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before going back in. Grace was still on the couch, looking out the window with a dazed expression on her face.
“Sorry about him,” I said apologetically.
“He seems great. Why didn’t you want him to meet me?” She frowned slightly.
“It’s not that at all, Kitten.” I sat down next to her, pulling her against me. “I just wasn’t ready for the real world to crash in on us yet. I’m enjoying our cocoon right now.”
She nodded. “I don’t want to go back to Chicago. I really don’t want to leave this apartment.”
“So don't leave.” I kissed her.
“You know I have to.” She gave me a reproachful look.
“Do you?” I nibbled her earlobe.
“Yes. I do. We talked about this last night. I’m not moving here. I have my whole life in Chicago.”
“I’m not in Chicago,” I said gently.
“Yeah, I could say the same to you about New York. Why don’t you move to Chicago then?” She laughed, throwing her hands up in the air.
I thought for a moment. It wasn't the worst idea I’d heard. I could rent an office space for six months, see how this all played out. Business could be done anywhere, and Chicago was a big city with a decent international airport.
“What are you thinking so hard about?” She tapped my nose.
“Moving to Chicago. I’ll talk to my real estate guy tomorrow and see about looking for an apartment in the city, and an office to lease for a bit,” I mused.
“What?” Her voice got all high pitched and squeaky. “I was kidding, trying to show you how absurd it was to ask me to move here after two nights together.”
“I don’t think it’s crazy at all. In fact, I don’t know why I didn’t think of it before. Now, I won’t be able to be there all the time. Just like living here, I have to travel quite a bit. But, if you wanted, you could come along on some of the trips.”
She got up from the couch and paced in front of me. “This is crazy.” Her breathing was ragged.
“Stop. Sit down for a minute and tell me why you are freaked out about this.” I grabbed her arm and pulled her onto my lap.
“We’ve known each other for like a second. There’s no rush, right? We don't need to relocate for the other person. I want to try dating, we can see each other when we can.”
I thought for a moment. “No.”
“No?” Her brows shot up.
“Yep. Not going to happen. I’ve been without you for three months because I was stupid enough to let you walk away. Not happening again. I’m coming, and that’s all there is to it.”
She looked like she might protest again, so I sealed my mouth on hers, stealing her words.
When I finally pulled away, she looked up at me. “Are you always this bossy?”
“Always. So, you better get used to it.” Part of me worried that I was coming on too strong, but I couldn’t make myself stop. When it came to Grace, I had no scruples. I would do whatever it took to keep her.
“Are you really serious about this?” She chewed her fingernail absently.
“I’m always serious. Answer me this, could you be happy not living in the same city? Now that we’re together, could you go back to being apart?”
“No. I wasn’t happy before.”
“I thought I was happy, but I was wrong. I’ve always had my rules, kept things simple. You changed all that, Kitten.”
“I changed it?” She looked at me with those big brown eyes.
“Of course you did. Up until you, all I wanted was no strings attached. Now, I want strings, I want the whole damn ball of string. Don’t overthink; just go with your gut.” I kissed her again.
“You’re crazy, but okay. Move to Chicago.” She laughed.
“It’s cute that you think I needed your permission,” I said before hauling her over my shoulder and into my bed.
“I always get my way, Kitten,” I whispered before crushing my mouth down on hers.
LOGAN AND I WERE ON our way to pick up Faith for dinner. He had elected to take a limo so we had more space. His hand was currently snaking
“Sorry about him,” I said apologetically.
“He seems great. Why didn’t you want him to meet me?” She frowned slightly.
“It’s not that at all, Kitten.” I sat down next to her, pulling her against me. “I just wasn’t ready for the real world to crash in on us yet. I’m enjoying our cocoon right now.”
She nodded. “I don’t want to go back to Chicago. I really don’t want to leave this apartment.”
“So don't leave.” I kissed her.
“You know I have to.” She gave me a reproachful look.
“Do you?” I nibbled her earlobe.
“Yes. I do. We talked about this last night. I’m not moving here. I have my whole life in Chicago.”
“I’m not in Chicago,” I said gently.
“Yeah, I could say the same to you about New York. Why don’t you move to Chicago then?” She laughed, throwing her hands up in the air.
I thought for a moment. It wasn't the worst idea I’d heard. I could rent an office space for six months, see how this all played out. Business could be done anywhere, and Chicago was a big city with a decent international airport.
“What are you thinking so hard about?” She tapped my nose.
“Moving to Chicago. I’ll talk to my real estate guy tomorrow and see about looking for an apartment in the city, and an office to lease for a bit,” I mused.
“What?” Her voice got all high pitched and squeaky. “I was kidding, trying to show you how absurd it was to ask me to move here after two nights together.”
“I don’t think it’s crazy at all. In fact, I don’t know why I didn’t think of it before. Now, I won’t be able to be there all the time. Just like living here, I have to travel quite a bit. But, if you wanted, you could come along on some of the trips.”
She got up from the couch and paced in front of me. “This is crazy.” Her breathing was ragged.
“Stop. Sit down for a minute and tell me why you are freaked out about this.” I grabbed her arm and pulled her onto my lap.
“We’ve known each other for like a second. There’s no rush, right? We don't need to relocate for the other person. I want to try dating, we can see each other when we can.”
I thought for a moment. “No.”
“No?” Her brows shot up.
“Yep. Not going to happen. I’ve been without you for three months because I was stupid enough to let you walk away. Not happening again. I’m coming, and that’s all there is to it.”
She looked like she might protest again, so I sealed my mouth on hers, stealing her words.
When I finally pulled away, she looked up at me. “Are you always this bossy?”
“Always. So, you better get used to it.” Part of me worried that I was coming on too strong, but I couldn’t make myself stop. When it came to Grace, I had no scruples. I would do whatever it took to keep her.
“Are you really serious about this?” She chewed her fingernail absently.
“I’m always serious. Answer me this, could you be happy not living in the same city? Now that we’re together, could you go back to being apart?”
“No. I wasn’t happy before.”
“I thought I was happy, but I was wrong. I’ve always had my rules, kept things simple. You changed all that, Kitten.”
“I changed it?” She looked at me with those big brown eyes.
“Of course you did. Up until you, all I wanted was no strings attached. Now, I want strings, I want the whole damn ball of string. Don’t overthink; just go with your gut.” I kissed her again.
“You’re crazy, but okay. Move to Chicago.” She laughed.
“It’s cute that you think I needed your permission,” I said before hauling her over my shoulder and into my bed.
“I always get my way, Kitten,” I whispered before crushing my mouth down on hers.
LOGAN AND I WERE ON our way to pick up Faith for dinner. He had elected to take a limo so we had more space. His hand was currently snaking
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