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She gave me a knowing look.
“Oh yeah, that,” I said, careful not to say anything in case anyone could overhear us.
“Thank you, Levi. For everything.” Anna stood up on her tiptoes and pressed her lips to mine, which surprised me.
I took her face in my hands and held her face next to mine, not wanting to let her go. I wanted to beg her to come home with me, and not just for the sex. I just didn’t want to say goodbye. But she had her interview and insisted it would be easier to do it from her room, a place she was familiar with.
We pulled away, just a few inches, and I stared deep into her blue eyes. At first, we were both all grins and smiles, but something shifted in Anna’s eyes. A darkness rolled through them. I wanted to ask her what was wrong, but I felt it too.
I knew what she was thinking.
I had been thinking about it too.
This was getting dangerous.
Chapter 11
Anna
I couldn’t stop grinning. My face hurt from smiling so much as I closed my laptop. I jumped from the bed and started doing a little jig around my bedroom. My phone went off and I checked the message. It was Levi.
How’d it go?
I quickly typed my response.
It went so well! They told me the next step is an in-person interview at the nonprofit’s office in Los Angeles and it sounded like they wanted to meet me! I’ll know more soon!
I stared at my phone, no longer dancing. My smile faded as I waited for Levi to respond. My tummy was filled with butterflies until his message popped up on the screen.
That’s such good news! I’m so happy for you, Anna! I knew they’d love you.
It was text, so hard to hear his tone, but it felt like Levi was truly happy for me. He was one of the only people who rooted for me, who never once doubted my dreams.
It means so much to me that you believe in me, I typed back.
Not many people had believed in me. My parents wanted me to consider a more practical field like my siblings. Lawyer. Doctor. A regular veterinarian who could open a clinic in Sunville. My parents always thought I was being difficult. They’d told me I was so smart I could be anything I wanted to be… they didn’t understand that this was what I wanted. The salary wasn’t as high as some careers, but money never meant anything to me. And even Emily, who supported me more than the others, didn’t fully understand that.
No one did… until Levi.
He was the first person I told the news to, and he was the first person I wanted to celebrate with when I got good news.
And if this worked out, I’d be leaving him behind.
Would we still talk? Could we still be friends at least, with me on the other side of the world? Because I knew I would miss our conversations the most. The sex was great, but when we were together, we just connected on a deeper level.
There was a knock at the door, and I put my phone away.
“Come in,” I called out.
Emily stepped in. “Sooo, how’d it go?”
“It went well,” I said, telling her what I’d just told Levi moments before.
She smiled, but there was a sadness behind her eyes. “I’m happy for you, Anna. But for someone who just heard they’re one step closer to their dream job, you don’t seem as happy as I would have thought.”
“Oh, trust me, I was dancing around the room as soon as I got off the call,” I said with a laugh.
“But now… you seem less than enthusiastic?”
