would be able to tell me where I knew him from, but knew we had never met. Perhaps I reminded him of someone. Maybe an old aunt. This dress would age anyone.
“Okay, crazy. We have never met. But I know what you mean. I feel like I’ve met you somewhere before.” I laughed it off. “I’ve only ever been to LA once when I was ten. Other than that, I’ve never left Santa Cruz. Maybe I have a doppelganger out there and you used to date her.”
“Oh believe me, if I was dating someone as gorgeous as you, I would never have let her go.”
I laughed, searching his face for a sign of another one of his jokes, but realized he was dead serious. “I’m not that special, you know. Not even close.”
“Gorgeous and modest. I can tell we are going to be great mates.”
I opened my mouth to disagree with him again, but he cut me off.
“Let’s argue tomorrow, okay? I could stand here all night and debate your best traits, but I have to get home. Don’t forget to check your cell before you go to bed and set your alarm.”
And with that, he reached over and tucked a stray curl behind my ear, his fingertips moving feather soft over my skin, trailing along my cheekbone and leaving his hand behind my ear, not once taking his eyes off mine. My heart rate spiked under his intense look. He leaned in to me, pausing slightly, his gaze dropping to my mouth. But before his lips touched mine, he turned his face slightly to the side and brushed his lips against my cheek. He didn’t speak or look at me again. He left me frozen in place with a stupid grin plastered to my face while he strode down the hallway, his tight ass taunting me as he retreated.
Chapter Five
Andi
I watched Levi walk down the hall until he turned the corner and was gone.
“Holy shit, what just happened?” I leaned up against the wall, running my hands through my hair in disbelief, dislodging my hair clips in the process. There went the not-so-fancy hairstyle.
“Yes, what did just happen?” Lili had snuck up behind me and was now standing next to me, her arms crossed over her chest, pushing her boobs out of her low-cut neckline. Her bitch face was securely back in place.
“Levi just asked out me out for a date tomorrow.” I gushed at her like I was a teenager and smiled broadly. “Well, at least I think it’s a date. He’s taking me skydiving.”
“Why would a guy like him ask you out on date?” she asked bluntly.
“Lili, what’s your problem? I thought you would be happy for me,” I snapped, my euphoria gone. “You’ve been a complete bitch since Levi started that drinking game with me.”
“I’m just trying to be a friend. You set yourself these ridiculous standards that you can never live up to. Then you get all depressed and go out and get smashed. You fall in love way too quick, you have no self respect, and you are always putting yourself down.”
Sarcasm dripped from my words. “Well, here’s a thought. Don’t be a friend. I don’t want your friendship if that’s what you think of me.”
She shook her head, somewhat condescendingly. “Always in denial. Scotty filled me in on Levi’s background while you were out here throwing yourself at him. His dad is a billionaire. He owns James Publishing and controls over half the media in the world. He can get, and can have, any girl in the world he wants. Think about it, Andi. Why would he want to go on a date with you?”
“His dad is a billionaire? He said he was a skydiver.” Suddenly, I was confused and unsure, but I wasn’t about to let her know that. I stood up straight and looked her square in the eye. “And for the record, I didn’t throw myself at him. I don’t know why he asked me out, but he did, and I said yes. There’s no harm in one date. Who knows, once he gets to know me, he might not ever want to see me again.”
My nails dug painfully into my palms. I clenched them that hard to stop from lashing out at her. Why couldn’t she be happy for
“Okay, crazy. We have never met. But I know what you mean. I feel like I’ve met you somewhere before.” I laughed it off. “I’ve only ever been to LA once when I was ten. Other than that, I’ve never left Santa Cruz. Maybe I have a doppelganger out there and you used to date her.”
“Oh believe me, if I was dating someone as gorgeous as you, I would never have let her go.”
I laughed, searching his face for a sign of another one of his jokes, but realized he was dead serious. “I’m not that special, you know. Not even close.”
“Gorgeous and modest. I can tell we are going to be great mates.”
I opened my mouth to disagree with him again, but he cut me off.
“Let’s argue tomorrow, okay? I could stand here all night and debate your best traits, but I have to get home. Don’t forget to check your cell before you go to bed and set your alarm.”
And with that, he reached over and tucked a stray curl behind my ear, his fingertips moving feather soft over my skin, trailing along my cheekbone and leaving his hand behind my ear, not once taking his eyes off mine. My heart rate spiked under his intense look. He leaned in to me, pausing slightly, his gaze dropping to my mouth. But before his lips touched mine, he turned his face slightly to the side and brushed his lips against my cheek. He didn’t speak or look at me again. He left me frozen in place with a stupid grin plastered to my face while he strode down the hallway, his tight ass taunting me as he retreated.
Chapter Five
Andi
I watched Levi walk down the hall until he turned the corner and was gone.
“Holy shit, what just happened?” I leaned up against the wall, running my hands through my hair in disbelief, dislodging my hair clips in the process. There went the not-so-fancy hairstyle.
“Yes, what did just happen?” Lili had snuck up behind me and was now standing next to me, her arms crossed over her chest, pushing her boobs out of her low-cut neckline. Her bitch face was securely back in place.
“Levi just asked out me out for a date tomorrow.” I gushed at her like I was a teenager and smiled broadly. “Well, at least I think it’s a date. He’s taking me skydiving.”
“Why would a guy like him ask you out on date?” she asked bluntly.
“Lili, what’s your problem? I thought you would be happy for me,” I snapped, my euphoria gone. “You’ve been a complete bitch since Levi started that drinking game with me.”
“I’m just trying to be a friend. You set yourself these ridiculous standards that you can never live up to. Then you get all depressed and go out and get smashed. You fall in love way too quick, you have no self respect, and you are always putting yourself down.”
Sarcasm dripped from my words. “Well, here’s a thought. Don’t be a friend. I don’t want your friendship if that’s what you think of me.”
She shook her head, somewhat condescendingly. “Always in denial. Scotty filled me in on Levi’s background while you were out here throwing yourself at him. His dad is a billionaire. He owns James Publishing and controls over half the media in the world. He can get, and can have, any girl in the world he wants. Think about it, Andi. Why would he want to go on a date with you?”
“His dad is a billionaire? He said he was a skydiver.” Suddenly, I was confused and unsure, but I wasn’t about to let her know that. I stood up straight and looked her square in the eye. “And for the record, I didn’t throw myself at him. I don’t know why he asked me out, but he did, and I said yes. There’s no harm in one date. Who knows, once he gets to know me, he might not ever want to see me again.”
My nails dug painfully into my palms. I clenched them that hard to stop from lashing out at her. Why couldn’t she be happy for
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