“I don’t think you would do it on purpose,” she said softly. He watched as she took a deep breath and appeared to straighten her shoulders like she was going into battle. “We need some ground rules,” she said and he nodded, holding his breath. He wasn’t ready to let her out of his life yet and if she told him he couldn’t see her anymore he wasn’t quite sure how he would deal with that. “I can’t spend every night in your bed.”

“I’m happy to spend them in your ...