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Me: If there aren’t crunchy tacos and chips and salsa, I’

Milo: That’s cute, smartass What’s your ETA?

I glance up to see his apartment is now only one stop away

Me: Ten minutes, tops Your stop is the next stop

Milo: Pretty sure you mean YOUR stop is the next stop

I furrow my brow in confusion

Me: But I’ to YOUR place…

Milo: Exactly And by the end of the night, I’ to convince you to move out of Evan’s old apartment and become my permanent roommate

Me: Is this your clever way of asking me to move in with you?

Milo: If I say yes, is it working?

The subway begins to slon, and I glance up to see we’ve arrived at my stop

Me: Hold that thought I’ off the subway now

Off the train, through the evening rush of people, I head up the stairs and onto the sidewalk

And when I catch my reflection in theof an expensive chocolate shop, I don’t rin that is apparently permanently tattooed on my face now

Holyloon

I wave to Gill when he opens the lobby door of Milo’s building and briefly chat with him about his wife and kids while I wait for the elevator

“Have a good night, Ms Willis,” he says as I step onto the waiting cart

“You too, Gill” I smile, and he taps in the code for the penthouse level “Oh, and next tiive hiht”

“Will do” His responding chuckles follow me several floors up

When the doors open, Milo is standing there, bare feet, jeans, and a simple white T-shirt

God, he’s handsome

“Took you long enough, kid,” he teases, and I drop ht out of the elevator and jump up into his arms

“Well, hello there,” he says through a shocked laugh as I wrap s around his waist “What do I—”

With my mouth to his, I cut him off completely

It takes a second or two for hi down here, but eventually, he does He deepens the kiss, slipping his tongue into my mouth, and before I know it, he turns on his bare feet and has ainst the wall

Oh yes, please

I ainst his lips, and he doesn’t disappoint