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Things between Chase and me were going great as well. He was enjoying his job, even though it kept him out late a few nights a week. When Chase accepted his new broadcasting position, he and I talked with Bob, the Mavericks’ assistant coach. Bob agreed to take on the head coach role, and Chase and I would assist as our schedules allowed. School had ended for me, so I was spending my time playing with my band and coaching Dylan and Jase.
Everything seemed to be working out well, except I wanted more time with my boyfriend. We had decided to hold off on moving in together while I was going through the custody stuff. Since life had calmed down slightly, we thought it was time to bring it up to the kids.
We were hanging out at Chase’s place, Cammie playing in her room, the boys in Jase’s, and Tyler on the couch laughing at something on his phone. After ordering pizza, I hung out in the kitchen with the man I couldn’t imagine life without.
“Do you still think the kids will be okay with us living together?” Chase asked, taking a sip of his beer.
“I do. In fact, I think Jase and Dylan will be stoked.”
He nodded. “How did your meeting with the realtor go?”
“As long as everything goes well tonight, like I think it will, my house hits the market on Monday.”
“Hopefully, it sells quickly. I’m looking forward to house shopping with you.” He grinned.
The doorbell rang, and Chase went to get the pizza from the delivery driver while I grabbed some plates and cups.
“Tyler, can you tell the others that dinner is here?” I asked.
“Okay.” He hopped up and went to the bedrooms.
After everyone grabbed a couple of slices and poured themselves a drink, we headed into the dining room. One of my favorite things was eating dinner together as a family of six, and I couldn’t wait to do it more often.
As the kids dug into their food, Chase cleared his throat to get their attention. “So, Gage and I wanted to talk to the four of you about something.”
Their eyes moved between us. “We’ve been talking about this for a while, and we have decided we would like to move in together.”
“How do you guys feel about that?” Chase asked.
Tyler spoke up first. “Are we going to live here?”
I shook my head, and his shoulders slumped. I couldn’t blame him; Chase’s house was pretty badass with its ocean views and updated everything.
“Are they moving into our house?” Dylan asked.
“We’re actually looking at buying a new place,” Chase clarified. “Something that we all love.”
“Can I have a purple bedroom?” Cammie asked.
Chase laughed. “We’ll see what we can do.”
His answer seemed to appease her.
Jase glanced at his dad. “Can we still live near the beach?”
Chase nodded. “We can definitely see what’s available.”
“Are you all okay with this?” I asked again, just to make sure.
Everyone said yes before moving back to their pizza. When I looked at Chase, a grin spread across his lips. I couldn’t wait to live with him.
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CHASE
Since I’d been spending mostof my time with Jase because of travel ball, I decided on a day off from baseball and working the pre- and post-game for the Padres that I would take Cammie to the zoo. It was just the two of us as we pulled into the parking lot and headed toward the front gate.
“What do you want to see first?” I asked as the attendant scanned our tickets.
