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I wish I could bottle the happiness emanating from Liam’s smile because it fills the room. “I sure will.”
Louise appears in the doorway, wrapped up in a thick grey coat, holding the handle of a large, wheeled suitcase. “Oh! You. Out! What’s he doing here?”
“Dropping Cerys and Ella off, don’t worry, I’m not staying,” says Liam with a sigh.
“Damn straight you’re not. Go into the other room while I bring Cerys’s dress in. You can’t see!” demands Louise.
“Lou, the dress is covered in a garment bag,” I say. “He won’t be able to see anything.”
She ignores me. “Okay. Liam, I want you to leave so I can spend my last afternoon and evening with Cerys before she becomes my sister-in-law.”
“Fine! Sheesh!” Liam stands and heads toward the door. As he reaches me, he slides his hands behind and cups my backside as he presses his mouth to mine again. The nerves about tomorrow disappear with his soft mouth moving against mine, calming me by pulling me into the peace of our world.
A cushion hits the back of my head, thrown by Louise. “You have the rest of your lives to do that. Put my brother down and help me out.”
Liam kisses my nose. “See you tomorrow, beautiful.”
Liam Oliver walks away from the cottage, and the realisation tomorrow I’ll be Cerys Oliver hits me again.
“First things first,” says Lou from behind, “Wine!”
“Maybe bring everything inside first? Before you get too drunk to navigate the snow?” I suggest.
A huffing Louise follows me out, but her face is as lit up as the Christmas tree in the corner of the small lounge room. “You marrying Liam is the best,” she says. “You totally deserve each other.”
“You’ve changed your tune since last Christmas,” I say, handing her bags from the car.
“I was looking out for you. I didn’t know he was secretly madly in love with you.”
I smile. “I don’t think he was…”
“Well, he certainly is now. I can’t believe you’re going to be my sister.”
“Well, we always had the love/hate thing going on as teens, I guess sisters is appropriate,” I say. Louise pushes me and we set about preparations for tomorrow.
For the day, I marry Liam Oliver.
