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My breath hitches. He hasn’t mentioned how he feels since the day Craig came over, and certainly hasn’t told me. The days of fighting against telling him how I feel seem pointless now. “I thought I’d fallen in love with you years ago, Liam, but I was wrong.” For a moment, his eyes register panic and I shake my head. “Wrong, because now I know how it really feels to love you.”
Liam’s shoulders relax and he shifts forward for another kiss, this time hot and hungry, claiming my mouth. I sit forward and wrap my arms around him, the soapy water soaking his shirt. His words and the kiss dizzy me, pulling me into Liam, the man who dragged me through the blizzard and into something bright and new. My body fires to life; I ache for him everywhere and shift closer. Liam slides a hand across my wet back and then takes my shoulders, holding me away slightly.
“I have to stop; otherwise, I’m going to climb into that bath with you, and I promised I wouldn’t.” His breath warms my sensitive skin and I will him to touch me. “Get dry and we can sit outside.”
He stands; a wet patch against his t-shirt where our bodies met and unmistakable arousal in his shorts. I meet his eyes and he raises an eyebrow. “I told you I’d behave.” He throws a huge, fluffy white towel to me and says with his unmistakable Liam smirk, “I want to sit with you and watch the stars. I read in my romance manual that chicks like that.”
He wanders through the doors and sits in the darkness on the balcony. Taking calming breaths, I grab the towel and stand. As I leave the bathroom to find some clothes, I’m aware of Liam watching my every move.
Dressing in a pale blue sarong style dress, I then return to the balcony where Liam rests against the black rail looking over the ocean. Nothing is said as he winds an arm around my waist, as if this is a years old ritual. He nuzzles my neck and sighs. I snuggle in closer.
“Beautiful, amazing, sexy as fuck Cerys loves me,” he whispers.
I hug his waist and rest my head on his damp T-shirt, the thud of his heart against my cheek, as the warm breeze sends the smell of the ocean. Snatched moments of pure happiness in life should be locked away, so we can access them when times are bad. Life couldn’t be more beautiful than this.
