Page 53 of Remember That Time

"Can I put an engagement ring on your finger first?"

I swallowed tightly and then nodded. "You can."

Janos beamed at me before jumping to his feet and then pulling me up. When he started dragging me toward the front door, I dug my feet in. "Where are you taking me?"

"To buy an engagement ring."

Oh.

I snickered as I allowed Janos to pull me from his penthouse into the elevator. I didn't mind getting engagement rings now, but I wasn't sure I wanted to get married right away. We still needed time to get to know each other better.

"How about we plan a wedding for after the baby is born?" I suggested. "Maybe a summer wedding outdoors somewhere?"

Janos shot me a quick look. "You want to wait until the baby is born?"

"I think we need time to get to know each other a little bit better."

Sounded reasonable to me.

Janos's brow furrowed. "If that's what you want."

"It doesn't sound like that is what you want."

"Honestly, I'd marry you right now if there wasn't a three day waiting period, but I also don't want to rush you into anything you're not comfortable with. I'm willing to wait until you're ready to get married."

"You don't think we should wait?"

Janos's arm wrapped around my waist as the elevator doors opened. "I think we are going to be together for a very long time, whether it's dating engaged, or married. Just because we put a label on it doesn't mean we won't spend the next fifty years getting to know each other."

That made a weird sort of sense to me.

"So, you're saying, if we got married right now it would be no different than if we were just dating or engaged because we'd still need to get to know each other?"

"Basically, yes," Janos replied. "There are differences, of course. If we got married before the baby arrives, then there's no issue with custody or my right to be in the delivery room with you. The three of us would also have the same last name, assuming you want to take my name."

That's one I'd have to think about.

"I wouldn't mind getting married before the baby was born I suppose," I said, "but I don't want a big wedding. Just our family and a few close friends. Nothing fancy."

"I'd still want to put a notice in the social pages just so people were aware we are off the market and stop trying to date us."

I let out a light chuckle. "I'd agree to that."

I hated how many people tried to hook up with me once they found out who my family was. They didn't really care about me. They just wanted the money.

My eyes narrowed. "You haven't had anyone coming onto you lately, have you?"

Janos shook my head. "Nothing note-worthy."

That wasn't a no.

"Get in the car," I growled. "We need to get those rings."

I suddenly understood Janos's desire to let the world know we were off the market. If I caught anyone coming on to him, I'd punch their lights out. Janos Kostas was mine.

Maybe an early wedding wasn't a bad idea.

Chapter Sixteen