Chapter 640


    "Seriously, Jeffrey? You''ve got the most flexible job on the, and you''re moaning about a little


    overtime?" Karen spun around, only to find Jeffrey already closing in on her.


    "But it disrupted our cuddle time this morning," he grumbled yfully.


    She shot him a re, remembering the cause of her irritation. "Is that all you think about?"


    Holding her close, he quipped, "If I didn''t have a few thoughts racing through my mind when I''m


    holding you, I''d probably have to see a doctor."


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    He was in the prime of his life, after all!


    Karen faced him with a stern look. "Listen, if I end up moving in with you, it''ll be a once-in-a-while


    deal, tops. Otherwise, it''s off the table."


    Thest thing she wanted was to be so spent from their passionate nights that she couldn''t function.


    "A once-in-a-while deal? Are you kidding me?" he protested.


    "Take it or leave it, hotshot."


    Jeffrey quickly focused on the heart of the matter. "Fine, once in a while it is. So, when are you


    moving in?"


    He could manage with a littlepromise, for her sake.


    "Dream on! I still have work, and there’s no way my folks will give the green light for us to y


    house this soon."


    "But our folks have already met; marriage is just a nod away from you. How could they say no?"


    Jeffrey wanted to keep her close, warding off any potential rivals.


    Like that Levi!


    He knew how hard it was to win Karen over, and the thought of losing her to someone else was his


    worst fear.


    "We need more time," Karen insisted, her voice filled with reason. "Everything''s peachy now


    because it''s all new and exciting. But, give it time, and once the honeymoon phase fades, you''ll see


    our issues surface. If we''re not a match, then I''m stuck moving my stuff out of your ce. There’s


    no point in rushing."


    It''s not like she was homeless! Keh had even got her a cozy little ce of her own.


    "Why do you always talk like we''re one step away from a breakup?" Jeffrey was tired of hearing


    that. "We''re good together, aren''t we? If something bothers you, just tell me. I can change."


    "Jeffrey, you can’t always be the one bending over backward,” she pointed out.


    To her, Jeffrey seemed like a kid who''d just got his hands on a coveted toy, cherishing it while it''s


    new. But she knew that truemitment would be tested when the novelty wore off.


    Jeffrey felt a surge of frustration.


    Love was such a tough negotiation!


    Why did he feel like he was begging, and yet she still kept one foot out the door?


    "Karen, have I ever given you a reason to doubt me? Yes, I can be hot-headed, but that''s only


    because I was so desperate to be with you. Wait until I actually give you a reason to worry before


    you start nning an exit strategy. I promise, if that dayes and you want to end things, I won''t


    make a scene."


    Seeing his anxious expression, Karen reached out and wrapped her arms around his waist.


    She didn''t want to go from a night of tenderness to a day ofying down thew.


    However, being with Jeffrey, surrounded by his stunning, fit, and youthful exes, she couldn’t shake


    off her insecurities.


    She couldn''t evenpete with the likes of his ex, Caren, in looks. Who was to say she wasn''t just


    a pte cleanser, a simple appetizer before he returned to his usual feast?


    "Okay, how about this? I''ll stay over for at least two nights a week, okay?"


    "Five nights."


    "What''s the difference then? Might as well move in at this rate," she sighed with a mix of


    exasperation and affection.