a diamond ring in his hand
and hope in his eyes.
He'd only ask me the once, he said.

I asked him,
Any ties?
Massive knots, he replied.
Any commitments?
Loads of them, he told me.
Just us?
For the rest of our lives, he said.