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The sky was the limit

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Blake

This ti late practices and busy gaood student and I was one of those weird people who thrived under pressure But even I had to adrueling

I had papers to grade, tests to prepare, and the final for my combinational theory class for ame

It was a lot

But one of the benefits of having a brainiac lover was that Asher was even better atstressful situations and multiple time constraints than I was He could study for hours on end, do research for work, then wind doith a sci-fi thriller and be perfectly happy He didn’t want or expect me to entertain hioing

Don’t getAsher was still Asher He liked order and details, but he was practical too With previous partners, I’d always felt pressured to make reservations at expensive restaurants or come up with romantic date ideas Asher didn’t want that

Last night, for exa out to dinner after work I’d needed to go grocery shopping, and I’d really needed to study But I’d wanted to be with Ash too He’d huo-to list of nice places A faet that feeling all the daotten it with every person I’d ever dated It was the initial sense of dread signaling imminent relationship failure

But when I ran out of ideas, Asher had responded in his usual logical estions are pricey and tio to the market or we can order takeout Or if you’d rather be alone, I can—”

“No, I want you here”

He’d smiled “Then I’ll stay We can plan fancy dinners after you win your CSI game and we both finish finals”

I’d tugged at his bow tie playfully “CIF, baby And we’ll see what happens Regency is tough competition”

“You’ll win,” he’d said decisively “By the way, the parents have organized a party to celebrate the season And I’m on the committee”