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“June,” I say.
He laughs. “I’d love to if I’m free.”
This is going too far, he can’t make promises like this to her. Liam doesn’t understand Ella’s black and white world.
“I think Liam might be busy. He doesn’t live in Wales and he might be working.”
“What day is your birthday?” he asks Ella, ignoring me.
“Tuesday?” She looks to me for confirmation.
“Liam, a four year old isn’t going to know her birth date. It’s June 10th.”
“Really?” He pushes Ella on the nose. “That’s why we’re friends! That’s my birthday, too.”
“Oh, so Liam will definitely be busy,” I say firmly.
“I might not be.”
“Liam, stop it,” I say quietly. “Don’t make a promise you know you won’t keep.”
He frowns. “Who says I won’t?”
Ella looks between us and I recognise her expression—the one of concern she gets when I argue with her dad.
I do the same as in those situations with her dad: “Ella, can you go inside now? It’s getting too cold.”
“But...”
“Ella.”
She stomps through the snow toward the house and I glare at Liam. “This isn’t a game!”
“I’m not playing games!”
“You do know she’s now expecting you at her birthday party. Ella won’t forget.”
“And neither will I.”
I make an exasperated noise. “Aren’t you touring in June?”
Liam raises an eyebrow. “How do you know that?”
I stare at the ground. “I just do.”
“So youarea Blue Phoenix fan still!”
“I always was.”
“I know. You told me when we stood in the kitchen the other night.” Liam’s mouth tugs up at one corner.
Oh no. What did I say?“Yes.”
He laughs. “You don’t remember?”
“I do,” I lie.
“I don’t think you do remember, otherwise you’d be blushing.”
