He laughs. “My phone. I’ll answer it later.”
I step back. “No, answer it now. Your dad was a little upset when I left, it might be him.”
He pulls the phone from his pocket. “It’s not my dad.” He looks confused at the phone as he answers. I step back listening to the conversation. “Yes, this is he.” His expression remains the same. “Yes, sir, I can.” I can see a small smile creeping on his face. “That sounds great, sir. Thank you, sir.” He ends the call and stares at me.
“Who was it? It must had been important to mess up this moment.” I tease him, but he doesn’t say anything right away. “Levi?”
“Well, my plan was to stay with you all night tonight and head back early in the morning before your movers come, but I have to leave you sooner.” His smiles deepens.
“Why? Is everything okay? Did your roommate burn down the place?” I tease. I can’t fathom why Levi would leave me at this moment.
“No, not yet anyway. I have to leave because Penguins practice starts at ten tomorrow morning.”
I stop breathing. “You got called up?”
He nods. I literally scream and jump back into his arms. “I knew you could do. I just knew it, Levi.”
“I hate to leave you right now.” He holds me tightly.
“Hey.” I pull back from him. “As your future wife, I’m telling you: get your ass to Pittsburgh and show them who Levi Carr is.”
“I love you, future Mrs. Levi Carr.”
“I love you, future Stanley Cup winner, Levi Carr.”
We both laugh before we kiss. It’s true, I’m going to be his wife. There’s nothing more in this world that I wanted than that. Our relationship is one for the books because we have been through it all, but that just means we can conquer anything. Levi loves me, and I love him. That’s all we need. We just need us.
Forever.
The End.