Brian
It absolutely was, but hear me out. I don’t think we should live in the loft.
Me
Tell me more.
Brian
The loft was never supposed to be permanent for me. I just ended up staying there because it was easy and because I was too busy to care where I slept and kept my shit.
Me
And now?
Brian
Now I don’t just want a place to sleep and keep stuff. I want a home. With you.
I want everything with you.
Me
Well now, I think maybe there’s another conversation we should be having before we have the “I want everything” conversation. Maybe…some words we should say?
Brian
Oh, I’ll say them. To your face, when you’re standing in front of me and I can kiss you and hold you and look you in the eyes when I tell you.
Me
Bet you I’ll say them first.
Brian
Oh, it’s on.
DAY 188
I love you
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
BRIAN
“Thank god,” I mutter when my phone dings in my pocket. I don’t know who it is, and I don’t even care.
Standing in airport baggage claim, at the bottom of the escalator from the terminals, I’m in desperate need of a distraction, even if it comes in the form of the mostly insane group chat I’m in with Ben, Jeremy, Asher, Gabe, and Jordan Wyles—Amelia’s brother-in-law and Ben and Jeremy’s best friend from college.
Best Bros Forever
Jeremy
Has the package been acquired?
Me
You did not just refer to my girlfriend—the love of my damn life—as “the package.”
