Loren thought about asking her when they sat off to the side of the campfire, the night before the battle. It was too tense of a moment, though. He didn't want her distracted come the next morning.
Kiera thought he was going to ask her that morning, in case they didn't make it through the battle. Perhaps he thought it was too important of a moment, though. She didn't want their personal lives to interfere with their professional.
He thought about asking her when Reuben staggered drunkenly off to his tent that night. It was too comical of a moment, though. He didn't want her to accidentally take his serious question as a joke.
She thought he was going to ask her when she crept into his tent later that night. Perhaps he thought it was too passionate of a moment, though. She didn't want to spend her life wondering if he'd only asked because they were about to make love.
He decided he was going to ask her when he opened his eyes the next morning, and found her resting in the crook of his arm, playing with his hair. It was too perfect of a moment to pass up. He wanted her to know that he loved her, and wanted to keep loving her, always.