#Chapter 91: Taking a Serious Look at Our Relationship

Charles made a funny noise in the back of his throat, squirming a bit. “I’m not ready for kids now. I swallowed hard. “Hold on there. Slow down. I’m not ready for that either.” I shook my head. “No, that’s not really what I was suggesting. But the idea of kids and you and I playing around with when and whether or not we’d have them with each other made me think.” “About?” Charles asked. “About the fact that we really haven’t solidified much between us. I mean, we agreed to date, but what kind of future do you want together? Are we exclusive or casual? Do we have an understanding to try long-term? Or is this a fly-by-the-seat of our pants and just see where things go sort of deal?”Charles scrunched up his nose in thought. “I suppose now that we are officially boyfriend and girlfriend, deciding whether or not we want to be serious with one another is normal.” He gave a little shrug. “We’re a scent match. We get along. What else do we need?” I fiddled with the bottom of my shirt shyl