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“Interference in our date, you mean.”
At the word ‘date’, I concentrate on tipping sugar into my coffee and allowing my hair to sweep forward. Liam dips his head to look beneath my hair.
“Why are you blushing?”
“Because you make me feel like a teenager,” I say.
Liam pushes my hair away from my eyes. “That’s cute.”
His fingertips against my skin jolts like a static shock, and as he rubs my cheek the sensation spreads to my scalp, down my neck—pretty much everywhere. I shiver. The intensity in Liam’s gaze shifts downward and I startle as his hand brushes the top of my chest. “You’re wearing the necklace,” he says, holding the chain in his fingers.
I close my hand around the gold heart and stare back at him, locked back in the strange place we created. Mine and Liam’s place. “I always wear this.”
“Do you?” he asks in surprise, moving to touch my hand.
I let go of the heart and pull my fingers away, taking hold of my cup instead. Sipping the coffee, my dry mouth moistens and I focus on bringing myself back to reality.
“When I bought you the necklace, I didn’t realise I’d give a piece of my heart to you match the pendant,” he says quietly.
The black-haired girl returns with two slices of chocolate cake but my insides are too full of butterflies to eat. I smile and thank her, glad she’s interrupted the intensity of the moment.
Liam sighs. “I’m not interested in playing games with you, Cerys. We’re not teenagers.”
“I know, but remember that the Liam I knew before Christmas was the one from my teenage years. He’ll make me feel likeI still am.”
“I want you in my life,” he says. “I have five months to make up for, Cerys, and I’m not leaving this any longer.”
“Wow, straight to the point.”
“Why bother with all the dancing around each other bullshit? We know each other already; I now want to get to know you better.”
“So do I.”
Liam leans toward me. “I feel as if I should be with you, that this is the place I need to be. Does that sound crazy?”
“A little.” Or would if he wasn’t reflecting how I feel. “A rock star feels he needs to be with a single mum?”
“No, Liam feels he needs to be around Cerys as much as he can. I understand your life’s complicated and that I’m sharing you with Ella, but I’m prepared to do that. I won’t waltz in and take over; I have commitments to work so I’m not around all the time. Is that okay with you?”
I laugh at him. “You sound like you’re making a business proposition, Liam.”
“I’m being straight with you; I thought you’d appreciate that.”
“I appreciate you making your intentions clear, Mr Oliver,” I say with a smirk.
Liam leans across, and whispers. “I haven’t even begun to tell you about my intentions yet, Miss Edwards.”
The pink I’d managed to settle flares across my cheeks again, the darkened look in his eyes is one I imagine he’s given a lot of girls over the last few years. And I’m willing to bet few, if any, of them said no.
Attempting and failing to hide the effect this has on me, I delve into my bag for my phone and check the time. “Sorry, you’ll need to tell me later. Time to collect Ella.” The attempt at nonchalance is spoiled by the crack in my voice.
Please, can somebody turn on the air-conditioning because I’m a sweaty mess after less than an hour alone with this man, and the oxygen levels definitely need adjusting in this room? The only solution is to disengage. I focus hard on fastening my handbag.
“Cerys, look at me.” I tip my head, hair covering some of my face and he looks at me with amusement. “Bottom line, I like you a hell of a lot and I want to get to know you better. Every part of you.”
“Good idea,” I say, clearing my throat. “I’d like to get to know you better, too.”
He cocks a brow. “Every part of me?”
I stand. “Stop teasing me, Liam.”Yes, a thousand times.
He stands, looking at me curiously and I’d kill to know his exact thoughts at this moment. “I’ll drop you at school and we can continue this conversation later. I mean every word though.”
Only time will tell if Liam is serious, or whether this is a fantasy brought on by the disasters in his other world recently. But in my heart, I’m sure the connection to Liam runs deeper, otherwise why would fate keep bringing us back together?
