Page 75 of Level Me Up

“Ah, you know I’ve already met your Dad, right? In the hospital.” He shivers as he responds.

I laugh and Gia continues, “Yeah, but he didn’t want to have anything to do with you then,” she teases.

That’s true. When Dex was introduced to my Dad, I’m told he was rather disinterested in him.

I give Gia a glare before adding, “In my Dad’s defense, he didn’t know why we broke up and things were pretty bad there for a while in the hospital.”

We all bristle at the memory of the event.

“But even after you two made up, Mr. Lawson was still pretty prickly towards you, Dex,” Gia says finishing her first piece of pizza.

“Yeah, but now it’s my job to prove to him that I deserve his little girl. And I’ll do everything I can to do that. I’m thinking strategy here, and if Anna likes me, your dad will come around eventually,” he says, sounding sure of himself.

I chuckle as I lean over to kiss his cheek, “I agree. But ultimately, it doesn’t matter what my Dad thinks. You are the one I want, and I love you. He’ll deal with it.”

He smiles and turns his head murmurs an “I love you, too” and kisses me on the lips.

“Ugh, gross. Pizza kisses are just as nasty as public make out sessions,” Gia says after making fake gagging sounds.

I smile and Dex laughs as he says, “It’s not public if we are inside an apartment one of us lives in. I swear, you people are always claiming public indecency.”

My heart swells as I realize there’s nothing better than sharing the best darn pizza ever with your best friend and the man you love.

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