Hailey's POV
"Uhm..." Levi hesitates. "How do I say this?" He exhales. "I want both of us to go out for dinner," he pauses, then his gaze sweeps over me. "Together."
I sit up so fast that I nearly choke on my water, coughing violently. "What?!"
Why the f**k would he startle me like that? I expected a heads-up or something.
He'd come back from his outing a few minutes ago, while I lay on the couch, scrolling through my phone. Then he said he had something to tell me, but I wasn't expecting... this!
Levi scratches the back of his neck. "I want us to go out for dinner."
"Like a date?" I ask, my voice still raspy.
His expression turns awkward. "Not really... But if you want it to be, you can think of it that."
I raise an eyebrow. "Why would I want that?"
"I just thought that's
