Page 88 of Need You To Choose Me

Chuckling, I shake my head. “Fine. But you have to try on all of those,andif those don’t fit, you’re trying the correct size. And no complaining.”

“Deal.” He extends his hand, his face serious as I take it in mine for a handshake.

True to his words, he doesn’t protest as he tries on every shirt from the rack I give him. After we settle on a few new ones, I collect everything we’ll buy while he puts his clothes back on.

“Is that it?” The young attendant smiles at me as she folds everything and puts it into a bag.

“That’s all. Thank you.” Handing her my card, I look over my shoulder to search for Levi, who disappeared only God knows where. “This freaking kid.”

“I think he went outside,” the attendant supplies.

“Why am I not surprised?” Shaking my head, I grab my card and bag. “Thanks.”

“I think it’s really brave that you took him shopping yourself. You’re such a good dad.”

Brave?It takes all that’s in me not to snort out loud. I all but lost my kid in a span of a few seconds. I was sure that would win me the award for Father of the Year.Not.

I force out a smile. “Have a nice day.”

Turning around, I scan the space, searching for Levi, but he’s nowhere in sight.

Seriously, when I find him, I’m going to strangle?—

“Miss Parker!”

My head snaps up at the sound of Levi’s voice. I turn to my left, just in time to spot a flash of gold as it disappears between the people.

Savannah turns around, her honey hair standing out in the crowd like a beacon. A smile spreads over her lips as she watches Levi running toward her. She bends down to listen to him while his mouth moves a mile a minute. Whatever he said has her laughing and fuck it if she doesn’t look like the most beautiful woman in the world.

I lift my hand and rub at my chest, feeling an ache building behind my sternum.

Savannah shakes her head and ruffles Levi’s hair as she straightens, her eyes scanning the space until they land on mine, and that smile grows softer, knocking all the air out of my lungs.

Fuck it.

It did something to me when she looked at me like that. And I liked it. I liked it a lot.

She lowers her gaze and says something to Levi. His hand slips into hers as they make their way toward me.

“I think you lost something, Mr. Walker,” she teases, the corner of her mouth twitching in amusement as she tries to keep a serious face. My gaze zeroes in on those lush lips, wishing I could lean in and kiss that smirk off of her face.

Levi giggles. “He didn’t lose me. I left.”

“Which is something we’ll talk about later. You can’t just disappear like that without saying a word.”

“I was just outside. And I wasn’t alone. I saw Miss Parker, and I wanted to say hi.” He tilts his head back. “What are you doing here, Miss Parker?”

“Shopping.”

“Duh, we’re at the mall. But you’re not carrying any bags.”

“That’s because I just got here, and I’m still looking.”

“What are you looking for? Maybe we can help you find it.”

I don’t bother pointing out that only a few minutes ago he was done with shopping and only wanted to get his milkshake and go home.

“Umm…” Savannah shifts her weight from one foot to the other and tucks a strand of her hair behind her ear. “I need to buy some things.” There is a short pause as her gaze darts to me for a second before it returns to Levi. “For the baby.”

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