Morgan healed quickly and the next week he asked Chase to accompany him to the city again. Chase had agreed after a brief contemplation, remembering how Morgan had gotten him the necklace he’d been eyeing.

Morgan had agreed to ease up on his courting so it probably wasn't likely that he’d do another grand gesture like that again but Chase was still a little nervous about it. He liked Morgan but he was still very new to having those feelings.

They sat down to ...