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We managed to order beers, although the noise made it hard to hear each other. I leaned down close to Lana's ear to ask if she wanted food too.
She looked over the menu and ordered a few things.
Abig groupmoved past us, and Lana stepped back to get out of the way. She stumbled and caught herself against my chest. I steadied her with my hands on her hips.
"You okay?" I asked, wrapping my arm around her waist and turning her away from the crowd.
Even though she’d regained her balance, I didn’t let go.
She nodded, cheeks flushing. "Yeah, sorry. It's just so packed in here!"
Lana held on to me, even though she wasn’t in any danger of getting knocked around between me and the bar.
I felt another group of people passing behind me, so I took a step forward, pressing my body against hers.
“Just letting the group pass,” I said, nodding my head toward the crowd when she looked up at me with a startled expression.
I smiled down at her, grateful that the place was a little crowded.
And in that moment, I felt it. She clung to me in the same way I did to her. I knew there was a chance because she still obviously felt something for me too.
We stood there for a while until our beers were served and moved toward the tables.
We managed to find a small high-top table in the corner to claim. I hopped up on the tall stool, aware of Lana's knees between mine as she situated herself.
"So what do you think so far?" I asked. “Living up to the hype?"
Lana took a thoughtful sip of her beer. "It's really nice. Trendy space, quality beers. Definitely some tough competition."
"But no one can beatDeft Rock," I said with a wink.
Lana laughed. "Obviously I'm partial, but yes your brewery has its own unique charm and personality." Her eyes softened. "You and Brent have really built something special there."
"And we’re excited to see where it goes with your brilliantmarketing plans," I said sincerely.
The loud music and energetic crowd seemed to fade away as we lost ourselves in conversation. Lana's knees remained between mine, our faces close together.
Just then the server arrived with our order of food Lana had ordered for us. She flushed when she saw the heaping pile of appetizers.
"Sorry, I think I got carried away ordering," she said with an embarrassed laugh. "When I'm anxious I tend to overdo it on the food."
"I think it's adorable," I said sincerely. "Besides, it’s great for research. And I'm very happy to help you eat all this.”
Lana rolled her eyes and laughed. "I'm sure Austin would not be thrilled if he saw me stress-eating like this. He doesn’t say it, but I know he must be thinking I don’t need any more junk in my trunk."
She glanced up at me as she noticed my beer glass stop halfway to my mouth. I put my glass back down and stared at her, frowning.
Her smile faded. “Dylan, I didn’t mean that you stress me out. It’s just that your brewery account is really important to me. I want to do a good job.”
I didn’t know she was stressed over our account, but that’s not what bothered me.
"Austin’s a fucking idiot,” I said, not meaning to sound as angry as it came out.
Lana’s mouth dropped open, and her cheeks turned pink.
She busied herself arranging the plates between us.
"You're too much sometimes, you know that?" But she smiled and shook her head in amusement. I decided to press my luck.
