drove through the intersection. “Sounds a little like you want to move in together.”
He hadn’t made it that far in his thinking, but the answer was automatic. “I do. I didn’t know that until this very second but yes, that’s what I want.”
“Wow. And you were the guy who said we should take a week to think about the personal relationship document.”
“Forget that guy. He doesn’t exist anymore. He’s been replaced by a man who wants to spend every available minute with you.”
She pulled into the parking garage under the building owned by BMUS. Then she switched off the motor and turned to him. “Are you sure?”
“More sure than I’ve been of anything in my life. When I finish this app, and that will be soon, you’ll move on to other projects with other companies. But if we’re living together, you’ll still be with me.”
She gazed at him in silence for a moment. “Your place or mine?”
“Yours if you’ll have me. Mine’s a bachelor pad and I have no idea if the kitchen is up to your standards. I doubt it. Your place is . . . comforting. I get ideas there.”
“The thought of living together makes me feel happy.”
“Good. Me, too.”
“But it’s a big decision.” She laid a hand on his arm. “We need to let it simmer.”
Not the response he’d hoped for. “Okay.” He didn’t want to let it simmer. He wanted to move all his stuff into her apartment after work today. Maybe that would erase the nagging feeling that what they’d found over the weekend would disappear like smoke on the wind.
How ironic that she’d been the one who’d wanted to sign the personal relationship document and he’d objected. Now he couldn’t wait to put their connection in writing. He wanted some assurance that what they’d found wouldn’t be irretrievably lost.
She squeezed his arm. “We need to make a plan for tonight, though.”
Thank God. He took a deep breath. “We sure do. No matter what happens today, I want to be with you tonight.” And every night after that, but she wasn’t ready to commit and he wouldn’t pressure her.
“I have a guest parking spot as part of my lease. It’s marked and I’m sure you can find it. If things get crazy today, we’ll meet back at my house tonight.”
“Thank you.” He leaned across the console and gave her a quick kiss.
“It’ll be okay, Rylan.”
“Sure it will.” He gave her a confident smile. They’d meet at her place tonight. All would be well. They rode up to the BMUS offices on the third floor and he resisted the impulse to pull her into his arms. He longed to hold her one more time but she would probably think he was overreacting.
When they stepped off the elevator, Frazer was coming down the hall. As usual, his expression gave nothing away. “Hey, you two! Rylan, can I see you for a minute?”
“You bet.” He swore he heard the shark theme from Jaws playing in the background. “Does someone have the Jaws soundtrack on the intercom?”
Frazer grimaced. “It’s some obscure classical stuff Garrett brought in.”
“He’s here?” Rylan hadn’t seen Garrett Upton in days. He was the fourth member of the original team Tony had put together from their group of engineering buddies at Caltech. He’d been in charge of setting up their server, security, and backup systems. Although his contribution had been vital, the company wasn’t big enough yet to justify a full-time position. He made up the difference with freelance work and wasn’t around on a daily basis.
“He’s here.” Frazer paused at the door to his office. “Tony asked him to attend the app meeting this morning.”
“That’s good, but I hope he doesn’t plan to inflict that music on us once he’s around all the time.”
“It does sound like Jaws .” Miranda gave Rylan a quick smile. “Catch you two later.” She continued on down the hall, her tote bag over her shoulder.
Rylan felt a tug at his heart as he watched her go. Then he glanced at his
He hadn’t made it that far in his thinking, but the answer was automatic. “I do. I didn’t know that until this very second but yes, that’s what I want.”
“Wow. And you were the guy who said we should take a week to think about the personal relationship document.”
“Forget that guy. He doesn’t exist anymore. He’s been replaced by a man who wants to spend every available minute with you.”
She pulled into the parking garage under the building owned by BMUS. Then she switched off the motor and turned to him. “Are you sure?”
“More sure than I’ve been of anything in my life. When I finish this app, and that will be soon, you’ll move on to other projects with other companies. But if we’re living together, you’ll still be with me.”
She gazed at him in silence for a moment. “Your place or mine?”
“Yours if you’ll have me. Mine’s a bachelor pad and I have no idea if the kitchen is up to your standards. I doubt it. Your place is . . . comforting. I get ideas there.”
“The thought of living together makes me feel happy.”
“Good. Me, too.”
“But it’s a big decision.” She laid a hand on his arm. “We need to let it simmer.”
Not the response he’d hoped for. “Okay.” He didn’t want to let it simmer. He wanted to move all his stuff into her apartment after work today. Maybe that would erase the nagging feeling that what they’d found over the weekend would disappear like smoke on the wind.
How ironic that she’d been the one who’d wanted to sign the personal relationship document and he’d objected. Now he couldn’t wait to put their connection in writing. He wanted some assurance that what they’d found wouldn’t be irretrievably lost.
She squeezed his arm. “We need to make a plan for tonight, though.”
Thank God. He took a deep breath. “We sure do. No matter what happens today, I want to be with you tonight.” And every night after that, but she wasn’t ready to commit and he wouldn’t pressure her.
“I have a guest parking spot as part of my lease. It’s marked and I’m sure you can find it. If things get crazy today, we’ll meet back at my house tonight.”
“Thank you.” He leaned across the console and gave her a quick kiss.
“It’ll be okay, Rylan.”
“Sure it will.” He gave her a confident smile. They’d meet at her place tonight. All would be well. They rode up to the BMUS offices on the third floor and he resisted the impulse to pull her into his arms. He longed to hold her one more time but she would probably think he was overreacting.
When they stepped off the elevator, Frazer was coming down the hall. As usual, his expression gave nothing away. “Hey, you two! Rylan, can I see you for a minute?”
“You bet.” He swore he heard the shark theme from Jaws playing in the background. “Does someone have the Jaws soundtrack on the intercom?”
Frazer grimaced. “It’s some obscure classical stuff Garrett brought in.”
“He’s here?” Rylan hadn’t seen Garrett Upton in days. He was the fourth member of the original team Tony had put together from their group of engineering buddies at Caltech. He’d been in charge of setting up their server, security, and backup systems. Although his contribution had been vital, the company wasn’t big enough yet to justify a full-time position. He made up the difference with freelance work and wasn’t around on a daily basis.
“He’s here.” Frazer paused at the door to his office. “Tony asked him to attend the app meeting this morning.”
“That’s good, but I hope he doesn’t plan to inflict that music on us once he’s around all the time.”
“It does sound like Jaws .” Miranda gave Rylan a quick smile. “Catch you two later.” She continued on down the hall, her tote bag over her shoulder.
Rylan felt a tug at his heart as he watched her go. Then he glanced at his
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