He has a point.
I shake my head when more tears gather in my eyes. I hate talking about my feelings. I always end up breaking down, and that’s the last thing I want to do in his presence.
How embarrassing.
Levi watches my face, and surprisingly, he places his lips against my forehead for a couple of seconds, making me hold my breath at the feeling of his lips. He pulls away with a determined look.
“You want to get out of here, fake girlfriend?”
Is that a good idea? No. But do I really care? No.
I glance down at his sister, who’s standing in the middle of the elevator, clasping her hands to her chest happily, hoping I say yes.
I nod.
And I smile. For real.
CHAPTER27
AMELIA
“People are looking at us,” Stella whispers in my ear as I grab a pack of strawberries while her brother hovers behind us protectively, eyeing everybody back with a deadly glare as they stare and point their cameras at us.
What’s so amazing about seeing us grocery shopping?
“It’s okay. People are always going to stare,” I whisper back, pulling her higher on my hip and nuzzling my nose in her hair.
“Why?” she questions softly.
“Because people are curious,” Levi answers his sister while carrying a basket full of groceries we decided we needed.
“Do people not know she’s your sister?” I elbow Levi in the side as I don’t miss the curious glances everyone sends Stella’s way.
Glancing down at us, he shrugs. “I never really take her out—for this reason.” He gestures to everyone around us. “Don’t like when she’s in the spotlight much.”
I understand why he keeps her in the shadows. Everyone keeps staring at her like she’s a flying pig, and all she does is stare back so innocently. Stella is as sweet as her name sounds, and she doesn’t deserve to be in a gossip magazine. I make quick work of pulling down her cap to hide more of her face once we get to the cashier.
I watch, chatting away with Stella, as Levi pays for everything, ignoring the young girl’s starstruck face the entire time she bags our items. Placing a protective hand on my lower back, he directs us through the parking lot. He straps his sister in her car seat before opening my door for me. I look through the rearview mirror, and a small smile makes its way to my face when I spot him loading up the truck with our bags.
As we’re driving down the road, Stella laughs when one of my older songs plays from the radio. “I love this song!”
I catch Levi’s smirk before he rolls his eyes at me.
“It’s okay, I guess.”
“Blast it!” his sister yells from the backseat, making me laugh.
I glance back at her and find her wiggling her butt in her car seat.
“Yes, queen!” I yell back, twisting the knob all the way.
I start dancing with my favorite Miller sibling while the other one pretends to act annoyed, but I know he’s anything but that when I see a grin on his face.
* * *
“You’ve never had a chocolate-covered strawberry?” I gasp, glaring at him like he’s committed a crime.
“I haven’t.” His hot breath hits my neck as his sexy arms cage me in between his body and the counter while he watches my hands over my shoulder, standing behind me.
