Don’t get me wrong, Allie would tell me if I asked her, but I know she’ll play it off as no big deal, trying to diffuse my anger.
“Allison, I’m so sorry for all of this. If I never would’ve dated Todd and talked you into doubling with us and Jason, none of this would have ever happened,” Hailey tells her.
“Hales, this isn’t your fault. They’re pompous assholes, who like to hear themselves talk. Jason can tell me all day long that he’s a better man than Liam, he’s just spouting hot air because I know better,” Allison replies.
“No, really. I knew Liam didn’t like them, and I also knew he was into you. I should have seen this coming,” Hailey argues.
“Regardless, when Liam found out about Todd, he would’ve had the same reaction. You’re his sister, and he loves you,” Allison tries to reason with her.
Hailey sniffs. “I thought Todd was a nice guy, I should have listened to Liam. AGHH! Why can’t I just have the guy I want? I see what you and Liam have, and I want that. I want what you have.”
“What I have is a mess. I’m madly in love with Liam and I’m just waiting for him to realize being in a relationship isn’t what he wants.”
Hailey squeals, “You love him? When did this happen, you’ve so been holding out on me.”
“Shh!” Allison tries to get her to lower her voice. “A while now, I’m so afraid to tell him. I’m afraid it’ll push him away. God, Hales, he has the power to crush me.”
“Allison, you’re so blind. Liam loves you, crazy girl. Trust me, he’s just as scared as you are.”
I hear Allie sniffle, and I can’t take it anymore, I need to wrap her in my arms. I go to move around Aiden and he stops me. Holding up his finger for me to wait.
“So, you still crushing on—” Allison tries to speak, but Hailey interrupts her.
“Stop, don’t say it,” Hailey warns her. “Yes, I want him, but it can never happen, so let’s just leave it at that.”
“But—” Allison is again interrupted.
“Allison, leave it alone,” Hailey warns her.
I’m not waiting any longer. We’ve heard way too much as it is, and I need to hug my girl. How can she possibly not know I’m madly in love with her? I tell her every day how amazing she is. I’m ready to forget about my plans for tomorrow and tell her right now, but I still want it to be special. Allison deserves special, she’s my heart.
I take off down the hall, ahead of Aiden, who’s chuckling behind me. He knows it’s killing me not to be near her. Bastard. I walk into the living room and head straight for Allison. She looks up at me and smiles, and I feel my heart squeeze at the sight of her. She’s sitting on the love seat. I lift her up and pull her into my tight embrace. She wraps her arms around my neck. God, this girl is my life, I’ll never be able to get enough. I bring her lips to mine and kiss her slow and sweet, savoring her.
I hear Aiden behind us. “Take it to the bedroom, Mac. I don’t need to see you sucking face with my sister.” He laughs. The doorbell rings, so he goes to pay for the pizza.
I sit down on the love seat with Allison curled up in my lap. We stay this way the rest of the night, only moving long enough to fill our plates or to grab something else to drink. I need her as close to me as possible.
After a couple of hours of laughing, and talking about the game, I notice Allison keeps yawning. I’m beat, myself, from the game. I’d like to say that is my motivation for calling it a night, but really, I just want to be alone with my girl.
Chapter 25
Allison
When Liam asks me if I’m ready for bed, I’m quick to agree. This has been a long ass day, and I’m ready to curl up with him and kiss it goodbye. He picks me up, we both say goodnight to Hales and Aiden, and then he carries me to his room. I smile at the thought, Liam refers to it as our room and gets offended anytime I call it his.
“What are you smiling at, beautiful girl?” he whispers in my ear.
“Just thinking about how much I love being with you.” Oh, shit. I said