But previously he had already told her that he wanted to wait until the initial concept for the second big movie was out before talking about marriage.
If she is this anxious, it really makes him feel some emotional impact. He truly doesn't want to think about a lot of complex feelings; that would only make him uncomfortable, and that's not what he wants. He just wants his heart to be calm.
He also wants the other person to be happy. The gratitude he's feeling right now should be realized; he doesn't want to feel complex emotions most of the time.
That kind of feeling would only bring a painful thought. So he hopes to let things take their natural course, which means having Candy acknowledge him as dad first. This way, they can naturally come together, get married, go on a honeymoon, and do all the things they should do. That feeling is what makes a person truly feel that it's quite natural.
