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mixture of alcohol and sweetness, like a perfectly mixed cocktail.
    He pulled his head back just enough to look at me but didn’t move his hands. “Still going to pretend you aren’t interested, Allison?”
    Dazed, it took me a moment to answer. This only made Levi laugh which, of course, made me angry. “I told you to call me Allie.”
    “ You said everyone calls you Allie. I’m not everyone.”
    “ Are you always this frustrating?”
    “ Depends on who you ask.”
    Groaning, I placed my half-full glass on the bar and walked back outside. I didn’t glance back, but Levi’s laughter carried over the music and conversations, letting me know he was still right behind me.
    Some seats had opened up at the table, so we avoided that drama the second time around. Of course, this time I would have had a harder time denying my interest in sitting on Levi’s lap.
    We hung out for hours, listening to the music pour into the courtyard from the bar. With Jess preoccupied with Jared, I got to spend a lot of time chatting with Hailey and we really hit it off. It turned out she had the same love of action movies that I did.
    “ Okay, so who would win in a fight, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Stephen Segal, Bruce Lee, or Jackie Chan?” Owen asked, after listening to Hailey and I dish on our favorite movies.
    “ Easy, Jean-Claude. I mean he’s hot and bad ass. Can you get any better?” I answered immediately.
    “ Wait, so I’m not the only 18-year-old Jean-Claude fan? Nice!” Hailey gave me a high five.
    “ That’s who you find hot?” Levi smirked. “But anyway, Owen, you left out Chuck Norris.”
    “ Please no. Someone stop Levi from starting in on Chuck Norris. There are only so many of those jokes I can take.” Hailey’s hand hit the table hard, spilling some of our drinks, which for some reason seemed incredibly funny, so I started to laugh which only made her laugh too.
    Thirty minutes later, we were no closer to reaching a consensus.
    “ Wow, is it really 2:30?” I squinted to look at the hands on my watch. I could barely keep my eyes open. I wished I had my glasses with me so I could take out my contacts. I settled for putting a few drops in my eyes. I was glad I’d remembered to throw them in my purse.
    “ Did you guys drive?” Hailey asked.
    “ No, we took the street car.” Once I discovered how late it was all I wanted to do was go to sleep. I so didn’t want to sit on a streetcar for a half hour.
    “ Why don’t you guys come back to our place? It’s really late anyhow,” Jared suggested.
    “ That sounds like a great idea,” Jess said quickly.
    I fought back the urge to roll my eyes. “I’m sure it does, Jess.”
    “ I’d have to agree.” Levi smiled impishly.
    “ I’d invite you guys to crash at my house, but my parents will flip if they see that I’ve been drinking. I’m going to stay over at their place anyway,” Hailey explained.
    “ You still live at home?”
    “ Yeah. I just graduated from high school.”
    “ Oh, duh. You said you were eighteen.” I thought about it for a minute before answering, weighing my options. “Okay, I’ll stay at their place then.” Somehow knowing Hailey was going to be there made it seem better. Besides, I was too exhausted to argue.
    “ I knew I’d be taking you home tonight,” Levi whispered as we walked the few blocks to his place. I shrugged his arm off my shoulder instead of saying anything. He only laughed.
    I barely noticed the outside of the house when we arrived, but I took notice of the inside. It’s not like I had been in too many college boys’ apartments before, but it wasn’t what I expected. My image of dirty laundry and beer cans littering the floor was way off. The large living room was furnished with two black leather couches and a love seat. The only evidence that a bunch of guys lived there was the mess of video game controllers on the floor.
    Giggling, Jess let Jared lead her to his room as soon as we arrived. I sat down on