“How about Lou’s?” Trevor asks and we all agree. We jump into Levi’s SUV and head over to RU’s campus. We talk about school and our finals coming up. I’m nervous about my finals. I’ve taken a lot of classes this year, an
d I’m a little worried.
We get to the diner and grab a booth. Marley is telling us that she hasn’t heard about her internship yet. It gets me thinking about mine, and I’m not sure what I am going to do if I don’t get in. I really don’t want to ask my dad or mom for help on this. I want to do it on my own.
Levi talks about his internship, the one my dad helped him with. He got all his information and starts when finals are over. Then he will head off to prospect camp in Pittsburgh. I can’t help the twitch of sadness. He’s going to be so far away, and I know it’s only going to be for a few weeks, but it’s still sad.
Trevor isn’t doing an internship this summer because he will be helping out with hockey camps. I think deep down Trevor loves doing that more than anything. He loves teaching kids about hockey, and since he is a big kid on the ice, it’s perfect for him.
They are about to ask me about my future plans, but Marley’s eyes go wide as she stares at the door. I look over my shoulder to see Zack walk in with a brunette haired girl. I don’t know her, nor have I seen her before.
“What are you two looking at?” Trevor leans over to see Zack. “Well, fuck,” he mumbles.
“What?” Then Levi looks. I grab Levi’s thigh and slightly squeeze it. Please don’t get mad, I think. Instead, he tightens his arm around my shoulder. “It’s fine,” he whispers into my ear.
“Hey, guys.” Zack stands at the end of our table. I haven’t spoke to him since I punched him at the party. Even though he is still wearing the nose brace, his black eyes are gone. Trevor told me it was really bad, and I couldn’t help but feel overjoyed by it.
“Hey, Zack.” I’m a little surprised that it is Levi to speak first.
“I just wanted to say ‘hi’ and I hope everyone is having a good weekend. I see that some people are.” He gives me a small smile.
“Yes, we are and a little is thanks to you.”
I whip my head and stare at Levi. His grip gets tighter on my shoulder, and I know that means he’ll explain later.
“I’m glad. I really am.” He shifts uncomfortably. “Well, I have to get back to my friend. Um, see you guys around.” He gives a fake smile and leaves.
“Okay, why thanks to ‘him’?” I ask Levi. He just shrugs as the waitress comes and takes our order and then leaves.
“I dragged his scrawny ass over to Levi’s a couple of weeks ago,” Trevor explains.
“What?” Marley and I both shout.
“Well, what the hell happened?” Marley stares with her eyes wide. “I’m surprised he is still walking upright since he was near you, Levi.”
Levi chuckles. “Well, it was tempting to kill him, but he explained everything to me and I thought there was no need to kill him, yet.”
“Why did you do that, Trevor?” I can’t believe I didn’t know about this. Of course, I haven’t been myself the last few weeks either.
“Well, you were depressed and drinking alcohol like a fish in water, and I was scared that something seriously was wrong with you. I knew that Levi could fix it,” Trevor explains.
“You were drinking?” Levi looks at me.
I just shrug. I don’t want Levi to think I’m a crazy person.
“She was drinking a lot, Levi,” Marley confirms.
“Hey, it wasn’t that bad.” I’m trying to play it down.
“Yes, it was,” Trevor and Marley say at the same time. Levi removes his hand from my shoulder and tightly grips my hand on his leg. I know that he is upset, and I don’t want him to be.
“Anyway, I was really worried about you and I knew Zack had more to do with it than what he was saying. So, I kindly convinced him to come with me and talk to Levi.”
“Kindly?” I perk my eyebrow at him.
“Well, there may have been a little force to it, but whatever.” He shrugs like it wasn’t a big deal.
“Zack told me that it was him that kissed you and that he still wanted to be with you. That was when I saw you broke his nose.” Levi smiles at me and I’m still trying to process all the information that I just attained. My twin brother drug Zack to Levi’s to get us back together. I don’t think I could love him more than I do right now. On top of that, Levi knows the truth and I understand now we will be okay.