"So we're in this together, Def" I sit down next to her and take her hand in mine, staring at her as I say: "I won't give us a label, not now when I see in you how scared you are. But this, our thing, is happening. In the company we'll be a boss and an employee, but outside of it you're mine, Buttercup. We'll be discreet, we'll try to get people to gradually adapt to us and we'll see where we get to, but...."
"Are you asking me for exclusivity?" She says with a smile.
"Yes" I tell her in all seriousness, taking the side of her neck to bring her face close to mine. "Yes, Defne. I'm not going to pretend I know how relationships work now or f*****g ever. I'm not the youngest person for you, I can be a cranky old man sometimes and I don't know what your expectations are, but it's going to b
