She covered the distance between their hands and linked them together, saying, “I want to meet your family. It would be my honour to see your home.”

Emotion clogged Ayo’s chest and thickened his voice as he said, “And after that?”

“I want you back,” she said without hesitation.

“Back? Like…?”

“Forever,” she answered. “I don’t want to end this. I lied when I said this was just an arrangement. I want more.”

Oh, baby. Ayo’s hands tightened on hers as his eyes swam with the blooming emotions in his heart. “I want more too, baby. I want it all. I don’t ever want to let you go. I will...