He chuckles. “I guess there are drawbacks to both.”
“Too many.” I sigh. “I’ll have to stick to walking and the bus.”
“Will you get a car once you have a job? You passed your test.”
I stare at the uneven path ahead. My parents paid for driving lessons as soon as Billy and I turned seventeen. Billy decided it was a race to see which of us would pass our test first.
“I haven’t driven since I left home,” I reply.
“You could get some refresher lessons.”
“True. I haven’t thought about it. Right now, I live within walking distance of the university and town, so I don’t need a car that often. When I do need to get further afield, there are buses, trains, or taxis.”
“Will you look for a place that’s close to town?” Flynn asks.
I shrug. “Maybe. I’ve got to get a job first.”
“How’s that going?”
“I’ve applied for a few things. I figure the priority is getting a job—anyjob. I can figure out what I want to do once I’m secure. If I wait until I get my results, I won’t have time to get a job and find somewhere to live before I get kicked out.”
“That makes sense.” Flynn nibbles his bottom lip.
I squeeze his hand. “What are you thinking?”
“Nothing.”
“Uh-huh.”
“It’s just… There are tons of rooms at the farm. But it’s not mine to offer, and you wouldn’t want to be that far out of Leeds without a car.”
“Why, Flynn, are you asking me to move in with you?”
His face goes bright red. “No! I mean, it’s far too early for that. We’ve only been together for five minutes?—”
I pull him to a halt and smash my lips to his. I wrap my arms around him, stroking his nape. “It’s been more than five minutes, and we’ve known each other forever, but I know what you mean.”
“A week is too soon to be talking about living together.”
He’s right, making me wonder why he mentioned it at all. Knowing Flynn, he was trying to be helpful. It’s one of many things I adore about him. He’s always thinking of others, sometimes to the detriment of himself. Okay, a lot of the time it’s been to the detriment of himself, especially when he was putting Billy first.
“EvenifAngus’s dad were willing to let me stay at the farm, it would be a bit too far.”
Flynn nods.
“But that doesn’t mean I want or need to live close to the city centre, either. I could live somewhere in between. Thinking about the future.”
Flynn smiles. “That’s good to know.”
“For now, I’ll look for a cheap flat. I need a roof over my head until things are more certain.”
“More certain?”
“Yeah. With work. With us. It won’t always be too soon to talk about moving in together.”
Flynn replies with a sweet, lopsided smile. He tiltshis head, gazing into my eyes as he strokes my jaw. “No, it won’t be.”
We thread our fingers together and carry on walking.
