“But why can’t I just stay here with you?”
“You like the idea of living with me indefinitely, now?” He smiles. “I would have thought I’d be impossible to live with.”
“This comes as a surprise? I love you. I am yours. Yes.”
“Oh, eromene! That you want to be a part of my future, and not just my present, is a delight. We should talk about this, though, because I am not sure that what you envision for a future with me meets my vision of a future that contains you. Were you… were you asking about making things more formal, more permanent?”
His face is either glowing or blushing. I’m not sure which. Meanwhile, I’m not sure whether seeing his hopes bloom delights me or makes me uncomfortable.
“Maybe. I don’t know. I hadn’t thought about it. I just know I want to be with you.”
“Ah. Of cours
