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“That sounds like her.”
His hand settles against my waist while mine slides onto his shoulder.
“I’m glad we got to come here.” I’ve been meaning to say that. “I’m glad we got to do everything. Although I know we didn’t exactly plan to.”
“Life has a funny way of taking you in different directions. Or meeting people you never thought you’d meet.”
“It certainly does. I simply walked into your club one night, we met, and this is what happened next.”
“Yeah.” He smiles faintly. “I didn’t know my year would end up looking like this.”
“Me neither, Levi Vale.”
I smile up at him. He seems more perceptive tonight. He’s even looking at me differently. More meaningful. I know why.
These are our final two weeks together. Neither of us has said anything. I’ve felt that it was because neither of us wanted to.
I’m being careful, and he’s being careful.
We both wanted to live in the blissful bubble we created until it’s time to leave.
That’s the part that worries me.
I don’t want to leave.
The music slows around us, and Levi pulls me closer still. My body melts naturally against his, and I rest my head against his shoulder, breathing in the familiar scent of him.
Keeper.
That’s what Ellie Mae called him earlier.
A keeper.
The question is…
Could I keep him?
My heart already knows the answer to that.
Because somewhere along the line, Levi Vale didn’t just grow on me.
I fell for him.
Of course, that should terrify me considering everything I went through with Reece, but this feels nothing like that. This feels nothing like anything I’ve ever had.
This feels safe.
He feels safe.
A little like home.
And that’s something worth remembering.
Chapter Twenty-Six
PIPER
The next two weeks are filled with magic and life.
