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"Goodup a few strands of " I smiled

There wasn’t even an ounce of aardness between us You would have thought we had been waking up next to one another for years I laughed tothat this was actually the second tiether

"You are so beautiful when you sleep," he said quietly

"You watched me sleep?"

"Yeah, I couldn’t resist It’s not often I’ all feisty and defensive It was nice to see you coet to see you sleep… too bad"

"You can alatch tonight"

"Tonight? What ain?"

He raised an eyebroeetheart, you and I both know that there was nothing one ti, realizing reement

"How about we just stay here all day?" he asked, pulling me up on top of him

I rolled off him "Very funny You know I have to meet Hailey for brunch" I looked at the clock on the bed stand "Wow, I need to uess we did You could always call and cancel"

"Cancel on Hailey?" I said skeptically

"Okay,with it" He laughed

"Besides, you have plans thistoo, don’t you?"

"As if I would choose basketball with the guys over this?"

"Well, either way I’ dinner tonight I have soood, but what do you need to tell " Levi fingered the ruby ring "This looks good on you"

"Thanks, I like it" I had nearly forgotten the ring with such a ind evening, but it looked just as beautiful in the lad" Levi watched as I slipped out of bed to find soet dressed" I tossed his pants at hiot out of the bed and started dressing "Okay, okay Are you always this bossy in thecoet used to it" He winked, fishing his shirt off the floor

Pulling ht kisses froet how late I was running

I pushed hi out of here"

"My thoughts exactly"

"Levi, co How about I meet you around six?"

"Okay, I’ll see you then"

I walked Levi through the living area and to the door With his hand on the doorknob he paused "For the record, that was the best night ever I’ht even better"

"Good-bye, Levi"