I promise you … ME

I could promise to hold you, and to cherish you.

I could promise to be there in sickness and in health. I could say till death do us part.
But I won’t. Those vows are for optimistic couples, the ones full of hope.
And I do not stand here, on my wedding day, optimistic or full of hope.
I am not optimistic. I am not hopeful.
I am sure. I am steady.
And I know. I am a heart man. I take them apart. I put them back together. I hold them in my hands. I … am a heart man.
So this, I am sure. You are my partner, my lover, my very best friend. My heart beats for you.
And on this day, the day of our wedding, I promise you this. I promise you to lay my heart in the palm of your hands.
I promise you … me.
- Grey’s Anatomy