Liam swiftly hands the ball off to Aiden, who then starts to run. It’s at this point I realize they’re pulling a quarterback sneak and Liam still has the ball. I go psycho fan girl and begin to scream, “Run, Liam, you got this, baby!” That’s when others around me realize Liam still has the ball. The other coach yelling at his team to get the quarterback, but it’s too late. Liam glides into the end zone, touchdown! I grab Hailey. We’re jumping up and down and screaming. I belt out, “That’s my man!” Yeah, not exactly my finest moment, but hey, my man just scored a touchdown.
Hailey and I are still hugging and talking about how awesome the play was when I feel a tap on my shoulder. I look over to see Mrs. Mac smiling widely as she points toward the field. Liam is running toward the sideline ball tucked under one arm, helmet in the other. I watch him as he nears, but doesn’t stop, instead he by-passes his teammates and heads straight for me. I watch as he hands his helmet off to a photographer and scales the wall. He climbs over the side and grabs me with his free hand behind my neck and kisses me, hard. The kiss is brief, but doesn’t lack once ounce of the passion we share. Liam rests his forehead against mine. “I missed you, beautiful girl.” He pulls me in for a hug and kisses my temple. “See you in about an hour, baby,” he says as he jumps back over the wall, takes his helmet back from the photographer, and waltzes back to the bench, like nothing happened.
Mrs. Mac leans in and bumps her shoulder into mine. “You make him happy, Allison. It thrills me to see him this way.”
I smile at her, tears in my eyes. “I love him.” I realize what I said and slap my hand over my mouth. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not embarrassed of Liam or the love that we share, but holy shit I just blurted it out to his mom. I can feel my face heat with embarrassment.
Mrs. Mac just laughs. “He loves you too, Allison.” She smiles and turns her attention back to the game.
Chapter 30
Liam
I take some ribbing from the guys on the team for my display with Allison. What they don’t realize is she’s my world. They can rib me all they want, but at the end of the day my girl is coming home with me, and they’re going home alone.
We end up winning the game thirty-six to twenty-two. Not only am I coming off a win, but that fuckstick Jason broke his arm and will be out of the rest of the season. Serves the fucker right for what he did to Allison. Karma is a bitch.
Dinner at my parents’ is great, as always, only this year I have a little something extra to be thankful for. I watch Allison as she helps my mom in the kitchen and talks to my dad about football. I can’t take my eyes off of her. She’s currently helping Mom and Hales wrap up the leftovers. Dad, Aiden, and I are in the living room talking about the game; only I’m not paying attention to the conversation, not when I can watch Allie.
“Liam,” my dad says with a smile as Aiden smacks me on the back of the head.
“Ow! What?” I bark at them. They’re both laughing at me.
“Aiden was telling me that the guy who landed Allison in the emergency room broke his arm tonight in the game,” Dad inquires.
I smile and say, “Karma,” as I turn to look at Allison again. The memories of that night rushing back. The night I stopped fighting what I feel for her and made her mine. Best day of my damn life.
I feel a strong hand on my shoulder, and I look over and see it’s my dad with a grin on his face. He nods his head toward the girls and Mom in the kitchen. “I remember when your mom and I first got together, I couldn’t take my eyes off of her either.”
I chuckle. “Dad, you still don’t take your eyes off of her.”
He’s grinning while watching my mom. “She’s still the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen.”
I nod. “I feel the same way about Allison, Dad. I love her with everything in me.”
“I know you do, son, she loves you too. She blurted it out to your