"Alright," he confirmed, though this development raised a host of questions. How were couples supposed to announce these things? Were they going to go on public dates to nullify everyone's doubts? René didn't voice any of these. They could figure it out as they went. At her addendum, he shook his head and smiled. "No, that might work out for the better. This way you don't have to spend so much time with me," he joked, chuckling to himself.
"There won't be any problems for me—you're doing me a favor, at that. I'm more concerned that there will be problems for you. If you don't like being tied down, we can break it off easy peasy. But if you don't have any other problems, there's only one thing left to do." Reaching over to give her hand a squeeze, he grinned and asked, "Eden, will you go out with me?"