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“Considering how long I’ve been waiting for this, I’m surprised I didn’t explode downstairs,” she says with a laugh.

Kade reaches over and runs his fingers over the letters on her chest. "I'd forgotten what it was like."

"To have sex with me? It hasn't been that long," she says and giggles. "Trust me, I remembered. Dreamt about it."

"No, not that."

She turns, avoiding the wet stain on the bed, and cups his face. Looking into his eyes, she sees something she can't discern. "What's wrong?"

Licking his lips, he gives her a sad smile. "I'd forgotten what it was like to be in love with someone."

"And you remember now?"

"It's even better than I remember. Jess, I love you. God, I love you."

She pulls him close and wraps her arms around him. "I love you, too."

"I want to stay this way forever," Kade says. "Can we do that?"

"On one condition."

Pulling back, he looks at her, his arms still loosely around her. "What's that?"

"We can never stay at your place."

Smirking, he nods. "I didn't know if I should tell you or not, but I listed my place two weeks ago. I've accepted an offer."

Her eyes widen. "What?"

"There are too many memories that I need to leave behind, and there was one I couldn't get past. I know you can't get past it, either."

"Where are you moving? Do you have a house in mind?"

Kade's just dropping all the bombshell revelations on her today. He loves her, and he's sold his condo. Nothing else he can tell her can shock her at this point.

"I haven't even started looking. I was hoping you'd look with me."

And then he goes and says that.

"What?"

"I know it's early, and I'm not asking you to move in with me right away, but I want to make sure it's a house you like. Something that you could see yourself in down the road. A place we can spend our future in together."

This man went from not being able to commit to now wanting to buy a house for them to live together in? He's offering her everything she wanted from him, and she doesn't know what to say.

"Jess? Is that too much too soon?"

She shakes her head, the tears welling in her eyes. "I just... I think part of me never quite let myself believe you'd offer me what I've been hoping for. I would love to look at places with you, Kade."

His hand cups her face, and he kisses her forehead. "Whenever you're ready, I want you to move in with me. On your timeline."

"What about your timeline?" she asks, letting a couple of happy tears fall.

"Baby, I'd have you moving in the day the papers are signed if you were ready. I know there's still some stuff we need to work through, but there's no pressure. I just want you to know where I stand."

Not only does Kade love her, he wants a future with her. A home to start a life in. This couldn't get any better if it was a romance movie.

Chapter Thirty-One

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