Anywhere With You (14 page)

“Holy shit, that was hot! I am never going to bed early again,” She says as she sips her coffee. “I always miss the good stuff.”

And there it is, my good friend embarrassment. Front and Center. Liam chuckles as he places his hand on my belly and pulls me back against him.

“Hales, Blitzen, Aiden,” he waits until he has their attention. “I would like to introduce you to my girlfriend, Allison.” He beams. Yes, my badass quarterback boyfriend is beaming at his admission that I indeed am his girlfriend. The pride and admission in his statement causes a burning deep inside me.

None of them respond with anything other than a smile. After what they just seen, I don’t think words are necessary.

Liam starts making a plate of bacon eggs and toast and places it on front of me. Hailey sees that he is not about to let me go, and brings us both a cup of coffee and orange juice. I just stare at the plate still in a daze at everything that has transpired just since I woke up this morning. Liam notices I’m not eating. “You want me to make you something else?” This he whispers in my ear which causes goose bumps to cover my entire body.

I shake my head no and pick up my fork and start to eat. It isn’t until I look up and see all three of them watching us that I realize Liam and I are not only eating off the same plate we are even feeding each other. He offers me bites and I have done the same. He still has one arm wrapped tight around me with his fingers sprayed out on my belly. Needless to say it’s hard to concentrate on eating. I think that’s why I started feeding him as well. I needed the distraction.

Liam following my gaze looks up to see everyone watching us. “What?”

The only response that we get is laughter. Throw your head back, tear streaming laughter. Before long, Liam and I are laughing right along with them. After breakfast we all pitch in to help clean up.

Once we are done, Liam drives Hales and I back to The Warehouse to get her car. “So I’ll see you in an hour?” he asks me as he pulls me in for a hug. I can’t help but notice we are a perfect fit as I tuck my head under his chin.
Liam gives the best hugs.

I look over at Hailey. “What are your plans for the day?”

“I’m meeting some friends from high school for lunch and then after that I got nothing.”

“So, can I pick you up at the dorm in an hour? I want to go shopping for a futon and I thought that we could just hang out, spend the day together?” Liam asks me. I had forgotten that he said he was buying a futon.

“What the hell do you need a futon for?” Hailey asks him.

Liam smiles down at me, “Well, my little sister tends to spend the night a lot and so does my buddy Blitzen. In the past this hasn’t been an issue. However, things have changed, my girlfriend will be taking up permanent residence with me so I need to ensure that my little sister has a comfortable place to sleep that does not include being curled up with either of my best friends.” He says the last part with tension in his voice. Like he could picture Hailey curled up with Aiden or Blitzen.

Hailey grins. When I say grins, we’re talking face splitting blind you kind of grin. “You fell hard, huh big brother?” Then she turns to me “Can’t wait for my spa day.”

Liam kisses my forehead. “And still falling.” That simple statement seems to make sense to Hailey as she nods her head.

“Alright future sister-in-law, get your ass in the car so my brother can go shopping for his futon.” Hailey winks at Liam.

Liam leans down and kisses me, soft, sweet and slow. “See you in an hour, beautiful girl.”

As soon as we are in the car and driving away from Liam, Hailey is all over me. “Holy fucking shit, what in the hell did you do to my brother?”

I turn in my seat and gape at her, “Umm, I’m not sure what you mean?”

“What I mean is that I have never in my entire existence seen him act all sweet and loving with a girl. I have never seen him show any public displays of affection. Hell, he was cuddling and you two were feeding each other at the damn breakfast table.”

“Oh that. Well I’m not sure, I don’t know how Liam was with other girls so I can’t say. I know what you’ve told me, and what Aiden and Liam himself have told me.” I shrug like it’s no big deal.

“Allow me to enlighten you, my friend. Liam does not do PDA, ever! He picks a girl up at a party, the bar, what have you, they do their thing and it’s done. No affection what so ever. Never has he claimed a girlfriend and never has he practically begged a girl to spend time with him like he did back there. You my friend, have tamed the beast.”

I can’t help it, I laugh out loud to that one. “Tamed the beast, really Hales?”

She nods her head “Yes, the beast. Just wait, if he continues this way you’ll hear that a lot.”

I really can’t comment because I have no idea why Liam chose me over all the other girls that he has been with or could be with. I just hope that he doesn’t break my heart because one thing is for sure, I am falling hard for Liam MacCoy and he has the power to crush me.

Once we arrive back at the dorm, I call Gran. I tell her that I have met an amazing guy who is my roommate’s brother and he asked me on a date tonight. She understood of course and wanted to hear all about Liam. I refrain from telling her that he is “officially” my boyfriend. I don’t know why, but I want to keep that for just me for the time being.

After talking to Gran longer than time allowed, I rush through a shower. I throw on a green sun dress that Hailey says makes my eyes pop and a pair of matching flip flops. I braid my hair off to the side, add some mascara and lip gloss and I am good to go. Just as I am unplugging my phone from its charger, there is a knock at the door.

“Come in,” I yell. I know that it’s Liam. We are not expecting anyone else.

Liam walks through the door with a frown on his face. Great it’s only been an hour and he’s changed his mind. Stay calm don’t let him see your cry.

“Hey you,” I try to sound as cheerful as I can.

“Why wasn’t your door locked, and why did you just yell for me to come in? I could have been anyone,” he scowls.

I wrap my arms around his waist and rest my head in what I like to think of as my spot right below his chin. His arms immediately crush me to him. “I knew that you were going to be here any minute and Hales just left, she must have forgotten to lock it back.”

Liam kisses my temple. “I don’t want anything to happen to you or my little sister. You guys need to make sure that you keep this locked even during the day, and always make sure you know who is at the door.”

I nod my head in agreement, trying hard not to smile. It’s been a long damn time since anyone other than Gran or Aiden and his family has worried about me. I am overcome with emotion and am afraid that if I try to speak Liam will see, and I’m not ready to go there with him just yet. So I lean up on my tip toes and kiss him long and hard.

“You look beautiful,” he says as he pulls away. “You ready to go?”

“Yes,” I grab my phone and my wristlet.

“Where’s your bag?”

“Oh, I’m just going to take this,” I say showing him my wristlet. “It can carry everything that I will need, including my phone.”

Liam looks at the floor. “I thought you were going to stay with me.”

“Oh.” I knew we are shopping for a bed for that instance but I didn’t realize that meant I was staying there tonight. “You want me to stay with you tonight?”

“Every night, beautiful girl, but I will take what I can get. It’s just …” Liam rubs his hand on the back of his neck. “I just really want to fall asleep with you in my arms and wake up the same way. I promise nothing else will happen, I just want that, with you. Last night I had to lie awake in bed knowing that you were sleeping next to Aiden. I just need you with me tonight.”

Wow!
“Okay, let me pack a few things.” I rush around grabbing clean underwear a pair of shorts and a tank. I throw in my cell charger as well as my bathroom necessities. Liam is by my side taking my tote out of my hands throwing it over his shoulder. He locks the door to our dorm, laces his fingers through mine and were on our way.

The day is amazing. Liam buys the first futon that he sees at the furniture store and arranges for delivery today at four. He calls Aiden to make sure that he is going to be home. We go to Wal-Mart and buy a new futon cover as well as extra blankets and pillows. Liam insisted that I pick up my brand of shampoo and body wash to keep at his place as well as my own loofa. We also pick up some groceries and a few items that Aiden had asked me to pick up. Then we pick up Subway for lunch and eat it at the park.

Throughout the day, Liam is constantly touching me. Holding my hand, his arm over my shoulder, hands on my hips standing behind me, hand on the small of my back leading me through doorways. I’m on sensory overload.

When we arrive at his apartment, he calls Aiden to help carry in the loot. I of course, am not allowed to help. I am however, allowed to hold the door open and supervise.
Ugh!
He needs to realize that I’ve been taking care of myself and Gran for a long time. When I tell him so he says that “it’s his job to take care of me now.” I have no response to that.

“What the hell did you guys buy?” Aiden asks us as he and Liam set the last of the bags on the kitchen counter.

“Just some food and new blankets and pillows for the futon and I had Allie pick up her shampoo and body wash she likes for when she stays here. This way she doesn’t have to pack it each time or rush home,” this he says with a wink in my direction.

“I see,” was all that Aiden says in reply. It is obvious he is having a hard time adjusting to my relationship, with Liam as much as Hailey is, just in different ways. “By the way, what’s with the futon purchase?” he asks motioning to the living room where the recently delivered futon was set up in the corner.

Liam shrugs. “Hales and Blitzen spend the night a lot, and now Allie does too,” he says as he is pressing his front to my back and wrapping his arms around my waist. “I wanted to make sure that everyone has a comfortable place to sleep, preferably without my little sister being shacked up with you or Blitzen.”

I can tell that Aiden is goading Liam by the look in his eyes “What’s wrong with how we’ve been doing things? Allison with me, Hales with you, and Blitzen on the couch,” I can see the effort it’s taking him not to laugh.

Liam growls. “Allison will be sleeping with me, in my bed from now on! There will be no exceptions. The futon is for Hales. Blitzen and whoever else can fight over the couch, but Allison will be with me.”

Aiden throws his head back and roars with laughter. It takes him a few minutes to get himself under control while Liam glares at him. I stand with a smile on my face that only Aiden can see. Liam grabs our personal supplies and pulls me into his bedroom and shuts the door. He drops my tote on the bed. “The top two drawers are yours, I cleaned them out this morning when I got back. If you need more space than that, let me know.” He places a kiss on my temple and carries the rest of our supplies to his connecting bathroom. And there I stand with a silly grin on my face.

When I come out of the bathroom, Allison is still standing in the same spot. “What’s wrong, babe?”

“You made room for my stuff in your dresser?” she asks me like it’s the craziest thing she has ever heard.

Everyone seems to be really shocked with me the last few weeks. I have never wanted a girlfriend before Allison. It wasn’t necessarily because I was against it, no girl had ever held my attention long enough to want to try, until Allison. It’s only been less than twenty-four hours since she agreed to be exclusive with me and instead of the panic I was afraid would set in, it’s excitement. I rushed home after dropping her off and immediately cleared out my top two dresser drawers for her. I then cleaned a drawer in the bathroom as well as a shelf in the bathroom closet. The thought of her spending that much time here with me brings a smile to my face. The only other thing that has ever done that is football.

“Yeah, I also have a drawer and a shelf for you in the bathroom, that’s where I put all of your stuff.” By this time I am standing beside her and I lift her chin with my fore finger so that she is looking me in the eye. “I want you, I want you here. This is all new to me, these feelings and this need that I have for you. Just knowing that your stuff is mixed with mine makes me happy. I’m going to give this everything I have, Allison.” I kiss her nose and walk away because if I don’t I will have her under me on my bed in no time flat.

“So what do you want to do tonight?” I ask as I sit down on the bed. Before Allison can respond, there is a knock on my bedroom door and Aiden pops his head in.

“Dude, that the fuck! What if Allison would have been changing or something? You can’t just walk in without permission anymore, man,” I growl at him.

Aiden just chuckles. “Chill out, I’ll wait for an invitation in the future.”

“Damn right you will.”

“Anyway,” he rolls his eyes “I just wanted to let you guys know that Dash and a few of the guys are coming over later to play cards and watch movies.”

Allison steps between my legs and places her arms around my neck. My hands instantly reach for her hips. “I guess we have our answer,” she smiles down at me.
My girl is beautiful!