Page 56 of Between Never and Forever
He chuckles and takes my lips in a kiss that makes my toes curl.
“Really. Maybe...” he breaks off, then purses his lips.
“Maybe what?” When he doesn’t answer, just smirks a little, I give him a shove. “Maybe what?”
“Maybe, after my semester is out for the summer, I can join you...”
“Join me on tour?” My excitement is through the roof. I can’t hide it. I’m vibrating with it. “You want to join me on tour for the summer?”
“If you think you and your band will be okay with it, yeah. But if you think I’d be—”
“No! I mean yes,” I cut him off with a laugh, tackling him into a hug so we’re falling back down on my mattress. “I think it would be great. I don’t think they’d mind at all. A free roadie? They’ll love it.”
He rolls his eyes, but his smile matches mine, and I’m so stupidly giddy. I don’t know the last time I was this excited. I wasn’t even this excited last night when we found out about the tour.
“So, you still want to date me, then?” I ask, giving his shoulder a nudge.
He laughs again, does that exasperated sigh thing he does when he thinks I’m being ridiculous, then kisses me once more.
“Will you be my girlfriend, Savannah Shaw?”
I bring my finger to my chin and tap, pretending to think it over, and he squeezes my side, making me giggle.
“Okay, okay. Yes,” I say through laughs. “Yes, I will be your girlfriend, Levi Cooper.”
Sometime before noon, Levi wakes me with soft kisses pressed to my chest and neck. I roll to him and wrap my arms and legs around his body, and he laughs.
“I don’t remember you being this clingy,” he jokes, hugging me tightly.
“It’s the sex. I’m a changed woman.”
Levi smirks and kisses my lips.
“Is it okay if I use your shower? My phone is blowing up. I overslept and have to meet the guys. Grab my stuff from the hotel and head to the airport. Checkout is in an hour.”
My stomach sinks, and I can’t hide my disappointment. I was hoping to spend more time with him today, but we slept too late. I was also thinking I’d get to meet his friends...but I guess there’s always next time.
“Yeah, okay.” I force a smile. “There are towels in the cabinet under the sink.”
“Hey.” He kisses my nose. “Don’t be sad, okay? This isn’t goodbye this time. I’m going to see you soon. Let me know your tour schedule, and I’ll find out which shows I can come to, and then in like two months, I’ll be yours for the whole summer.”
This time, my smile is real, my heart racing happily once more. Two days ago, I never would have guessed I’d end up naked in a bed with Levi Cooper.
Levi Cooper who is now my boyfriend.
“What are you grinning about?”
I shrug. “I just never thought I’d lose my virginity to such a huge weenie.”
I widen my eyes for emphasis, and he groans, grabbing a pillow and shoving it onto my face. I’m gasping with laughter as he climbs off my bed, lips twitching from the force of the smile he’s trying to hide. He snatches his boxer briefs from the floor and steps into them.
“You’re a brat.”
I don’t respond. I just watch with a dopey smile, and when he dips out the door to head to the bathroom, I drop my head back onto the pillow and squeal.
This was definitely unexpected.
I’m trying like hell to turn off the doom and gloom mindset that keeps circling my brain, but it’s hard when good shit never stays good for long.
