The proposal was meant to be a surprise, but it didn't help that Mack and Chloe had picked out the ring together.

During a trip back to Maryland to visit Chloe's family, Mack asked his future in-laws for their blessing to propose to Chloe, which they happily agreed to. The plan was to propose in December of 2023.

Cut to a few weeks later when the ring arrives in the mail. Mack refused to let Chloe see it until it was time. As Mack was recovering from a cold, Chloe was taking such good care of him that he thought she deserved something nice to say thank you.

He went downstairs to "just grab the box" (it was a pretty box). Chloe admired the pretty box, and gave it back to him, not expecting what was about to happen. Mack took the box back, opened it and got down on one knee in the middle of the living room. After some disbelief and some tears, Chloe enthusiastically accepted!