*2 days later*

My head is laying on Rafe's bare chest as he runs his fingers up and down my naked back. We lay comfortably in his quiet room, within the currently empty house. The evening sun shines in from the window, causing his beautiful face to glow. I swear I would lay like this for hours if I could.

"Have you given any more thought to what I said?" He asks, moving his blue eyes to meet my own.

I let out a small sigh. "Yeah, a little. I just- I don't know."

He lets out a sigh of his own. "Do you at least want to see the house?"

"Yeah, sure. I'd love to see it."

He jumps up from the bed and slides on his boxers, then grabs his shorts from the floor and puts them on also.

"Wait, right now?" I giggle at him.

"Yes, right now! Now get dressed." He says and playfully throws my t-shirt at me. I can't help but laugh at his obvious excitement.

We finish getting dressed and exit Tanneyhill. A short drive later and Rafe is pulling his truck into a brick driveway lined with palm trees. I look out the window and am instantly in awe of how beautiful the house is.

Rafe unlocks the front door and leads me inside to begin showing me around. It's even better than he described. A 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom house with a big beautiful kitchen and living room area. We make our way through the house, upstairs and down. I step out the back door and see the large pool and a dock leading right to the ocean.

Rafe finishes the tour, "what do you think?"

"Rafe, it's absolutely stunning." I admit, still looking around in amazement of the house. I already feel myself starting to love the place, but I don't want to get too ahead of myself.

He pulls my attention back to him and wraps his arms around my waist. "Liv, this could be our home. We could start our life here."

"But-" I start to say but he cuts me off.

"Look I know you feel guilty leaving John B and JJ but it's only like a 5 minute drive. It's not like you will never see them. Plus, they would always be welcome here. And if they need help, like financially, then I'm willing to help."

"I don't think I could ask you to do that."

"But it's at least worth a conversation, right? We could figure something out. You don't have to answer right now, but at least promise me that you will consider it."

I shake my head yes and he places a soft kiss to my forehead. I definitely have a lot to think about. I mean this is a big decision and would be a huge step forward in our relationship. Was I even ready for that? Maybe I should talk to Kie and Sarah and get another female point of view before I have a conversation with the boys.