out the new futon I bought for you today.”
I can only assume Hailey is again questioning his futon purchase. “I want Allison with me, always, and I need to make sure my little sister also has a comfortable place to sleep that does not include you shacking up with Aiden, we discussed this earlier, remember. Listen, Allie is spending the night, and she packed a bag, but needs more clothes. Can you bring her another outfit for tomorrow? Great, thanks, see you soon.” He sets my phone back on his dresser.
I smile at him. “I guess we’re staying in.”
He places his hands on my hips. “I really just want to hang out with you, but we can do anything you want. Hales would have ended up here, anyway.”
I wrap my arms around his waist and lay my head on his chest. “It actually sounds great.” I peer up at him. “I just want to be with you.”
Liam kisses the top of my head. “Let’s go get you some food.” We make our way to the kitchen, where we find Aiden standing with the refrigerator door hanging open.
He turns to face us and smiles. “Allison, how much do you love me?” he asks. I feel Liam tense beside me as he draws me tighter to his side.
“What do you want?” I ask him, snaking my arm around Liam’s waist. I can tell by the tone of his voice he wants something.
“I’m hoping, maybe, you might, possibly, want to make us some of your famous enchiladas?” he asks sweetly, batting his eyelashes at me.
I shrug. “Sure, if you go to the store and get what we need.”
“Yes. Liam, man, you don’t know what heaven is until you’ve had her enchiladas, they’re the bomb.”
Liam looks down at me. “Actually, I think I do,” he says only loud enough for me to hear.
Aiden leaves for the store, so Liam and I cuddle up on the couch to watch some TV. We end up watching Wedding Crashers on HBO. The last thing I remember is lying down on the couch with Liam bound tight in his arms.
I wake up to someone brushing a piece of hair behind my ear. I open my eyes to see Liam watching me. I’m curled up tight against his chest. “Hey, beautiful.” I blush.
“Hey.” I start to pull away, but Liam stops me.
“I’m not ready to let you go,” he whispers as he runs his fingers down my cheek. I hear voices in the kitchen, voices I don’t recognize.
“What time is it?” I ask him.
“It’s a little after eight.” This time I do jump up.
“Shit. I was supposed to make enchiladas. People are already here?” It comes out as a question, but I already know the answer from the voices and commotion in the kitchen.
“Yeah, Blitzen and a few of the guys got here about thirty minutes ago.” He shrugs.
“Why didn’t you wake me up?”
Liam pulls me off the couch, lacing his fingers with mine. “Because I was enjoying having you in my arms and wasn’t ready to give that up.”
I just shake my head. Liam has to be the sweetest guy on the planet. There’s no way I can even fake being upset with him.
“Come on, boyfriend, you can watch me make dinner.”
A huge grin spreads across his face as we make our way into the kitchen. We walk in to find Aiden, Hailey, Blitzen, and the two guys from The Warehouse last night, Mike and Scott. Wow, was that really just last night? So much has happened since then.
“Hey, sleepy-head,” Hailey says to me.
“Hey.” I can feel my blush coming on. Did they all see us sleeping? Of course, they did, you have to pass the living room to get to the kitchen.
“What’s got you grinning like a mule with a mouthful of briars?” Blitzen asks Liam.
Liam draws me back into his chest and kisses right below my ear. “This beautiful girl just referred to me as her boyfriend for the first time.” He holds nothing back.
“Boyfriend,” Scott and Mike both say at the same time. Blitzen and Hailey don’t know the specifics, but, by the look on their faces, they aren’t surprised.
Liam nods. “Yes, boys, I’m officially off the market.”
They both start talking at all at once. I’m not sure who says what, but comments range from “Fuck me”, “holy shit”, and “I’ll be damned”. Liam seems oblivious too, or just doesn’t care about their shocked expressions.
“So,” Aiden says, obviously trying to break the ice, “are you