Page 3 of Don't Fall For Her
“Yeah, I’m in first class. I’ll cover you if you need more.”
He gives me a weird look and books his flight.
“Okay, all done. You’re sure it’s okay?” he asks.
“Yep. Let me text my sister and see if we can get tickets to the game. I saw there’s one the day we get in.”
Levi: Hey, do you think we can get tickets to the hockey game this Saturday?
Leighton: Probably. How many?
Levi: Tristan’s coming back with me. And I guess whoever else wants to go
Leighton: Okay, let me see what I can do and I’ll let you know. What time do we need to pick you up?
Levi: Flight gets in at 3pm
Leighton: Maybe we should just go straight to the United Center
Levi: Whatever’s easier. Thank you. See you soon
Leighton: Love you
Levi: Love you too
“Looks like we’re going to a game when we get in.”
“I need to get a jersey. Domenico Mancini’s jersey.”
“You can buy one when we get there. I’ll probably get one too. And since I refuse to match you, I’ll get one of the other three guys.”
“‘Other three’? I thought you were only related to three? Domenico, Declan and Cillian?”
“And Milo. He’s part of our family now.”
“Milo Tinordi? Fuck, man. Maybe we need to move to Lake Renegade.” He laughs.
“I would, but my girl is in Wintervale.”
“How far is Wintervale again?”
“It’s about an eighteen to twenty hour drive from Lake Renegade to Wintervale. Or we can fly. That’s like two hours.”
“Eh. I’m up for either. Thanks for inviting me.”
“I told you, we’re family.”
“I don’t even know what a family is anymore.” He frowns.
“You’ll figure it out. It took me a while to figure it out for myself. But now I get it. The only thing that’s hard for me right now is where I want to be. My family is in Lake Renegade, but my girl is in Wintervale.”
“Would she move?”
I shake my head no. “I don’t think she would. Her brothers have all stayed in town, and they’re really close. Now they’re married and have kids. I don’t think she would want to be away from them.”
“That’s a hard choice. Maybe she’ll surprise you, I mean the two towns aren’t that far apart. You could realistically spend time in both.”
“Yeah, but I don’t even know if we’re at that stage yet. I’ve only seen her in person twice.”
