Author's note: this is from Seraphina's point of view
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I was flabbergasted. How did Duke reach from sleeping in my bed to cohabiting? And he was talking about the two of us buying a home like it's a totally normal thing.
It's not that I was against it. Of course, I dreamed about Duke and what the future might bring if we were together, but even my wildest imagination didn't go beyond steamy nights and traveling the world, yet his talk was going toward the possibility of settling down.
All this was too sudden and too fast and, I was unable to keep up with him.
I let out a long exhale. "We are not house shopping."
Duke nodded obediently. "I agree. It's too soon." He smirked. "Until you are ready to pick a house for us to live in, we can crash here. I don't mind mooching off you. After all, what's mine is yours and what's yours is mine. Or you can come to my place. It's much smaller, but it's enough to…"
