Anywhere With You (20 page)

“Babe, I would have gone with you,” I whine to her. I want to be there for her in every way.

She blushes, “I wasn’t sure that we would make it this far, but I wanted to be prepared if we did.”

I rest my forehead against hers. “I’m clean, I just had my annual before school started and I have not been with anyone since before that.”

“I trust you, Liam.” I can tell that there is a deeper meaning behind those words.

I nod my head and position myself between her legs. I stop to take in the moment. I am overwhelmed with want, passion, and need for her. I’m also a little intimidated.

“What’s wrong?” she asks me, concern and what looks like insecurity lacing her face.

“It’s just that, well I have never done this before, not without a condom. This is a first for me, for a couple different reasons,” I tell her honestly. She nods her head so I continue. “I have also never made love before. It was always just sex, release, but you, you’re different. My heart and soul are engraved with you. I’m scared as hell to hurt you and scared that if we do this and you regret it that I will lose you and well, that’s just not an option for me.”

Allison raises her hips to meet mine. “I want you with everything in me, I want you in me,” she winks at me. “You have branded my heart. There is nothing that can keep me away from you. You are a part of me. I want this with you, to share this part of me with you. I love you.” She lifts up and kisses me soft and slow. “Please make love to me.”

My resolve crumbles and I nod my head letting her know that I’m in this with her. “Baby, this is going to hurt and I am so sorry. Once I am all the way in I’ll stop so that you can adjust to me. If at any time you need me to stop or change your mind, you tell me okay?”

“I won’t want you to stop, but yes, I promise.”

With those words I gently begin pushing my way into her slick folds and have to grit my teeth as soon as I feel her heat. The feel of her with no barrier engulfing me is a feeling that I’m not prepared for. I’m glad that I saved this moment, this feeling for her. I watch her closely gauging her reaction as I continue to slowly slip inside. Allison raises her hips to meet mine. “More, Liam, please,” she begs me.

“Easy babe, I don’t want to hurt you.”

She’s shaking her head, I am so focused on watching her face caught in the moment, I don’t realize that she has wrapped her legs tight around me, until she thrust me the rest of the way inside.

She gasps in pain and I hold completely still. “Are you okay?” She doesn’t answer so I start to pull out.

“Yes,” she whispers “Please don’t, I want you. Please make love to me. I’m fine it just hurt for a minute.”

I lean down and kiss her hoping to relay the emotions coursing through me. This moment has changed me. Allison is mine and I hers, I will never feel this with anyone else. I begin to move slowly at first and increasing my efforts as she begins to moan my name. I can feel my release rapidly approaching so I balance my weight on one hand while my other finds her center and begin to stroke her folds while I increase my rhythm.

“Liam.”

“Allie.”

We both shout at the same time. I gently rest my full weight on her, not that there is currently another option. I’m not ready to be disconnected from her and my orgasm has taken everything out of me. As I lay here breathing like I just ran a marathon, I lift my head slightly to look at my girl. She is smiling, satisfied and sated. “I love you,” I whisper against her lips.

“Oh, Liam.” She hugs me tight against her with her arms around my neck. “That was the most amazing moment of my life. I can’t explain it,” she hugs me tighter.

I rise up and gently remove myself from her. I hop off the bed and go to the bathroom. I come back with a wet cloth. “Open for me baby,” I say as I caress her leg. I gently wipe away her arousal and mine and throw the cloth back through the bathroom door. I climb up on the bed and take her in my arms. “This,” I say motioning with my free hand between us, “Is the most exhilarating experience of my life. Everything with you is brighter, happier, more fulfilling.” I kiss her temple. “I love you so much,” I say squeezing her tight.

“I love you, too,” she says with a yawn.

I kiss the top of her head and reach over and turn off the bedside lamp. I reach down and pull the covers up over us. I fall asleep with the love of my life in my arms and I can’t remember ever feeling more content.

The morning sun is just starting to peek through the blinds. I’m lying on Liam’s chest with his arms holding me tight against him. I gently tilt my head, careful not to wake him up. I watch him sleeping. He is so handsome. My mind drifts to last night and the things we shared. I never in a million years ever dreamed that I could be this happy. Hailey and Aiden are still in awe of how much he has changed, but to me he has always been my Liam. Always protecting me and telling me how special and how beautiful he thinks that I am.

“Why are you staring at me, beautiful?” Liam asks in his oh so sexy morning voice.

“Just taking in the view,” I reply cheerily.

“What’s got you so happy this morning?” he asks as he tickles my side.

I laugh out loud while squirming away. “I’m just really happy,” I gasp between laughs.

Liam tightens his hold on me “You aren’t going anywhere” he says as he flips over on top of me, resting his weight on his arms by my head. He is looking at me with a huge grin on his face, the one that he reserves for me.

“What’s got you so happy this morning?” I throw his words right back at him, still laughing from his onslaught of tickling.

“That is the most beautiful sound, I love hearing you laugh.” He gives me a chaste kiss. “As for my happiness, let’s see. I made love for the first time to the most beautifully sexy woman I have ever met, I held her in my arms all night and I wake up to her still in my arms and the sound of her delightful laughter. That, my beautiful girl, is the short list of why I am so happy this morning.” He then kisses me again with so much passion that I’m ready to go another round. I lift my hips to his, letting him know what I want. Liam pulls away from our kiss breathing heavily. “Baby, it’s too soon. I know that you’re sore and I don’t want to hurt you.”

“I’m fine, I can deal with it. I want you,” I beg him.

Liam shakes his head. “We can’t baby, I don’t want to hurt you.” He kisses my forehead. “Let’s get in the shower and grab some breakfast before we head home.”

I grumble my agreement and let him pull me off the bed. He’s right I am sore, but the pleasure of being with him is so worth any amount of pain.

School is out for Thanksgiving break, so Liam and I spend a lot of time together. Thursday, Liam, Aiden and I are having Thanksgiving dinner with Gran and Aiden’s parents. I also invited Hailey to join us. So here we are on Wednesday night driving to Gran’s. Liam is going to stay at Aiden’s while Hailey stays with me and Gran. Gran didn’t say that this needed to be the arrangement, but out of respect for her, we have decided this is the best way, even though we hate to sleep without each other.

As soon as Liam pulls into Gran’s driveway, I’m out the door and running to see Gran. It’s been three longs weeks since I’ve seen her and I miss her so much. I hear Aiden laughing behind me as they unload our bags for the night. I barrel through the door. “Gran, we’re here,” I yell for her.

“I’m in the den, Allie girl,” she calls back.

I reach the den and drop to my knees in front of her chair and engulf her in a hug, careful not to hurt her. Gran is the constant in my life, and I miss her. I pull away and kiss her on the cheek just as Aiden, Liam, and Hailey enter the room. Aiden walks over to Gran and hugs her as well. I hold my hand out to Liam while motioning for Hailey to come over as well.

“Gran, this is Liam, my boyfriend and this is Hailey, my roommate and Liam’s sister.”

“It’s nice to meet you both. I am so glad that my Allie girl has met such nice friends,” Gran says as she turns to face Aiden. “And you, it’s been way too long. I think I am going to need another hug,” she tells him with a smile.

Aiden quickly obliges her as the rest of us take a seat. We sit and talk to Gran for a few hours until it’s obvious that she is completely worn out.

“Guys, I’ll be right back, I’m just going to help Gran get settled,” I tell them. I help Gran ease out of her chair and led her down the hall to her bedroom.

“You love him,” she says matter of fact.

“Yeah, I really do. He and Aiden have been best friends since Aiden’s first year of college. he’s such a great guy, Gran.” I blush from my onslaught of gushing I am doing over Liam.

“He loves you too, you know,” she states. “He’s the color on your canvas.”

I feel tears prick my eyes at her referral to what she has told me since I was a little girl.
Life is a giant canvas, Allie, and you should throw as much paint on it as you can
. I nod my head to agree with her. “Yeah I really think he does, and I think he is. He tells me every day how beautiful he thinks I am and how much I mean to him,” I tell her as I finish helping her into bed and kissing her cheek goodnight.

“Follow your heart, sweet girl. It will lead you to happiness.”

“Goodnight, Gran. I love you.” I kiss her cheek again.

“Goodnight, Allie girl.”

When I get back to the den everyone is exhausted from the long day, it’s after midnight. Hailey and I walk the guys out to the porch.

“So dinner will be ready at one, so don’t be late,” I tell them.

Aiden laughs. “Mom will be here early to help cook, do you really think that we are going to pass up a big home cooked meal?” he asks me like it’s the craziest thing he has ever heard.

“Can I do anything to help you?” Liam asks me.

“Holy shit, you’re more whipped than I thought,” Aiden says punching Liam in the arm and laughing.

Liam smiles, “You’re damn right I am, my girl comes first always,” he says kissing me softly. He pulls away and rests his forehead on mine. “Sweet dreams, beautiful girl.” Then he kisses me again, slow and sweet. I could stand here all night but Aiden and Hailey clearing their throats brings me back to reality.

“Goodnight,” I whisper against his lips with one last chaste kiss.

Hailey and I head to bed as well. I have a queen bed in my old room and she is going to be sleeping with me.
I wish it was her brother
. Once we’re settled, lights off and everything is calm, the realization of how used to sleeping with Liam I really am set in. He must have been reading my thoughts because my phone vibrates on the night stand with a new message.

Liam:
I miss u I cant sleep without you

Me:
I miss you too

“Is that my brother?” Hailey questions me.

I’m glad it was dark so that she can’t see me blush. “Yeah,” I reply.

We are quiet for several minutes, my phone buzzes again.

Liam:
I love you, baby. Sweet Dreams

Me:
I love you too

“He really does you know.”

“He really does what?” I’m confused as to what she’s referring to.

“Liam, he really loves you. I heard him talking to our parents, he told them that you’re the one,” she says.

I swallow the lump in my throat. “The one?” I question her.

Hailey laughs softly, “He’s different with you, better.”

I debate on what I should tell her. She is his sister but she’s also my friend. I decide with honesty without the intimate details of our relationship. “I love him so much. I really feel like he’s my soul mate. Is that crazy? We’ve only been together a short amount of time.”

“No, it’s not crazy. I wish I could say that I had found the one.”

I don’t respond as my mind drifts to Liam and the depth of my feelings for him. In such a short amount of time he has become my world. I have to admit I am little worried about the draft and how that will affect us. I try not to think about it and just enjoy the time that I have with him.

“There is this guy, that I have kind of had a thing for, for a while now,” Hailey speaks into the quiet room. “He doesn’t see me that way, but I would give anything for him to look at me the way my brother looks at you.” She reaches over and grabs my hand. “I am so glad that he has you and that you and I have become friends. Both of our lives have been changed because of you.”

“I love you both,” I whisper through the cloud of tears in my eyes. Neither one of us says any more as we drift off to sleep.