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“I’m going to Nashville to clear out my apartment,” he says out of the blue.
“You are?” I question, having not heard him even mention anything of the sort before now.
“Makes sense. No reason for me to pay for an apartment when I’m going to be on the road for eight months and any time I have off I plan to spend here with you.”
“I see.” I nod, turning to face him as I do. “What will you do with all your stuff?”
“Probably stick most of it in storage.” He shrugs, tipping his wine glass to his lips.
“You could store it here,” I offer without thinking it through. Truth is, I like the thought of having parts of him here with me even when he’s not. “I don’t have room for furniture but there’s a spare room you could put whatever you have in.”
“The apartment I’m leasing is furnished so all I really have are odds and ends, clothes, a couple guitars.”
“Well there you go.”
“You sure you don’t mind?”
“Are you kidding?” I give him a look that says he should know better. “You already said so yourself. When you have time off you’ll be here. Makes sense that your stuff be here too.”
“Okay then.” He smiles and goose bumps erupt across my skin.
“Okay.” I return his smile.
“Did we just agree to live together?” he questions after a long moment of silence.
“I think we kind of did.” I chuckle, having not really looked at it that way. “Are you sure you want to give up Nashville? I know how much you love it there.”
“Nashville has nothing on this.” He gestures out to the beach. “Or on you.” He turns his gaze back to me. “I don’t care where I am as long as you’re there with me.”
“I feel the same.”
“So you and me...we’re doing this?” He reaches over and takes my hand, entwining his fingers with mine.
“Looks like it.” I nod, feeling overwhelmed by how quickly this all seems to be happening but having no desire to slow it down either.
