Joe was moved by the depth of Roxie's emotion toward him. He'd worried, during days and nights on the road, if she felt the same way for him that he felt for her. She was the hottest woman in the world, by his reckoning. She could have any man she wanted.

...and I've dreamed of a life with you ever since I was little.

Joe Rogers often wondered if he was worthy of carrying his father's name, of being called a hero, after all the things he'd done and failed to do. He wondered if he was worthy of /her/ and she was telling him that he was.

This girl made it all worth it.

"This was home base the day I moved in. You've got a deal, Roxie." he said.