Sera bit into her bottom lip, her hands clenched on his back as a familiar tightening started in her loins. Just a few weeks ago, the feel of his obvious arousal would have frightened her, now it excited her. She stepped closer to rub against him. His abrupt inhalation, and the darkening of his eyes, caused her to smile with satisfaction.
Liam savored in the silky feel of her skin and luscious hair. He lifted his head; his gaze darted across the room to find Michelle watching them. Her eyes locked on his as she continued to talk to the group of guys around her. She stared hatefully at him, and then glared at Sera. He kissed Sera's neck, his eyes never leaving Michelle's. He had begun to hate her for the way that she treated Sera, for the way that she talked to her, and looked at her. But, he hated himself more. It was his fault that Michelle despised Sera as much as she did.
He turned around and pulled Sera closer to him. He couldn't lose her, couldn't even bear the thought of losing her. He inhaled her precious, sweet smell. A smell he knew he would never forget.
Suddenly, a flash of gold was beside them. Liam stiffened as Sera pulled away. "I need to talk to you," Michelle said to Sera.
"I don't want to talk to you," Sera replied.
"Go away Michelle," Liam informed her coldly.
"No, I think that your girlfriend needs to know the truth." She spoke softly to not draw any attention to herself.
"Michelle..."
She tossed back her thick red hair and smiled coldly at Sera. "Look, you need to know why I was so upset about the two of you."
"Michelle..." A tendril of unease squirmed through him.
"I have no idea what you're talking about." Sera was frowning in confusion, her face reflected her innocence.
"Let's go," Liam said, grabbing her arm. He had to get her out of there before Michelle could say anything else.
"Wait!" Michelle cried. "I think you owe it to me to listen. For old time's sake Sera, please."
"I don't owe you anything," Sera replied coldly.
Michelle pitifully hung her head. "You're right, you don't owe me anything. I'm really sorry to tell you this..."
"That's enough," Liam interrupted brusquely.
"But Liam and I slept together in the beginning of the school year. That's why I've been so infuriated, and upset. He just stopped speaking to me. He started completely ignoring me, for you."
Sera's eyes shot back and forth between them. Her breath was frozen in her lungs as her heart began to hammer. Liam glared hatefully at Michelle. "Is that true?" she demanded.
Liam knew that he could lie, that she would believe him, but he couldn't bring himself to do it. She had bared her soul to him in utter trust; he couldn't betray that trust any more than he already had. "Yes," he grated through his teeth.
Sorrow burst through her eyes as her jaw clenched. She ripped her arm away from him, and cast Michelle a scathing look before she turned and walked away. "I'm sorry!" Michelle called after her, a huge grin on her face.
"You bitch!" Liam hissed. "You goddamn bitch!"
Michelle turned to him, a sly smile on her face. "It's about time she knew. Were you ever planning on telling her, because someone had to? I was just being a friend."
Liam stepped closer to her, forcing her to tilt her head back to look at him. "I will get you for this. Do you understand me?"
Alarm flickered through her eyes but she covered it up with a haughty expression. "No Liam, I think I got you."
As much as he wanted to make her pay for what she had just done, he wanted to get to Sera more. He turned and hurried after Sera but was effectively cut off by Danielle and Kathleen. "What happened?" Kathleen demanded, her cute face scrunched and her hands planted firmly on her hips.
"Where did she go?" he demanded.
Kathleen tilted her chin defiantly. "I don't know. What did Michelle say to her?"
"Where did she go Danielle?"
Danielle lifted her head and angrily met his eyes. "You should have told her," she whispered, cutting deeper into his heart.
"Told her what? What did you do?" Kathleen insisted. Then, her mouth dropped open and her eyes flew back to Michelle. "You bastard! How could you? And with her? You cheated on her!"
