“Can we talk?” I ask in a calm tone. My boyfriend nods and I walk forward, sitting on the couch beside him. I look into his perfect brown eyes and grab his hands in both of mine.

“I got a call today about a job interview.” He smiles and his eyes light up.

“That’s amazing!” He smiles bigger.

“But, It’s in California.” I admit and as soon as I say this, his smile fades and his eyebrows raise. “It’s the best acting program there is. You know how much I want to be an actor.” I say-trying to back up my story.

He lets go of my hands and scoots away. He runs his fingers through his hair and we sit in silence for about a minute.

“So your leaving?” His voice is low and sad. I scoot closer.

“I was wondering if you wanted to move with me to California.” When I say this he turns and looks at me in my eyes.

“My family is here Kate. I can’t just leave my mom and dad. You know how important family is to me.” His eyes water and he looks away.

“This is important to me and I haven’t been focused on my career enough. You have an amazing job and I feel stuck. I finally found something that I want. I understand if you need to stay here with your family because family is important, but could you think about it?” I place my hand on his soft cheek and give him a genuine smile.

“I’ll think about it, okay?” He wraps his arms around me and pulls me closer. I wrap my arms around his neck and we stay there for a couple minutes.

“Can we go to bed?” He says into my neck. I nod and he picks me up and walks me to our bedroom.

He lays me down and he slides in next to me, but spooning me. I love this man so much.

“I’ll go, but I need to talk to my family and let them know.” He whispers in my ear.

I turn towards him quickly and kiss him.

“I love you so much.” I say in between kisses.

“I love you too.” He says back and my heart flutters.

This is absolutely perfect.