Chapter 5: Learning to Live Owen didn’t even consider the option of continuing up the stairs to his own apartment. It would have meant having to fight Sebastian’s fingers off his wrist; a concept that didn’t seem nearly worth the effort. Instead, he followed the tug through Sebastian’s door, kicked off his shoes, and dropped onto the couch with a sigh. Sebastian, on the other hand, walked in, dropped to the middle of the living room floor and sat, cross-legged, shoes and all, and started digging through his backpack. The process made Owen grin. “You realise that you already know what’s in there, yes?” “Mm hmm.” Sebastian nodded. “But do you?” With an over-zealous tug and a smile wide enough to split his face, Sebastian pulled out the plastic grocery bag that Owen had been filling at the

