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By @Madison
Levi freezes.
Apparently, he’s gotten more than he bargained for.
We stand on the doorstep
Stalled in awkwardness.
Of course
A healthy dose of fear
Regarding what might happen if Izzy pulled up right now
Inspires me enough to break my silence.
”Are you alright?” I question.
Levi snaps out of his trance
Only to reach up and run a hand through his hair
A sure sign of stress.
Right now
Levi is quite obviously a deer in the headlights
And I am the reckless driver
Barreling towards him at 100 MPH.
Despite how totally transparent he is
It’s pretty clear that Levi doesn’t want me to know about his distress.
So he does what a good guy should do
And lies to me.
”I’m fine,” he assures me.
”I just…”
Unable to slam on brakes
I open my big fat mouth
And finish for him.
”You didn’t expect me to still be knocked up?”
Bang!
Crash!
Impact delivered.
Though I just hit him head on
Levi somehow manages to quickly find his footing
And stand back up again.
”Yeah. I guess that kinda was what I assumed.”
Though he’s back on his feet
For some reason
He doesn’t opt to run
Back to the safety of the forest.
He just keeps staring at me instead
Doe-eyed.
Impatient with my commute
I push forward.
”Do you still want to come inside?”
Though that snaps him out of it
He still doesn’t dash.
What’s wrong with him?
He must be rabid.
”Of course,” he says.
”Why wouldn’t I?”
Bewildered by his absolute sainthood
I let out an unflattering snort.
”Don’t know,” I reply.
”Maybe because you know there’s absolutely no chance of this being a booty call?”
Already halfway through the door
Levi whips around to face me.
His wide brown eyes make it clear
That he’s all Bambi
And no Big Bad Wolf.
”Don’t ever say the words ‘booty call’ in my presence again.”
I laugh
Following him through the doorway.
As odd as the circumstances may be
I know when he only offer to move toward the kitchen table
That Levi DeLuca
Just might be someone
I hold dear to me.
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