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“Oh yeah, after we exchanged info, we grabbed something to eat.”
“You should serve that dessert at your wedding someday,” Emily said, her grin growing wider. “What was it again?”
“Err, uhhh, tiramisu?” My sentence ended with it more as a question than a statement, and I cringed as my sister stared at me, fearing she caught me in a lie.
“That’s it!” she said, clapping her hands together.
I let out a sigh, nearly falling back against the bed in relief. But I had to keep up the act. “But don’t get ahead of yourself, sis. We only just started dating. It’s a little early to start planning a wedding.” I laughed nervously.
“Nonsense. Every little girl dreams of her wedding day, and I’m sure you’ve already pictured it in your mind, even if you’ll never tell Levi that.”
“You know I’ve never dreamt of my wedding day. I always dreamt of working at a zoo or animal reserve, but a wedding was never something I thought too much about.”
“And that hasn’t changed now that you’re in love?”
“I wouldn’t say I’m in love yet, Emily. Again, we just started dating.”
Emily was a hopeless romantic, but even still, she was acting weird. A little pushy about the wedding stuff. I let it go; she was focused on her own wedding, and she was known to have a one-track mind sometimes.
“Ahh, I see the way you look at him… tell me, what do you like most about Levi? What made you fall for him?”
I mulled over that question for a second, thinking about Levi and everything I knew about him. A smile spread across my face and my cheeks flushed a bit.
“Well, did you know he has a small farm with a bunch of animals? And he wants even more?”
“I didn’t know that. Must be pretty new.”
“It is. But he already has an alpaca, some goats, some chickens, and even a freaking emu.” I laughed, remembering how that asshole bird chased him around the yard.
“So you both love animals? Perfect. Go on.”
“He’s the only person, besides me, who skipped a grade in our school. He’s so freaking smart, Emily. He can actually keep up with me in a conversation.”
“Yeah, yeah, you two are smarty pants. I always wondered why you didn’t get together right after high school.”
“He was a little younger than me.”
“That’s true, I often forget that since you’re both so mature and smart and stuff. But go on.”
“Go on?”
“With what you like about him, silly.”
“Oh yes, of course… well, he’s funny. Neither one of us are big about socializing, but when we’re chatting, it doesn’t wear me out like it does with other people, and we never run out of things to talk about.”
“Reminds me of James and me,” Emily said wistfully. “I predict wedding bells in your future.”
“Nah, I’m not staying in Sunville, Em. You know that. And long distance never works out, not for long.”
Emily shrugged. “I refuse to give up hope that the two of you will find a way to make it work.”
“Well, you said it yourself, you are a hopeless romantic, which isn’t always realistic, Em.”
“And you, you’re too pessimistic. Why date someone if you don’t see it going somewhere eventually?”
“Because… we have fun together?” And that was true. So far, I was having a blast with Levi. A lot of laughs. Some of the best sex of my life. “It doesn’t have to be that serious, and for Levi and me, it’s not.”
“Alright, if you say so, but I see the way you look at him and I choose to believe otherwise.” She popped off the bed. “I’m meeting James for lunch, but this isn’t the end of the conversation. I love that you and Levi are dating, and I want to hear all the details, every last bit.”
