Chapter 25

For that matter, I needed to back it down so we’d still be able to function as roommates if the dating thing didn’t work out. Which was a fine line to walk. My early thought that we’d be mature enough to handle it if the addition of sex into our relationship didn’t work out hadn’t been very well planned. I hadn’t considered my feelings being involved.

On the other hand, we were each looking for a stable relationship, so of course I wanted to cultivate the affection enough to make progress with our feelings for each other, but not so much that either of us would be too broken-hearted to continue sharing an apartment if we decided to break up the romance. Was that even possible?

There was going to come a point where I’d just have to run the risk. How odd that I was still friendly with guys I’d dated in the past, but already felt like that would be difficult with Wes. It would hurt too much.