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"We all e don’t have, airls done gossiping yet?" Jared whined, putting an ar? Yeah, okay" Hailey rolled her eyes again and this tiot your drink for you," Levi said from behind and I realized I hadn’t even noticed hi an Abita beer in his other

I accepted the glass "My drink?"

"You see to tell me what’s in it?"

"Nope"

"Well, there are other ways of figuring it out"

"Are there now?" He arched an eyebrow

"Uh-huh"

"You care to share?"

"Not right now" I smiled and took a seat at a table next to Owen Before Levi could sit down next to ave Hailey wasn’t lost onat the table that started laughing e sat down I couldn’t tell if it was about Hailey annoying Levi or the fact that Jess was sitting in Jared’s lap All the seats were taken

I waited, curious as to how Levi was going to react

"You can have uys at the table stood up quickly

"That won’t be necessary I’uy was so willing to defer to Levi, I al "You wish"

"Why? You afraid you antly Alhed, even Jess, which annoyed me Only Hailey stayed quiet

His words sent chills down ht "Not a chance"

The laughter stopped, and I got the distinct iue with Levi

The whole situation seeot up and walked inside I watched the band play, drawn in i quite like it before The band was comprised of a tuba, trombone, trumpet, and drummer Theto, I startedto the beat; this was not the kind of music that let you stay still I finishedit on the bar

"I told you you’d like it here" Levi leaned on the bar next to me

"I admit it’s pretty cool Who is this, by the way?"

"Oh, it’s the Rebirth Brass Band Heard of the I’m not exactly up on the New Orleans music scene Anyas that all about back there?"

"What do you mean?"

"Why do people act like you walk on water or so?"

"How do you know I don’t?" Levi handed me another drink, and I sipped it slowly this ti drunk, h sober