"About time you came to your senses," I reply with a chuckle, smiling fondly as I take in the look on his face. There is no hesitancy in his expression, no doubt at all. He just looks happy, and maybe even relieved. I certainly am.

The rest of the ride seems to fly by, and when he parks the car in front of the bookstore, I'm eager to climb out of the car, leaving half of my suit inside of it and heading for the door. After unlocking the door, I gesture for him to go in first and then lock it behind us. The shop is dark, lit dimly by streetlights tumbling through the window.

I take his hand and lead him towards the staircase that leads to my-- our apartment, but I pause and bite my lip, smiling as I lead him instead toward the back of the store, turning to give him a flirty look over my shoulder.