Marley: He will soon enough
Just then my phone rings.
“Hey, Twin,” I sing out.
“Shut. Up. Do you know about this crap plan Dad came up with?” Trevor is very upset.
“Well, some of it. I did give him Marley’s number.” Trevor begins rattling about Dad’s plan for an extensive workout and study schedule.
“I’m glad that he doesn’t care about me and didn’t put me on that schedule.”
“Ugh, that’s not true, Pres. They care. They’re just weird.”
“Not in the mood to talk about it. I need to study and apparently, you do too.” I laugh at him and then hang up.
I still haven’t heard from Levi, but I assume he is having ‘guy time’ with his friends. I decide that takeout Thai food will be the best thing to drown my misery. As soon as I order, I pop in a DVD of The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. It’s my favorite of the trilogy, and I wait for my food to come.
When it arrives, I eat with nothing but the background noise of the movie behind me. I can’t stand it another minute. I call Levi’s phone, but goes to voicemail. I try to sound cheerful.
“Hey, Levi, just wanted to say goodnight. Love you.” On the inside, I’m about to scream to figure out where he is. Oh no, maybe I’m the jealous one and not Levi. I slap my hand to my forehead. I’m acting like a possessive child over a piece of candy. Suddenly, my phone rings. I don’t even look at the display.
“Hello.”
“I will give you $200 to come get him right now.”
“Victor? Take who? Levi?”
Victor sighs. “I made the mistake when I talked to him this morning that the Christmas lights were still strung on the front porch. He has been here all day, taking down all the decorations, cleaning, and packing stuff into the attic. Don’t get me wrong. I love my son, but he’s driving me insane.” I laugh at him a
nd then I mentally kick my ass thinking anything bad about Levi.
“Well, he just wants to make sure that you’re okay.”
“I know, but please keep him on track. I don’t want him to fall behind in his studies.”
“You have my word, Victor.” I smile. He’s such a great man. I hear Levi in the background.
“Hang on.” Victor must have covered the phone, and I hear their muffled voices.
“Smarty, I’m heading back to campus. Pop’s is throwing me out of the house.”
I laugh. “You’re smothering him. He knows his limits.”
Levi sighs. “I’ll see you tomorrow at the scrimmage.”
“Deal. Love you.”
“Love you.”
I have to sigh and relax against the back of the couch. I can’t believe that I didn’t trust him. Even for a split second. I know Levi better than that. I get up, shut off the TV, lock my door, and climb into bed.
Chapter Six
Levi
You’re smothering him. Presley’s words have been nagging me since she said it yesterday. Sure, I call him a lot more and I go over more, but that doesn’t mean I’m “smothering” him, right? He needs someone to check up on him. If I don’t, who will?
No one.