"I understand, and,if you want.. the price for this place, because og he wreckage, is low enough I can get on my own,and you can come to live with me... just in case things..."
His throat tightened and he had to swallow several times to continue.
"...in case they don't work. And... if we do it right, then we can sell it ifwe ever do want to move in together to someplace else... and... um, ..."
He wound down.
"Maybe owning a place together was not the best idea, but I would still like a place near you. And I don't know how else to do that than me buying one."