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Chapter Forty Five

After the bride and groom's first dance, the father/daughter dance, and the mother/son dance, people began to flood the dance floor. A slow song started up. I swayed to the melody.

"Liv?" dad asked. He offered his hand. Mom laughed.

"I don't dance."

Dad's eyes twinkled. "We both know that's a lie now, don't we?"

Mom put her hand in dad's and they got up. He spun her around once and then her arms went around his neck. They smiled lovingly at each other.

"Wanna dance?" Trevor asked. I looked at him. He was holding his hand out.

"Absolutely," I said.

We walked out onto the floor. Trevor's arms went around my waist.

"How's your eye?" I asked. It was already turning the odd color that bruises turned as they started the healing process.

"To be honest, I haven't even though about it," he replied. He smiled. "There were too many beautiful things today to distract me."

He looked right into my eyes as he said it. My throat went dry. I put my head on his shoulder lest I did something stupid like pass out or start to giggle uncontrollably.

One slow song gave away to another. After the second song, something a little faster started. We parted from our embrace. I glanced at the head table. Kayleigh was gone.

"I've got to find Kay," I told Trevor apologetically. I shouldn't have felt responsible for her, but I did.

"I'll come with you," he said.

We made our way off the dance floor. It didn't take long to find her. She was getting something to drink at the bar.

"Whatcha got?" I asked as Trevor and I made our way up to her. Kay turned around and grinned.

"Coke," she said.

I leaned over and smelled the glass. Rum.

"Kay..."

"Dad discovered the champagne and cut me off," Kay said morosely. "So..."

"You smuggled rum in?" I guessed. Kay laughed.

"No, I flashed the bartender's son."

Trevor's eyes widened. I groaned.

"Kay..."

"It's fine."

I bit my lip. On one hand, I didn't want her to make a fool of herself. On the other hand, if her parents found her drunk, maybe they'd realize that they needed to pay a little more attention to her. Kay waved her hand in the air.

"You two go have fun. I'm going to dance the night away," she said happily. "When are you flying back?"

"Tomorrow afternoon," I said.

"Well, I'm going to ask mom and dad if I can stay in your room tonight. Then we'll have breakfast tomorrow. Just us girls," Kay said. She glanced over at Trevor. "Sorry."

Trevor smiled tensely. "No problem."

Kay floated away sipping her drink. Part of me was sad that she made it so blatantly clear that she was going to party by herself tonight. The other part of me, the part that was aware of my gorgeous date, was happy.

"How did you guys ever become best friends?" Trevor asked. He ordered drinks for both of us. We watched the carbonated fizzies bounce around the clear cups before they were slid towards us.

"We've been best friends since we were babies," I said with a shrug. "Uncle Bri and dad have always been close and so it was only natural."

"You two are total opposites," Trevor said. I laughed.

"So are Uncle Brian and dad. Uncle Brian's the religious, funny, family guy. Dad was the crazy partier and womanizer. It's like Kayleigh should have been a Carter and I should have been a Littrell." I shook my head; it was an insane thought.

"I see her bad habits haven't rubbed off on you."

Trevor's smile was more relaxed now. I realized he was probably pretty uncomfortable with people drinking since his parents drank so much.

"Only once," I said honestly. "Never again."

We sat down and talked quickly, our heads practically touching. I can't even remember everything we talked about. It was just so easy and relaxing with Trevor.

After we finished our drinks, we went back out to the dance floor. Landon and Brenna were breakdancing (even through slow songs). Joe and Stefie seemed to be having a good time. I was sure I was going to see Ally dancing with Noah, but Ally was sharing a dance with Uncle AJ. Shelby and Mason were dancing so intimately they almost made me blush. Almost. The adults had gathered back at the tables, laughing and carousing amongst themselves.

It seemed like everyone's cares or worries had dissipated, even if it was only for the night. Everything seemed to be moving slowly, but in a good way. In short, the mood was romantic, as it should be at a wedding.

"Do you want to go outside and get some fresh air?" Trevor asked. The way he said it held a hint of perhaps something a little more.

But I wasn't nervous; it was Trevor.

"Sure," I said softly.

His arm came to rest at the small of my back. After dodging a large crowd walking in the opposite direction, we stepped out into a beautiful starry night.

There were a couple groups milling around outside. As if we were of the same mind, we walked around the corner of the building.

A couple benches were set up along the side. Fragrant rose bushes shielded one in particular from view. We sat down and stared up at the sky.

In a matter of just a few minutes we went from staring up at the sky, to staring at each other, to kissing. With anyone else this would have overwhelmed me, but as Trevor's soft lips brushed against my own and his palm cupped my face, I felt as if we actually weren't doing enough. My hand slid down his chest. I draped a leg over his lap. His hand brushed against the bare skin. He stopped when he got to the hem of my dress.

"You're so beautiful," he whispered. Usually that was such a weak come-on line. But I knew he meant it. No strings attached.

I thought about everything Kayleigh had said about sex. For the first time, I wasn't so much in shock and awe as I was curious.

We kissed for a few more minutes. Then I made a split-second decision. I pulled back.

"Let's go back in," I said.

"Already?" Trevor asked. I could see the disappointment in his face. I took a deep breath.

"I want to go to my room."

"Are you sure?"

I smiled. "I'm sure."

He searched my face as if to triple check I wasn't lying. For one horrific moment I was sure he was going to say no. Just when I thought my heart might implode, he nodded.

"Okay."