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So instead of telling her no and telling her I could get ready on my own, I decided to relish the time we had together. After all, if I left, who knows when I would have the opportunity for her to do my makeup again?
My heart ached at the thought, but I pushed those thoughts away and instead focused on the present like I told Emily to do.
After all, we had no idea what the future held.
Chapter 12
Levi
The air was heavy and humid. Even though it was evening and the sun had gone down, it was still warmer than normal for Utah. We weren’t even mid-summer yet and the temperatures were higher than I could remember this time of year.
I arrived at Summer Fest and started scanning the crowds for Anna. Booths selling local wares crowded the walkway into the event, and the scent of fair food clung heavily in the air. I smiled as I remembered how I used to insist on a giant corn dog every year as a kid. With all the unique offerings, for some reason, I went with a fair staple while my siblings or friends went for fried Twinkies and cheeseburgers with donuts as buns.
Lights flickered in the distant evening sky. There were a few rides, nothing big, just a little something for the kids, and you could hear their laughter and joy all the way outside the gates.
I shoved my hands in my jean pockets and continued looking for Anna. We had agreed to meet outside the event and go in together, but I was starting to wonder if maybe she had arrived before me and went inside. I pulled out my phone to text her but heard my name being called.
I looked up to find Anna walking toward me, and even though I had seen her hundreds of times over the years, my heart still skipped a beat.
Her long hair was pulled back into a braided bun, but tendrils fell around her beautiful face. She was wearing makeup, which wasn’t like her. Even at weddings, she tended to go more natural, but I had a feeling Emily had something to do with this. Her blue eyes popped with thick, black lashes and just a hint of shimmer.
But the makeup wasn’t the reason I found it harder to breathe, oh no.
It was the sundress.
A simple white sundress nearly sent me to my knees.
The dress had thin straps, showing off the freckles on Anna’s shoulders, and low enough that you got just a glimpse of her amazing cleavage. The waist hit just right, showing off her hourglass frame and flowing down to just above her knees.
It was so innocent and sweet and girl-next-door, totally Anna’s aesthetic, but also showing enough skin to cause all the blood in my body to rush south. I adjusted my jeans, hoping no one would notice the erection that had formed.
“Levi!” Anna called out again, speeding up as she ran toward me and into my arms.
I hugged her tightly, kissing the top of her head and inhaling her sweet scent.
“Congratulations on the interview, beautiful,” I whispered. “I knew you would blow them away.”
She pulled away quickly, her eyes on the ground in front of her. Emily and James walked up behind her and greeted me, but Anna… she was acting weird, and I picked up on it right away. She wouldn’t even look at me. I took her hand, but her fingers were limp in mine like she didn’t want to be there. I let go of her hand.
“I think I’m going to go find Mom,” Anna mumbled, her voice low.
“I’ll come with you.”
She nodded and we broke away from Emily and James.
“Hey, what’s going on?” I asked as soon as we were alone. “I would have thought you would be excited about the interview.”
“I am,” Anna said with little emotion in her voice.
“You don’t seem happy.”
“I’m very happy,” she said dryly, speeding up so I had to walk faster to keep up with her.
“Okay… then what’s wrong? You’re still acting weird, Anna. I don’t understand. I thought we were supposed to pretend to be dating–”
“We are,” she snapped.
“Are we? You won’t even look at me and it feels like you’re trying to lose me.”
