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“Good, glad we’re on the same page,” I said, unable to control the smiling. “I guess we should get back to the party and introduce ourselves as a couple.”
Levi stood up first and reached for my hand, helping me off the ground. I patted my butt, hopeful I didn’t have any grass or mud or anything stuck to it. I caught Levi’s eyes on my ass and laughed. “Making sure I’m clean?”
“Exactly, I wouldn’t want you to have anything stuck to your dress when we return to the party. What would people think if my girlfriend was covered in grass and twigs?”
“I’m sure they’d think we slipped away for some fun…”
Levi gave me a knowing smile as he ran a hand through his shaggy dark brown hair before taking my hand and pulling straight into the madness.
Chapter 2
Levi
Grace’s eyes narrowed on us as Anna talked.
“So you’re saying the two of you have been dating, and you’re just now telling us about it?” Emily asked from beside her sister, hands on her hips.
“Yeah, I mean, it’s still fairly new… we didn’t want to talk too soon, you know,” Anna said, flashing a smile that would make a dentist jealous. I took her hand in mine and she squeezed.
It always amazed me how the Berkshire siblings looked so much alike. Almost like triplets, except Grace’s hair was cut into a short, stylish bob. Anna and Emily both had long, naturally wavy, honey blonde hair. Emily wore hers in a fancy updo and a lot more makeup than her two sisters. Anna, on the other hand, seemed to go au natural with very little to no makeup, her wavy hair falling over her shoulders. In high school, she almost always wore ponytails or braids. I couldn’t recall ever seeing her hair down like this - it was stunning.
Her blue eyes turned to me. “Isn’t that right, Levi?”
“Uhh yes,” I muttered, unsure what I was agreeing to since I had stopped paying attention to the conversation, too focused on the beautiful woman at my side.
“I don’t think he was listening to a word you were saying,” Emily quipped.
“He was too busy staring at Anna,” Grace added, her features softening. “Clearly he’s smitten.”
“Can you blame me?” I laughed. “I mean - look at her.”
And I did look at her.
Her little black cocktail dress hugged every curve, showing off her hourglass figure. She was a little thicker than her sisters, another difference. She had an ass I could stare at all night, and her dress showed off enough cleavage to tease.
But if I remembered Anna correctly, she was more than just a pretty face and a hot body. The girl had some brains. She was always top of her class, and one of the only people other than me to skip a grade in Sunville.
One of the many reasons I had crushed on her back then.
“Mmhmm,” Anna said, playfully nudging me. “I was just saying you support my dreams of working at the animal reserve in Austin, and that we are going to attempt a long-distance relationship when the time comes.”
“Animal reserve?” I should have asked more about her history. “Oh yes, you’re right. Of course I support your dreams. Your love of animals is one of the things I love about you most. I just started my own little farm here in Sunville, so I get it.”
Anna looked at me curiously and cocked her head to the side. That was news to her. Something else we had in common, apparently.
I lifted Anna’s hand to my lips and dropped a kiss on the back of it.
“Well, we all thought Anna was a little crazy when she told us,” Grace said with a chuckle. “She could have gone into ordinary veterinary medicine, opened a clinic here, but that wasn’t good enough for our sister. She always did love the big animals and wanted to work with them.”
“Especially kangaroos,” Emily said with a laugh.
“And the reserve in Austin has three!” Anna exclaimed, the excitement pouring from her. I couldn’t help but smile at how adorable she was.
A second later, a dark-haired man joined Grace, and she whispered something to him as Anna leaned in close to me. “That’s Derek, the fourth guy Grace wanted to set me up with.”
“I see.”
And then I heard, “There you are!” and flinched at the high-pitched voice.
