He hated it. It was just one of those things he needed to do, as he couldn’t live in a hotel forever. Although it was comfortable, he needed to have his own place. Having Chris tag along actually made the mundane task much more enjoyable. What surprised him more than anything was how much he enjoyed being around her. Not only was she easy on the eyes and easy to talk to, she seemed to understand him in a way no one else had. And she made him feel good. That wasn’t something a woman had done in a long time. They’d looked at both condos that had been lined up by the realtor, and each two-bedroom condo was different. One was older and furnished in earth tones, fifteen hundred square feet, with a nice walk-in kitchen, two full bathrooms, and underground parking. The second, which the realtor saved for last, was farther away, with floor-to-ceiling glass windows, a penthouse with a chef’s kitchen, a walk-in shower Jake could have had a party in, and a private gym downstairs with an indoor lap pool.
