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Elli looked up at him and smiled, “Me and you both.”
“Baby, they are serving dinner,” Tate said beside her.
“Before y’all run off, I just have to say, y’all are the cutest couple ever,” Elli gushed, squeezing Tate’s bicep.
“That’s funny, because I said the same thing about you,” Audrey said, receiving a grin from both of them. “Thanks though, we’re gonna get going. Go feed those babies.”
“I will, bye guys,” Elli said as the two couples parted. Tate wrapped an arm around Audrey as they made their way back to the table. Even though she was happy, and everything was great, Audrey couldn’t help but feel the pang of jealousy from seeing Mary Ann and Elli’s beautiful pregnant bellies. She had found the man who didn’t care about having a child of his own, but it still hurt Audrey to the core that she couldn’t give it to him.
“Hey, are you okay?”
She glanced up to see Tate watching her very intently, “Yeah.”
“Your time will come, Audrey.”
She smiled, he knew her so well. “Yeah, I know but I just wish I could do it like they have. Like Fallon will do again one day. I want to carry my own child.”
“Well maybe there is a way. You never know. The medical field has advanced so much in the last 10 years. Maybe we can find a way. Don’t give up.”
Audrey’s eyes filled with tears and the words were right on her lips. She was going to tell him, right now, but before she could even say anything, they were interrupted.
“Hey, Audrey.”
She knew his voice before she even turned.
Levi stood before her, wearing a black crisp suit, his hair in its regular buzzed cut and an evil grin on his face. But that wasn’t all, Janet stood beside him, wrapped so tightly around his arm, Audrey was sure Levi was losing feeling in it. Janet wore a short black dress, with ballet flats. Her brownish blonde hair was down, framing her face, and Audrey couldn’t help but think:
He left me for her?
It felt great to look as good as she felt and be wrapped up in the arms of a man who cherished her. No one could touch her or hurt her anymore. The only person who could was the man who held her. Smiling up at Tate, she noticed that he wasn’t smiling at all. More like wishing Levi to the fiery depths of hell with his eyes. Looking back at Levi, she saw that he was looking at Tate with eyes that could kill.
“This is the new guy?” Levi asked nodding his head up at Tate.
Tate’s chest puffed up and Audrey spoke before he could, “This is Tate Odder, Tate this is Levi Moss and, I’m sorry I don’t know your name.”
Janet gave her a ‘yeah right’ kind of look before saying, “My name is Janet, not that it matters.” Turning to Levi, she said, “Are we done here Levi? I thought we were going to the table to eat?”
“We know each other. Lucas’ friend, right?” Levi asked. Tate gave him a quick nod, still eyeing him. Levi shook his head, glancing from Tate to Audrey, “He’s kind of young don’t you think?”
“I don’t think that’s any of your business,” Tate sneered.
Levi chuckled, rolling his eyes, “Calm down, kiddo, I was just stating a fact.”
“Levi,” Audrey warned, “is there something you wanted?”
Levi nodded and then sent Audrey a small smile. It was the one he used to give her when they would be alone. It was a real smile and the great thing was it had no effect on Audrey at all.
No loss of breath, no dizzy spells. Nothing. She was completely over him.
“You are gorgeous tonight, Audrey, I don’t think I told you that enough before,” Levi said. Janet took in a sharp breath before dropping her arms from him and stomping away.
“And it is not your place to say that now. She is taken,” Tate said, wrapping his arm tighter around Audrey.
“Yeah she is, and you are a lucky man,” Levi said holding out his hand. Tate looked at him and then at his hand before shaking his hand. Levi laughed, moving his hand into his pocket before giving Audrey one last glance. His eyes were calm and Audrey swore she could see the regret in his eyes. “I really messed up, letting you go.”
Before either Tate or Audrey could say anything, Levi walked away in the direction that Janet had gone. Audrey watched him walk away feeling absolutely nothing for him. She looked up to see Tate watching her.
“Do you want to run after him?”
Audrey laughed, “Hell no, why would I?”
He shook his head, a smile tugging at his lips, “I was worried for a minute there.”
She smiled, wrapping her arms around his waist before puckering up her lips at him. Obliging, Tate leaned down, pressing his lips to hers. Audrey pulled back first, and smiled, “No need to worry Mr. Oooooder, I’m yours.”
Tate smiled as he nodded, “Good.” He moved his hand to behind her neck, cupping it as he looked deep into her eyes, “Question.”
Audrey grinned as she said, “Yes?”
“After we eat, would you like to dance with me?”
She smiled as she nodded, “Yes, but I have a bigger question,” she said as they started walking back to their table.
“What is that?”
“When do we get to go home?”
Tate chuckled, “I was only asking for one dance,” he said insinuating that they wouldn’t be there long. He then pulled out her chair as Audrey flashed him a knowing smile. From beside them, Lucas piped in, “Make sure it is a Salsa one. That Facebook video was too blurry. Anderson was laughing too hard!”
“Baby, they are serving dinner,” Tate said beside her.
“Before y’all run off, I just have to say, y’all are the cutest couple ever,” Elli gushed, squeezing Tate’s bicep.
“That’s funny, because I said the same thing about you,” Audrey said, receiving a grin from both of them. “Thanks though, we’re gonna get going. Go feed those babies.”
“I will, bye guys,” Elli said as the two couples parted. Tate wrapped an arm around Audrey as they made their way back to the table. Even though she was happy, and everything was great, Audrey couldn’t help but feel the pang of jealousy from seeing Mary Ann and Elli’s beautiful pregnant bellies. She had found the man who didn’t care about having a child of his own, but it still hurt Audrey to the core that she couldn’t give it to him.
“Hey, are you okay?”
She glanced up to see Tate watching her very intently, “Yeah.”
“Your time will come, Audrey.”
She smiled, he knew her so well. “Yeah, I know but I just wish I could do it like they have. Like Fallon will do again one day. I want to carry my own child.”
“Well maybe there is a way. You never know. The medical field has advanced so much in the last 10 years. Maybe we can find a way. Don’t give up.”
Audrey’s eyes filled with tears and the words were right on her lips. She was going to tell him, right now, but before she could even say anything, they were interrupted.
“Hey, Audrey.”
She knew his voice before she even turned.
Levi stood before her, wearing a black crisp suit, his hair in its regular buzzed cut and an evil grin on his face. But that wasn’t all, Janet stood beside him, wrapped so tightly around his arm, Audrey was sure Levi was losing feeling in it. Janet wore a short black dress, with ballet flats. Her brownish blonde hair was down, framing her face, and Audrey couldn’t help but think:
He left me for her?
It felt great to look as good as she felt and be wrapped up in the arms of a man who cherished her. No one could touch her or hurt her anymore. The only person who could was the man who held her. Smiling up at Tate, she noticed that he wasn’t smiling at all. More like wishing Levi to the fiery depths of hell with his eyes. Looking back at Levi, she saw that he was looking at Tate with eyes that could kill.
“This is the new guy?” Levi asked nodding his head up at Tate.
Tate’s chest puffed up and Audrey spoke before he could, “This is Tate Odder, Tate this is Levi Moss and, I’m sorry I don’t know your name.”
Janet gave her a ‘yeah right’ kind of look before saying, “My name is Janet, not that it matters.” Turning to Levi, she said, “Are we done here Levi? I thought we were going to the table to eat?”
“We know each other. Lucas’ friend, right?” Levi asked. Tate gave him a quick nod, still eyeing him. Levi shook his head, glancing from Tate to Audrey, “He’s kind of young don’t you think?”
“I don’t think that’s any of your business,” Tate sneered.
Levi chuckled, rolling his eyes, “Calm down, kiddo, I was just stating a fact.”
“Levi,” Audrey warned, “is there something you wanted?”
Levi nodded and then sent Audrey a small smile. It was the one he used to give her when they would be alone. It was a real smile and the great thing was it had no effect on Audrey at all.
No loss of breath, no dizzy spells. Nothing. She was completely over him.
“You are gorgeous tonight, Audrey, I don’t think I told you that enough before,” Levi said. Janet took in a sharp breath before dropping her arms from him and stomping away.
“And it is not your place to say that now. She is taken,” Tate said, wrapping his arm tighter around Audrey.
“Yeah she is, and you are a lucky man,” Levi said holding out his hand. Tate looked at him and then at his hand before shaking his hand. Levi laughed, moving his hand into his pocket before giving Audrey one last glance. His eyes were calm and Audrey swore she could see the regret in his eyes. “I really messed up, letting you go.”
Before either Tate or Audrey could say anything, Levi walked away in the direction that Janet had gone. Audrey watched him walk away feeling absolutely nothing for him. She looked up to see Tate watching her.
“Do you want to run after him?”
Audrey laughed, “Hell no, why would I?”
He shook his head, a smile tugging at his lips, “I was worried for a minute there.”
She smiled, wrapping her arms around his waist before puckering up her lips at him. Obliging, Tate leaned down, pressing his lips to hers. Audrey pulled back first, and smiled, “No need to worry Mr. Oooooder, I’m yours.”
Tate smiled as he nodded, “Good.” He moved his hand to behind her neck, cupping it as he looked deep into her eyes, “Question.”
Audrey grinned as she said, “Yes?”
“After we eat, would you like to dance with me?”
She smiled as she nodded, “Yes, but I have a bigger question,” she said as they started walking back to their table.
“What is that?”
“When do we get to go home?”
Tate chuckled, “I was only asking for one dance,” he said insinuating that they wouldn’t be there long. He then pulled out her chair as Audrey flashed him a knowing smile. From beside them, Lucas piped in, “Make sure it is a Salsa one. That Facebook video was too blurry. Anderson was laughing too hard!”
