obvious, she thought. There were no cars in the driveway, no one was answering the door, and…well…that was it.
“What do we do now?” It was a stupid question to ask considering Levi had his phone up to his ear. With nothing to do, she took a few steps away to give him some privacy and thought about all the things she’d learned about Levi today.
They had only gotten halfway through their thirty-six questions yesterday–mainly because they were both easily distracted by the things they were seeing while driving. After saying goodbye to Natalie, Jeff, and the girls–and belting out a lively rendition of “Never Had a Friend Like Me”–they got on the road. They had hit some minor traffic and instantly held hands and it was something she was enjoying more and more.
But not as much as the kissing.
Oh, good Lord, the kissing.
In all her wildest fantasies about what it would be like to be with Levi, nothing prepared her for the reality. His kiss was all-consuming and positively panty-melting.
And if they hadn’t been in his sister’s living room in the middle of the night, she would have totally jumped him.
Repeatedly.
Okay, think of something different before you embarrass yourself in the middle of his other sister’s front yard.
Once they had gotten back on I-95, she had asked him to sing with her, but he declined, so she decided they’d go back to their falling in love list of questions.
They had settled in and Willow found out if Levi could talk to anyone in heaven, it would be his maternal grandfather. They used to hang out together all the time, and he had passed away two years ago.
His celebrity BFF would be The Rock; something she didn’t see coming at all. Ryan Reynolds was his second choice.
And one she could completely get on board with.
The most childish thing he still loved to do was watch Bugs Bunny cartoons. Or any of the old Saturday morning cartoons. She had to agree with him that they were all awesome and she wouldn’t mind a good cartoon marathon sometime.
As for her, she’d love to talk to her Nana Ruth. She died when Willow was fifteen, but they used to have so much fun together. She was very artsy and was always painting pictures and redecorating her house. It was always a surprise going over there and seeing what was going to be different.
It was the reason she had redecorated her childhood bedroom a dozen times before moving out when she was eighteen.
Her celebrity BFF was the same one she would have lunch with–Anna Kendrick. Levi didn’t even ask her to expand upon that.
As for the most childish thing…well…it was watching all the Christmas specials every year during the holidays. Not the new ones. The old ones. The classics. The cartoon Grinch, Frosty the Snowman, Charlie Brown, and all the Claymation specials. It just wasn’t Christmas without them.
“You could have called, Kate,” she heard Levi saying. “Yeah, I realize it couldn’t be helped, but we would have made other arrangements.” He paused. “I didn’t say I thought I was king or that I expected you to wait on me!” More pausing. “None of this matters and I’m not trying to pick a fight with you. Willow and I will just go to a hotel. It’s fine.”
Okay, so we aren’t staying here tonight.
“What’s the code?”
And…yes, we are.
Willow watched as Levi punched the code in on the door panel and then opened it.
Who needs to leave their spare key in a fake-looking rock when you have technology?
“Thanks, Katie,” he was saying as she stepped in behind him. “I appreciate it.” He paused. “Of course, I promise!” Another pause. “One time! One time I left a wet towel on the floor when I stayed here. Let it go!” He groaned. “And you wonder why I don’t visit more often.” Then he laughed. “Love you too. Tell Aaron I hope his mom feels better.”
When he hung up and slid his phone into his pocket, she could tell he was more than a little twitchy.
“Everything okay?”
Raking a hand through his hair, Levi sighed loudly. “Yeah. They had to leave town unexpectedly.”
“So…family emergency?”
He raked a hand through his hair. “Yeah. Aaron’s mom fell. She lives in Atlanta, which is almost four hours away, so they’re staying there tonight.”
All she could do was nod.
“She left food for us in the refrigerator, and there’s always takeout, so…”
It was early yet, and she was tempted to say they should just get back in the