chance.”
The man staring at him in the mirror smiled. It was a conversation he needed to have a long time ago, and now that it was out Levi felt the weight lifted off his shoulders. He actually felt physically lighter.
It was time for a shower. When he stepped out of the shower, he was coming out a new man and a better person.
Fifteen
Inspiration hit Maggie while she was in the shower. The last book she’d written was over a year ago, Grey City . She’d written Famished before… I can’t even bring myself to say the words. Then Famished had been picked up by a studio a few years ago. She rode the success of her fifth book, Grey City , pretty well, but she hadn’t written anything worth reading in over a year. Writing the rest of the Famished series had kept her busy and her head away from painful memories.
She clicked away on the keyboard so immersed in her newest manuscript she almost didn’t hear the phone. In the past, she’d have turned it completely off. Now, she kicked herself for forgetting how annoying it was to be interrupted.
“Hello,” she barked into the phone.
“Uh, hi,” Levi sounded like he was taken off guard.
Maggie took a deep breath and when she spoke again she softened her tone. “Hi, Levi. I’m sorry.”
“Did I catch you at a bad time?”
She looked at the screen, and down at the word count: 1632. Not bad for a couple of hours. “No, I’m sorry. I was just…what do you need?”
“I just wanted to see if you wanted to grab an early dinner with me.”
“Um.” Her stomach grumbled. She hadn’t eaten all day, but dinner with Levi…? It made her stomach do other things.
“Come on. What can happen in a public place?”
Maggie smiled and laughed. “All right, where do you want to meet?”
“Nope, this is a proper date. I’ll pick you up.”
“Date?”
“Well, sure. What do you call two people eating dinner at a restaurant?”
“Dinner at a restaurant with a friend.”
“What if one of those friends wants to be more than friends with the other friend?”
“I’d say one of those friends needs to cool their jets and be happy that the other friend agreed to have dinner with them in the first place.”
Levi chuckled. “Okay, Maggie Lawrence. I’ll see you in a bit.”
“Okay.” Maggie heard the phone click and set it down. Instead of jumping up to get ready, she continued writing for a while. When she hit the save button, she was happy with her progress.
She took her time getting ready, finding a shirt she felt would bring out her eyes, and a pair of jeans that fit and were comfortable. Maggie even went to the trouble of putting makeup on, which she normally only tolerated for talk shows or speaking engagements. When she was done, she looked at herself in the mirror, satisfied with the results.
What am I doing? Dressing up, putting on makeup, acting like an idiot. It’s Levi Martin. He’s dating Sonja, and even if he wasn’t why would he be interested in her? Shut up, Maggie. It’s just dinner. With a friend. Is he even a friend? Yeah, he is, she thought and smiled.
Her thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door. She walked out of the bathroom, and Levi stood in the doorway with his hands in his pockets. Oh, boy, that smile. It was hard to keep herself from responding. He looked great with his button up shirt, and jeans.
Levi swallowed hard when Maggie walked out of the bathroom. How could she look so good in a simple shirt and jeans? But she did look great. The jeans hit all the right spots without being too tight. Levi liked the fact that she dressed modestly. It allowed his imagination to run wild.
“Levi?”
He smiled. “Uh, yeah.”
“Is everything okay?”
“Yeah, you ready?”
“I think so. Am I dressed appropriately? I didn’t know where we were going so I was trying to ride the fence.”
He whistled. “Yeah, you look great.”
Maggie blushed and looked away, tucking a piece of her hair behind her ear. “Let’s go,”
The man staring at him in the mirror smiled. It was a conversation he needed to have a long time ago, and now that it was out Levi felt the weight lifted off his shoulders. He actually felt physically lighter.
It was time for a shower. When he stepped out of the shower, he was coming out a new man and a better person.
Fifteen
Inspiration hit Maggie while she was in the shower. The last book she’d written was over a year ago, Grey City . She’d written Famished before… I can’t even bring myself to say the words. Then Famished had been picked up by a studio a few years ago. She rode the success of her fifth book, Grey City , pretty well, but she hadn’t written anything worth reading in over a year. Writing the rest of the Famished series had kept her busy and her head away from painful memories.
She clicked away on the keyboard so immersed in her newest manuscript she almost didn’t hear the phone. In the past, she’d have turned it completely off. Now, she kicked herself for forgetting how annoying it was to be interrupted.
“Hello,” she barked into the phone.
“Uh, hi,” Levi sounded like he was taken off guard.
Maggie took a deep breath and when she spoke again she softened her tone. “Hi, Levi. I’m sorry.”
“Did I catch you at a bad time?”
She looked at the screen, and down at the word count: 1632. Not bad for a couple of hours. “No, I’m sorry. I was just…what do you need?”
“I just wanted to see if you wanted to grab an early dinner with me.”
“Um.” Her stomach grumbled. She hadn’t eaten all day, but dinner with Levi…? It made her stomach do other things.
“Come on. What can happen in a public place?”
Maggie smiled and laughed. “All right, where do you want to meet?”
“Nope, this is a proper date. I’ll pick you up.”
“Date?”
“Well, sure. What do you call two people eating dinner at a restaurant?”
“Dinner at a restaurant with a friend.”
“What if one of those friends wants to be more than friends with the other friend?”
“I’d say one of those friends needs to cool their jets and be happy that the other friend agreed to have dinner with them in the first place.”
Levi chuckled. “Okay, Maggie Lawrence. I’ll see you in a bit.”
“Okay.” Maggie heard the phone click and set it down. Instead of jumping up to get ready, she continued writing for a while. When she hit the save button, she was happy with her progress.
She took her time getting ready, finding a shirt she felt would bring out her eyes, and a pair of jeans that fit and were comfortable. Maggie even went to the trouble of putting makeup on, which she normally only tolerated for talk shows or speaking engagements. When she was done, she looked at herself in the mirror, satisfied with the results.
What am I doing? Dressing up, putting on makeup, acting like an idiot. It’s Levi Martin. He’s dating Sonja, and even if he wasn’t why would he be interested in her? Shut up, Maggie. It’s just dinner. With a friend. Is he even a friend? Yeah, he is, she thought and smiled.
Her thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door. She walked out of the bathroom, and Levi stood in the doorway with his hands in his pockets. Oh, boy, that smile. It was hard to keep herself from responding. He looked great with his button up shirt, and jeans.
Levi swallowed hard when Maggie walked out of the bathroom. How could she look so good in a simple shirt and jeans? But she did look great. The jeans hit all the right spots without being too tight. Levi liked the fact that she dressed modestly. It allowed his imagination to run wild.
“Levi?”
He smiled. “Uh, yeah.”
“Is everything okay?”
“Yeah, you ready?”
“I think so. Am I dressed appropriately? I didn’t know where we were going so I was trying to ride the fence.”
He whistled. “Yeah, you look great.”
Maggie blushed and looked away, tucking a piece of her hair behind her ear. “Let’s go,”
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