my shoulder and I knew instinctively who it was. Levi always seemed to be waiting in the wings for the perfect opportunity. Yet it didn't feel awkward, to my surprise it felt good to have him standing so close to me.
''Shh, you’ll be okay, Rock Star.''
I kept my eyes averted from his. “I know,” I whispered.
''Come here.'' He turned me in his arms and hugged me against him tightly. My cheek rested against his rock hard-chest. I’d never noticed his chest or arms before, but he was obviously very fit. I made a conscious decision to allow him to take care of me, letting him in. My walls were down and I admitted to myself, I enjoyed having Levi hold me.
We watched Val disappear on the other side of the gate. She was leaving us to give her and John a chance to be together and I hoped it would be everything she wanted. There were no hard feelings, she only wanted to be with her boyfriend. I’d never been in love yet, but I was trying my best to understand.
Levi’s fingers ran from my shoulder, to my elbow and then, down to my hand. My breathing hitched, I didn't know what he wanted, what was behind the gesture. His fingers interlinked with mine, ''Don't overthink this, just hold my hand,'' he whispered, and we walked back to his car. I was confused, I tried my best to let it go, enjoy his comforting gesture, but I was scared. Scared and nervous about enjoying it more than I should.
Levi didn't follow Tyler and Bekka, he went slower than the posted speed limits. Any other time, I would have been irritated with him, but at the moment, I didn't mind. Why? I had no clue. I needed someone and he was there for me. Our hands remained entwined and I didn't move away, I wanted the contact.
We were stopped at a red light, I knew he was looking at me but I continued staring out the window. I could feel his gaze and had to forcibly stop myself from turning to look at him. The tension was there between us, I could feel it in the air. Our hands were warm and mine was tingling. As the tension became unbearable, I was saved by my phone ringing.
I took it out of my pocket with my free hand and glanced at the screen. ‘‘It’s Tristan.''
Levi released my hand so I could answer the call.
''Hey, Tristan.'' I tried to hide the excitement in my voice, it seemed really awkward, considering I was holding another guy’s hand just a few seconds ago.
''Hey, baby, are you working tonight?'' he asked.
''Yeah, I am. You want to come?''
''No, I wanted to ask you out, but its fine. Another time, maybe.'' There was no disappointment in his voice.
''Yeah, I’d love that,'' I answered, wondering if I should ask Tyler for the night off.
''I’ll talk to you later,'' he said, before he hung up abruptly. He didn't even give me a chance to say goodbye. I was a bit shocked by how rude he’d been, it made me wonder if he really did want to be with me.
I put the phone back into my pocket and stole a quick look at Levi. He was concentrating on the road and remained quiet. The silence was killing me. I knew he didn’t like Tristan, but I did. This new friendship we were developing wasn’t going to work if he wasn’t able to deal with him.
''So what’s up?'' he questioned after a minute or two.
''He just called to ask if I was working. I am, so I won't see him tonight. That’s all.''
''Okay.''
Was that all he had to say? We were stuck in traffic and I watched as he plugged his iPhone into the car radio and scanned through his playlist. He turned it on and the music started pumping through the speakers. I was interested to see what would play, I had no idea what his musical tastes might be.
The first song to play was by Incubus. He started with ‘Pardon Me’ and it was followed by all their best songs. ‘Pardon Me’ was the song I’d sung at the club the night before. It was my favorite. I sang along to the music, and followed the beat of the song in my head. Levi glanced across at me with a beautiful smile. I was flattered and
''Shh, you’ll be okay, Rock Star.''
I kept my eyes averted from his. “I know,” I whispered.
''Come here.'' He turned me in his arms and hugged me against him tightly. My cheek rested against his rock hard-chest. I’d never noticed his chest or arms before, but he was obviously very fit. I made a conscious decision to allow him to take care of me, letting him in. My walls were down and I admitted to myself, I enjoyed having Levi hold me.
We watched Val disappear on the other side of the gate. She was leaving us to give her and John a chance to be together and I hoped it would be everything she wanted. There were no hard feelings, she only wanted to be with her boyfriend. I’d never been in love yet, but I was trying my best to understand.
Levi’s fingers ran from my shoulder, to my elbow and then, down to my hand. My breathing hitched, I didn't know what he wanted, what was behind the gesture. His fingers interlinked with mine, ''Don't overthink this, just hold my hand,'' he whispered, and we walked back to his car. I was confused, I tried my best to let it go, enjoy his comforting gesture, but I was scared. Scared and nervous about enjoying it more than I should.
Levi didn't follow Tyler and Bekka, he went slower than the posted speed limits. Any other time, I would have been irritated with him, but at the moment, I didn't mind. Why? I had no clue. I needed someone and he was there for me. Our hands remained entwined and I didn't move away, I wanted the contact.
We were stopped at a red light, I knew he was looking at me but I continued staring out the window. I could feel his gaze and had to forcibly stop myself from turning to look at him. The tension was there between us, I could feel it in the air. Our hands were warm and mine was tingling. As the tension became unbearable, I was saved by my phone ringing.
I took it out of my pocket with my free hand and glanced at the screen. ‘‘It’s Tristan.''
Levi released my hand so I could answer the call.
''Hey, Tristan.'' I tried to hide the excitement in my voice, it seemed really awkward, considering I was holding another guy’s hand just a few seconds ago.
''Hey, baby, are you working tonight?'' he asked.
''Yeah, I am. You want to come?''
''No, I wanted to ask you out, but its fine. Another time, maybe.'' There was no disappointment in his voice.
''Yeah, I’d love that,'' I answered, wondering if I should ask Tyler for the night off.
''I’ll talk to you later,'' he said, before he hung up abruptly. He didn't even give me a chance to say goodbye. I was a bit shocked by how rude he’d been, it made me wonder if he really did want to be with me.
I put the phone back into my pocket and stole a quick look at Levi. He was concentrating on the road and remained quiet. The silence was killing me. I knew he didn’t like Tristan, but I did. This new friendship we were developing wasn’t going to work if he wasn’t able to deal with him.
''So what’s up?'' he questioned after a minute or two.
''He just called to ask if I was working. I am, so I won't see him tonight. That’s all.''
''Okay.''
Was that all he had to say? We were stuck in traffic and I watched as he plugged his iPhone into the car radio and scanned through his playlist. He turned it on and the music started pumping through the speakers. I was interested to see what would play, I had no idea what his musical tastes might be.
The first song to play was by Incubus. He started with ‘Pardon Me’ and it was followed by all their best songs. ‘Pardon Me’ was the song I’d sung at the club the night before. It was my favorite. I sang along to the music, and followed the beat of the song in my head. Levi glanced across at me with a beautiful smile. I was flattered and
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