not until the end of October which means you have a few months. It couldn’t hurt to get on the phone and reach out to a couple companies. The worst they can say is no. If nothing else, it gives them a heads up about next year. It never hurts to put a bug in their ear for next time.”
Levi chewed on his lip and Maggie could see he was really thinking about what she said. “That’s a pretty good idea.”
“I told you I’m pretty good at this.”
“True. Guess I need to just trust you, huh?” Levi wasn’t sure if Maggie could read between the lines or not.
Maggie locked eyes with him. With what she knew about his past, she could tell he was talking about more than just charity work. It was fine. He could trust her, but there was no way she would ever let anyone closer than they were right now.
The tension between the two of them seemed to flicker like lightning. She shifted in her chair after the uncomfortable silence seemed to drag out.
“So, are we going to get to use that lovely piece of equipment and cook a pizza?” Gary asked.
Maggie was grateful that he broke the silence. “Check in the fridge under the grill. I keep stuff in there for pizza.”
Gary jumped up and walked to the spot Maggie pointed. He bent down and gasped when he opened the door. “Dude, seriously, she needs to be family. I need to live here.” He bit his knuckle. “I may cry.”
Maggie shook her head and laughed. “You are so easy.”
“Only when it comes to food, foosball, and Strawberry Yoohoo.”
“At least it’s a simple list.”
Maggie suddenly realized she’d left the music off so she got up and went back in the house. She palmed the mouse and clicked a song she thought Gary would enjoy: Piano Man. It was one of her favorites and she closed her eyes as the intro played.
As she turned around, Levi stood directly in front her. So close she could feel the heat from his body. She shivered in response. “What are you doing, Levi?”
“I wanted to see what you were doing and Gary was busy making pizzas.”
“I was just turning on some music.”
“This is one of my favorites.”
Maggie stepped back and knocked into the edge of the desk. “Uh, you mind stepping back a little?”
“Yes.”
“Levi.”
“Maggie.”
“Stop.” Oh, please stop. Her heart thrummed in her ears and her skin felt like she was being electrocuted.
Levi leaned in closer. “Have you wondered what it would be like to kiss me, because I can’t seem to get the thought of kissing you off my mind.”
“You have a girlfriend,” Maggie said, slipping around him to put space between them. At least I can breathe again.
“She’s a girl and she happens to be a friend; although, I was recently told putting friend on the end was a bit of a stretch.”
Maggie crossed her arms. “You called her your girlfriend and that’s enough for me. You made no distinctions that night.”
Levi smiled devilishly. “You know what you haven’t done?”
“What?” she spat out.
“You haven’t denied wanting to know what it would be like to kiss me.”
Maggie gulped air like she’d been dipped in ice water and looked away. “I haven’t…haven’t thought about it at all in fact. Never even crossed my mind.”
“Really? Not even just a little?”
“No.”
Levi took two long strides and stood so close to Maggie she nearly had to look at the ceiling to look him in the eyes. The war inside her raged unlike anything she had ever experienced. Part of her wanted to push him away and make him leave, and another part of her wanted to melt into him until there was no way to ever be a separate person again.
How could someone she had only known a short while make her feel so completely out of control? He leaned closer. The smell of his breath was sweet and warm. Her heart jumped and her eyes watered. “Please don’t,” she whispered.
He pushed her hair back over her shoulder and palmed the side of her face. “I would never unless you wanted me
Levi chewed on his lip and Maggie could see he was really thinking about what she said. “That’s a pretty good idea.”
“I told you I’m pretty good at this.”
“True. Guess I need to just trust you, huh?” Levi wasn’t sure if Maggie could read between the lines or not.
Maggie locked eyes with him. With what she knew about his past, she could tell he was talking about more than just charity work. It was fine. He could trust her, but there was no way she would ever let anyone closer than they were right now.
The tension between the two of them seemed to flicker like lightning. She shifted in her chair after the uncomfortable silence seemed to drag out.
“So, are we going to get to use that lovely piece of equipment and cook a pizza?” Gary asked.
Maggie was grateful that he broke the silence. “Check in the fridge under the grill. I keep stuff in there for pizza.”
Gary jumped up and walked to the spot Maggie pointed. He bent down and gasped when he opened the door. “Dude, seriously, she needs to be family. I need to live here.” He bit his knuckle. “I may cry.”
Maggie shook her head and laughed. “You are so easy.”
“Only when it comes to food, foosball, and Strawberry Yoohoo.”
“At least it’s a simple list.”
Maggie suddenly realized she’d left the music off so she got up and went back in the house. She palmed the mouse and clicked a song she thought Gary would enjoy: Piano Man. It was one of her favorites and she closed her eyes as the intro played.
As she turned around, Levi stood directly in front her. So close she could feel the heat from his body. She shivered in response. “What are you doing, Levi?”
“I wanted to see what you were doing and Gary was busy making pizzas.”
“I was just turning on some music.”
“This is one of my favorites.”
Maggie stepped back and knocked into the edge of the desk. “Uh, you mind stepping back a little?”
“Yes.”
“Levi.”
“Maggie.”
“Stop.” Oh, please stop. Her heart thrummed in her ears and her skin felt like she was being electrocuted.
Levi leaned in closer. “Have you wondered what it would be like to kiss me, because I can’t seem to get the thought of kissing you off my mind.”
“You have a girlfriend,” Maggie said, slipping around him to put space between them. At least I can breathe again.
“She’s a girl and she happens to be a friend; although, I was recently told putting friend on the end was a bit of a stretch.”
Maggie crossed her arms. “You called her your girlfriend and that’s enough for me. You made no distinctions that night.”
Levi smiled devilishly. “You know what you haven’t done?”
“What?” she spat out.
“You haven’t denied wanting to know what it would be like to kiss me.”
Maggie gulped air like she’d been dipped in ice water and looked away. “I haven’t…haven’t thought about it at all in fact. Never even crossed my mind.”
“Really? Not even just a little?”
“No.”
Levi took two long strides and stood so close to Maggie she nearly had to look at the ceiling to look him in the eyes. The war inside her raged unlike anything she had ever experienced. Part of her wanted to push him away and make him leave, and another part of her wanted to melt into him until there was no way to ever be a separate person again.
How could someone she had only known a short while make her feel so completely out of control? He leaned closer. The smell of his breath was sweet and warm. Her heart jumped and her eyes watered. “Please don’t,” she whispered.
He pushed her hair back over her shoulder and palmed the side of her face. “I would never unless you wanted me
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