“No, I can’t stay locked up in the apartment for the next few months, or I’ll go stir-crazy. I want to see your family, and I really want to see the house.” I smile up at him and flutter my lashes, instantly knowing he’s folding. The lure of showing me the house and the look on my face; Jake is so whipped he has no clue, making me grin. I can literally see him caving in.

“Okay, but if we need to stop, then we stop, even if it takes three days to get to my mamma’s, okay? I ...