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I held my breath in fear of missing Levi’s answer. But he didn’t have one. I wasn’t sure I did either. Levi had never asked that of me. I wasn’t even sure if that’s what he wanted, so I’d never allowed myself to consider it. Now the thought was out there, it scared the hell out of me. Partly because I wanted to stay with him. But mainly because I wasn’t sure I could.
54. History
Levi
I was going to kill Lana. She’d gate crashed mine and Grace’s afternoon swim in which I’d hoped to have a repeat of the pool sex. Then she’d coerced Grace with alcohol all afternoon. Then she’d convinced a tipsy Grace dancing would be fun. Now we were stuck at AJ’s party.Stuckmight’ve been a bit of an exaggeration. But no part of me had wanted to bring Grace here. Not because I didn’t like my old school buddies, but because there were plenty of people I wanted to avoid. Particularly Serena, who was currently making eyes at me from across the room. I averted my gaze, watching Grace who was jumping around with Lana to a song I knew she hated. There was far too much RnB being played for Grace. She’d removed several layers throughout the night as the additional drinks found their way into her blood stream. Now she was in nothing but jeans and a tight long-sleeved top.
“Your stats have been off the chart this season,” AJ said to me. “Phil-U is on its way to back-to-back victories, surely?”
“Hopefully.”
“When do you need to be back in Colorado for the Eagles training camp?”
“Not long after graduation,” I told him. “It’s the same for you too, right Will? When do you need to be in Texas?”
I was deflecting the conversation onto Will because I wasn’t focussed at all. Grace’s top had become untucked, and her stomach was on show as she danced with her arms in the air, combing her fingers through her long hair. The drink I’d got her only five minutes ago was empty. She was definitely drunk.
“Who’s the girl with Lana?” AJ asked, following my eyeline.
“That’s Hughesy,” Will answered.
“Hughesy?”
“Grace,” he supplied. “Levi’s girlfriend.”
“Huh. She’s hot.”
I squished down the primal part of me that wanted to beat on him purely for the fact he’d realised Grace was gorgeous. It wasn’t his fault. It was fucking undeniable. The party was filled with plenty of familiar faces. It was good to see most of the guys. A lot had changed for all of us since graduation. It was hard to remember the Levi they all did, one that had left for college with nothing on his mind but hockey and the new wave of girls he was about to meet. That was the Levi they still treated me as, despite having introduced Grace to a few of them.
“I’m going to get another beer,” AJ said. “You two good?”
I nodded. I was the designated driver tonight.
“I’ll be right back,” I told Will.
I’d barely made it five feet before Serena intercepted me. She was wearing a strappy, tight dress. Her tits were pushed up to her fucking chin, making it impossible not to notice them.
“How was your Thanksgiving?” she asked.
“Good.”
“How’s college going?”
“Fine.”
“How’s the team this season?”
“Okay.”
She giggled. “Have you lost your ability to talk to girls Mr-one-word-answers?”
“No.”
She pouted seductively. “Whatever. I’m happy to go somewhere else if you’d rather not talk at all.”
Before I could shut her down, a body moved to stand beside me. Long blonde hair fell over my jacket sleeve as Grace rested her head on my arm.
“Hey,” I said, pressing a kiss to her forehead. “I was coming to find you.”
