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I stare back into his reddening face, watching anger bubbling below the surface. But this anger isn’t with me but with the man upstairs.
“Are you asking me and Ella to move in with you?” I ask quietly.
Confusion replaces the anger. “What?” He pulls on his bottom lip. “Yeah, I guess I am. Does that make the suggestion any better?”
“I’m not sure. If we don’t work out then—”
“Cerys!” he half-yells again and grabs my face. “Did you listen to a word I said on the beach yesterday? Thiswillwork. We were meant to find each other again! I know you believe that too. I love you. Even ifyouend this, I’ll always look out for you because before we happened, you were my sister’s best friend and a good person.”
I drop my shoulders and my guard, knowing everything he tells me is true.
“Okay, sorry. I’ll think about your suggestion carefully.”
“Jesus!” Liam bangs his head against the bricks then pulls me toward him, shuffling down so his eyes are at the same height as mine. “I admire your strength, Cerys. I’ve said that before. I get that your life is a confused mess at the moment, and I don’t want to make things worse. I’ll put this simply. Again. I love you. I care about Ella. I will protect you both whether you like that or not. Do you understand?”
Sighing, I wind my arms around his neck. “You can be very bossy sometimes.”
Liam nudges my nose with his. “And I know you like that sometimes.”
“Sometimes...”
Craig forgotten about, we stand in the garden of the house I know I’ll leave behind, and I kiss the man I would leave my whole world behind for.
