“I can help you with all that,” he volunteered.
I shook my head. “Having someone take charge and get me out of messes placed me into this mess with Keith. I’m doing things different between us, Tate. I want to know that our relationship is centered around us, rather than what we have. Do you understand?”
“Will I have to like it?” he asked.
I chuckled. “You don’t have to like it but you’ll have to grin and bear it.”
“You’ll need some time to find an apartment,” he pointed out. “Although I could get you one in no time if you say the word.”
“No uh.” I slipped my arms around his waist. “I can’t accept that but I can accept staying at your place for one night. I’ll go apartment hunting tomorrow.”
He smiled. “Okay. I can live with that.”
He took my hand and we walked from the apartment building. “There’ll also be no hanky-panky between us. I slept with you way too fast the last time.”
“Can’t blame you. You’ve suddenly grown good taste in men.”
I tried glaring at him, but it didn’t work. I smiled at him, with a slanted gaze. “Don’t worry. I’ll have you falling in love with this Mr. Corporate in no time.”
I thought he would have shied away from those words, but he returned my slanted gaze. “Bring it on.”
As I walked beside him, I ignored the second glances we attracted outside the busy parking lot of the apartment building. The only person I had eyes for was Tate. My attempt to do things over differently wouldn’t be easy. I could tell he was already anticipating getting me back to his apartment building, but he would see how serious I was.
This time, I intended to do things the right way.
The End