He stopped.
Rachel waited for him to gather his thoughts. No hurry. Besides, she was enjoying the electricity in the air and the guy’s low-key yet unmistakable masculinity—a refreshing change from the macho specimens she knew.
“Lauren’s mother insists that she belongs in a family,” Russ explained. “She remembers me the way I was five years ago, not remotely ready for parenting.”
“How did you change her mind?” This ought to be interesting.
He cleared his throat. “I told her I was engaged.”
That was weird. “To who?”
“Well…you.”