The Boy Who Sneaks in My Bedroom Window (27 page)

I took a deep
breath and willed my voice not to show the nerves I felt inside. “I
love you, Liam,” I said honestly. He looked at me
, shock clear across his face. His mouth was hanging open,
his eyes wide as he took in what I said. I couldn’t help but laugh.
“OK, that’s not how I imagined your reaction.” I winced, waiting
for him to say something.

He pushed me
down onto my back
, rolling on top of me.
“You love me? Seriously?” he asked, the shock leaving his face to
be replaced by excitement.

I nodded, feeling my cheeks heat up slightly.
“Yes, I love you.”

He
lau
ghed and kissed me passionately. When
he pulled away his eyes were sparkling with happiness. “Thank God!
I thought you were going to dump me or something. You looked so
serious that I thought you didn’t want to be with me,” he said,
shaking his head, grinning.

I
laughed
. “You did? That’s why you were
looking nervous?” I asked, giggling.

“
Say it
again,
” he whispered.

I wrapped my
arms around his neck and pulled him closer to me, his mouth about
an inch away from mine. “I love you, Liam James,
” I whispered.

“
I love you
too, Amber Walker.” He kissed me
, hard,
and I couldn’t help but kiss him back with the same intensity. I
ran my hands down his back and gripped the bottom of his t-shirt,
pulling it up over his head, trailing my fingers down his chest,
just marveling at how flawless he was. His hands were roaming all
over my body hungrily; he gripped the bottom of my top and started
pulling it up slowly, as if he was waiting for some sort of
reaction. I felt my love for him bump up another gear because of
how thoughtful and patient he was with me. I smiled against his
lips and he pulled away, looking at me curiously.

“
OK?” he
asked, concern colouring his voice.

I nodded and
pushed him off of me so I could sit up. I gripped my top and yanked
it off over my head, throwing it to the floor. He was just watching
me in shock. I pulled him back to me, kissing him deeply. His hands
were everywhere while we made out but he didn’t do anything I
didn’t want him to. It was perfect and sweet. An incredible end to
an incredible date. After a while he pulled away and laid next to
me, we talked happily for awhile.

At
nine
, he sighed. “Jake’s going to be home
soon, maybe we should get dressed,” he suggested, looking a little
reluctant as his fingers trailed over my bra and
stomach.

I nodded.
“Yeah. I don’t think he’d be best pleased if he came home and found
out that you’d seen me with no top on, James,” I said with mock
horror. He laughed and sat up, grabbing my shirt from the floor and
passing it to me, kissing me again tenderly.

When we were
both fully dressed again, we sat watching TV until Jake came home.
I couldn’t keep the smile off of my face, Liam loved me and I loved
him and everything was perfect. Jake came home and they played on
the Wii while I did my homework, trying
unsuccessfully
, not to watch Liam’s ass
as he stood in front of me. At ten he went home to change his
clothes and see his parents for half an hour before he would sneak
through my window tonight. I could barely contain my excitement at
being with him again.

“
So
, how are you two getting on?”
Jake asked curiously, when we were on our own.

I
grinned
happily. “Really good actually.
Thanks for not freaking out and hurting him or anything,” I said,
grimacing at the thought.

He smiled
sadly. “That’s OK. Just be careful, he’s a player, I don’t want you
to get hurt.” He looked at me worriedly. He always was
overprotective, but I guess growing up the way we did he always
felt he needed to protect me from our father. I guess that urge
never left, even after my father did.

I smiled and
shook my head
. “He won’t hurt me,” I
stated confidently.

He
laughed
. “Such confidence in a guy who’s
never managed to hold down a girlfriend before,” he mused, shaking
his head.

“
Jake, Liam’s
a great
guy, he won’t hurt me. He loves
me.”

He sighed and
nodded
. “I know he does.” He frowned
disapprovingly as he said it. I don’t think that Jake would ever
approve of anyone I brought home; he was just so damn
overprotective. He’d always been the best brother a girl could ask
for. “So, do you need to talk to me about Dad or anything?” he
asked, wincing slightly as he said the word dad.

I closed my
eyes; I had been putting off even thin
king about that man coming back. “I don’t want to see him,”
I said quietly.

He pulled me
into a hug. “OK, then we won’t see him.” He rubbed my back
soothingly, looking at me worriedly, as if he thought I was going
to have another panic attack like the last time we spoke about
him.

“
You can see
him if you want to,” I said,
feeling a
little guilty. I didn’t want to stop Jake from seeing him if he
wanted to.

He
laughed
humourlessly. “Actually, I
need
to see
him.” He shrugged, and my heart sank, I didn’t want Jake anywhere
near that asshole.

“
OK, well if
that’s what you want….” I trailed off, trying not to
cry.

Jake pulled
out of the hug and looked at me sadly. “I don’t want to see
him
, Amber, I want to kill him,” he
stated, shrugging casually, making me laugh. I slapped his shoulder
making him laugh too. “I promise I won’t let him hurt you, never
again.” He kissed the side of my head gently, his whole body tense.
I knew Jake always felt guilty that he didn’t do something sooner.
I don’t think he’d ever forgive himself for it, but it was an
irrational belief, none of it was his fault, yet he took all the
blame for it not ending before it did. I think he forgets that he
went through it too; he only ever worries about me. He never really
talks about the fact that he probably got hurt twice as much as I
did because he was always protecting me. He always seems to forget
that he was a child at the time too, that he couldn’t have done
anything about it anyway because he wasn’t strong
enough.

“You know you’re the best brother in the
world, right?” I told him, smiling happily.

He nodded,
smirking at me. “Yeah, I know,
” he
replied cockily, making us both laugh again.

I sighed,
feeling exhaustion creep in.
“I’m going
to bed. Night, Jake.” I kissed the top of his head as I went to my
room, locking the door behind me out of habit.

I put on my
pyjamas and just as I was about to fall asleep, I heard my window
open. I smiled happily as Liam climbed in
the bed behind me, wrapping his arms around me. “Hey, you,”
I mumbled sleepily.

He
ki
ssed the back of my head gently. “Hey,
yourself,” he replied, as I snuggled back against him.

“
I love you,
Liam.” I grinned as I said the words; it just got
easie
r and easier to say each
time.

“
I love you
more, Angel.” I sighed and closed my eyes
, drifting off to sleep, safe and warm, wrapped in his
embrace.

Chapter 15

~ Liam ~

I had been with Amber for a week now, and it’d
honestly been the best week of my life - of anyone’s life,
probably. She was just so perfect. I’d wanted her for so long that
I was a little worried that if I ever did get her, that she would
never be able to live up to what I had imagined. I’d put her on
such a high pedestal that I was surprised she actually had enough
oxygen to breathe. But being with her was better than anything I
could have ever imagined.

I couldn’t
wait for tonight. As usual
, there was a
party at Jake’s - the after game celebrations. I was definitely
planning on dancing with my girl tonight. I pulled on a pair of
ripped jeans and a white button down shirt and headed over to their
house. I was so excited to see her that I could burst into song any
moment. I still couldn't believe that someone like me would be
lucky enough to have someone like her fall in love with them. She
could have any guy she wanted; she was beautiful, smart, funny, and
kind. Practically every guy in school lusted after her, not that I
could blame them; her body was just out of this world, all that
dancing…..

I struggled
to watch her at her dance practice every Saturday, it was such a
freaking turn on seeing her jumping around, shaking her ass. She
honestly made my mouth water I wanted her so badly. It would be
even worse tomorrow because I’d actually had my hands on that pert
little ass
that would be shaking
around.

I went
straight to their kitchen, helping Jake sort out drinks and snacks
as usual. Amber was probably in her room making herself look
unbelievable,
just to tease the life out
of me again. She’d insisted on flirting her pretty butt off with me
every day at school for the stupid bet. Every day it got worse and
worse as she bumped it up another gear. She was getting more
confident now; she knew exactly how much she affected me, and
definitely used it to her advantage. Not that I minded, she was
having a good time doing it and seeing her enjoying herself made me
happy.

Amber had
been getting more and more into our relationship since she told me
she loved me, taking things further and further. I was a little
wo
rried at first. I didn’t want her to
think all I wanted her for was sex, I’d told her I would wait and I
would wait as long as she needed. I truly loved her more than
anything in the world. If I thought she would say yes, I would ask
her to marry me right now, but I just didn’t want to rush her or
pressure her into anything, we had all the time in the
world.

Jake had been
great so far
too. He seemed to like the
fact that Amber was happy so he didn’t give me too much flack about
dating her. We did have a few words the day after he found out
about us, but I’d never tell Amber about that. It was basically
just threats of decapitation and castration - which I knew he
meant. Not that it mattered, I wouldn’t be the one to hurt her or
end this relationship, that was definitely up to her. All I wanted
was to take care of her and make her happy.

An hour
later, people started arriving for the
party. I watched the hallway, waiting for her. Usually, she
didn’t come out of her room until the party was in full swing, so I
knew I had a little while. I spotted Jessica walk in and I groaned
as I grabbed Casey, pulling him in front of me so she wouldn’t see
me. She had been pissing me off so badly all week with all the
flirting, well, they all had. I couldn’t believe that girls do that
sort of thing, and jeez what they were offering, it was literally
anywhere, anytime, and anything I wanted. I didn’t even want to
think about what Jessica had offered me, the dirty little tramp. My
subconscious mind wandered to the couple of times we’d been out and
had sex, I shuddered a little at the thought.

Casey was
laughing his ass off. “Seriously, Liam, just man up and fuck
someone get it over with,” he said, laughing.

I rolled my
eyes at his stupid comment. “Whatever, the only one I’ll be with is
my
girlfriend. I’m not interested in any
of these skanks.” I waved my hand dismissively as a couple of girls
eyed me from across the room. Someone grabbed my arm, squeezing
gently to get my attention. Oh for goodness sake why can’t they
leave the hell alone? “Look, I’m not interested! I’ve got a
girlfriend!” I growled angrily as I turned around.

My breath
caught in my throat, Amber was standing there in a little black
dress that clung to her shapely body and came to her mid-thigh. Her
hair was half up and curled, and her eye
s
were sparkling with amusement. I couldn’t breathe. She was so
beautiful that it was unreal. All I could do was stare at her like
an idiot. Oh crap, I’m staring! OK come on, Liam, say
something.

Say anything.

Liam,
freaking say SOMETHING!

“
Um…. Hi,
Angel,” I mumbled, my voice sounding tight.
Wow, that was real smooth, Liam! God, I’m such a dick! I
was so turned on it must have been obvious to everyone.

She grinned,
her smile lighting up her whole face. “Hi
, Liam,” she purred in her sexy voice. I mentally groaned.
OK here it comes; she’s finally going to kill me. I really didn’t
think I could take her flirting with me while she looks like
that.

“
You look
beautiful,” I said honestly, looking her over
again.

She grinned
and did a little twirl
, making the dress
rise up a little. My heart started to beat faster. “You like?” she
asked biting her lip. Did I like it? Was she kidding me?

I nodded and
stepped closer. I could smell her perfume making my head slightly
fuzzy. “I love,” I confirmed.

She giggled
and closed the distance,
pressing her
chest to mine. I couldn’t help but put my hands on her hips,
feeling the silky material under my fingers. “You know what? I
think you’ll like what’s underneath even more,” she whispered in my
ear.