Before you knew

103. Move.

Just 15 minutes away from home we stop to get dinner. It's late for dinner but we didn't eat yet. We go through the drive through and get something to eat.

I eat my chicken nuggets in a happy silence.

'So what happens now?' Clay asks. 'What do you mean?' I ask back. 'We're together now, whats going to happen?' He asks. 'I want permanent allowance to sleep with you.' I say. 'What!!?' He says as he nearly chokes on his food. I realize how that sounded 'no! No, not like that!' I say hurriedly. 'You want What now?' He asks laughing. 'Nooooo!' I say as I blush madly. 'Okay okay.' He says calming down 'we've been sharing a room anyways, so let's say we get a bedroom together, then we can't sleep in different rooms.' He says. I nod 'but I want one bedroom as well, as guest bedroom.' I say. He hums and nods.

We eat on, me sneakily grabbing his drink after having said I didn't want anything to drink. 'Amelia.' Clay warns as I really grab the paper cup. 'Yes?' I say as I slowly move back. 'What are you doing?' He says as he raises his eyebrow and turns to me. 'Nothing.' I say as I take a bite of my nuggets. He chuckles and grabs the paper cup before handing it to me 'you were out for this, right?' He says as I happily take it from him 'thank you.' I say. He scoffs and continues to eat.

'I want to take you on a date next.' I say as I squint my eyes at the headlights of a passing car. 'Oh yeah?' He asks. I nod before setting down the cup. 'Alright.' He says. I smile brightly, already trying to come up with ideas.

'Maybe we should move.' Clay says to stop my thoughts. 'Move?' Clay nods 'Yeah, like to a different place. One with two bedrooms to have one guest bedroom, and a small room for a office so I won't keep you awake when you're trying to sleep. Maybe a backyard.' He says. I look at him and then down at last chicken nugget. 'A calm neighborhood in Orlando or up in Daytona Beach. You like being close to the beach right?' He asks. I look up at him as he looks at me with a smile. I nod. 'We don't have to but I don't see why not.' He says. 'But what about staying close to your family?' I ask. Clay shrugs in response. 'I can't always stay 10 minutes away from them.' He says. 'Moving is a very big thing.' I state as I look down at my hands.

'It's a little scary, but we'll do it together.' He says.

I look up and meet his eyes. 'We don't have to if you don't want to, but we'll be doing it together if fear is the only thing holding you back.' He says. I smile softly 'easy for you to say, you work from home. I'll need to find a new job.' I say. 'You'll have all the time to, I'll take care of us until you do.' He says.

He seems really excited at his own idea.

'Lets think about it first.'