She kept her face tilted up, bringing her mouth to meet his again almost before he'd finished speaking, wrapping her free arm around his waist. "So, we'll take it, then?" she asked hopefully, pleased. "I mean, if it's perfect..."

It was as close to perfect as it could be, anyway; they were together, they'd found a great place to live, enough to keep her worries about Max at bay. "I mean, it's not cheap, but I think I found a good job, and it should be enough to pay the rent for it."