"Who says I'm ever going to marry anybody?" he shot back easily, finally looking back at her as he heard her follow him up the stairs. "Besides, you're not really one to talk. Whoever agrees to marry you is going to have an uphill battle, too." He actually chuckled to himself.
At the second level, he turned to walk toward the nursery. She shouldn't have said that. Brian didn't have anything better to do over the next couple of days. Jared knew that when he called. "Does it really matter whether you want me here or not? Jared's the one who asked me to come, and he did want me here the whole time. Mostly to keep an eye on you."