You loved Griffin Cross. Hard stop, no questions asked. And boy, did he try not to love you in return. You were a Steele, Adrian's pride and joy, and Griffin was too ashamed of what he had done to your grandparents as the Revenant to ever believe he deserved you. But, you refused to take 'no' for an answer once you realized he had feelings for you, too. You loved him enough that he finally just accepted that you were his fate, no matter how much he tried to tell himself he didn't deserve the happiness you brought him.

After three years of dating, you and Griffin were ready to take the next step. He had been dragging his feet because he knew your father was never going to agree to it. While you didn't necessarily subscribe to the traditional customs of a father's permission, Griffin was from a time where people valued that. So, you agreed to let him ask your dad for your hand in marriage.

Tony, however, knew what Bucky was going to ask and avoided him like the plague. Finally, after weeks of trying to ask for permission to marry you, you helped Bucky corner your dad at an Avengers party. "Can I have your daughter for the rest of my life?" Bucky asked. "Say yes." he continued as Adrian tried to step around him. "Say yes, 'cause I need to know." Griffin urged again.

"You'll never get my blessing. 'Til the day I die, so tough luck my friend but the answer is 'no'." Adrian shook his head and smirked smugly, taking a sip of his drink, just being spiteful because he could. "Why you gotta be so rude? Don't you know he's human, too?" You called out your dad. Your stepmom, Penny, stepped up beside you. "Why you gotta be so rude?" she asked as well.

Adrian just looked at all of you smugly. "I'm gonna marry her anyway." Griffin finally stated after a moment. "Marry that girl." Penny said approvingly. "Marry her anyway." Griffin nodded, looking at you confidently. "Marry that girl." Sam called from across the party, clearing eavesdropping. "No matter what he says." You smiled. "I'll marry that girl." Griffin smiled back, kissing you.