Page 68 of Tomorrow's Never Promised

I take her hand and lift her chin to look at me. “I shouldn’t have done what I did to either of you. I hurt Madison, and now I hurt you. I’m sorry, Selena.”

“It’s okay, Kil. I forgive you. I know you loved her. But I don’t regret coming to see you that night. I missed you so much. Any chance I got to be with you again, I took selfishly,” she says sheepishly. My cock twitches at the memory of Selena and I together, but I try to ignore it.

“Liam and Madison met before she and I believe it or not. We never knew we were talking to the same girl. Liam left for an assignment—” I stop myself from saying where. “And he was going to win her back when he got home, but discovered we had started dating. It’s a mess. To answer your question, yes. Liam and Madison are together now.”

Selena moves closer to me and places a warm hand on my face. “I miss you, baby.I miss us. Maybe we were meant to come back together. Our timing was just off.” She sits up on her knees and brushes her lips against mine. My hand runs up her back, and my fingers lace into her hair. I pull her to me and kiss her lightly.

She straddles me, and her lips part, inviting my tongue in. It’s a foreign feeling. Madison and I had amazing sex. It was always heated and passionate between us. The way I feel with Selena is like free falling. You don’t care if you have a parachute or not. You just jump and enjoy the moment for what it is…and that’s what I do.I open her robe and trace my fingers over her lace bra. She rocks on my lap against my erection. When I latch my lips over her neck, she moans and pulls me closer to her.

“It’s always been us, baby. Why can’t you see that?” she whispers breathlessly.

I need to stop. I’m not ready for this.My mind wanders back to the look on Madison’s face the night after the accident when I leaned over her in my bed.I free my lips from Selena’s and close her robe, gently sliding her off me. I stand and brush a nervous hand through my hair.

“I’m trying to make peace with everyone around here. Come to dinner with Liam, Madison, and me tonight.”

Selena looks confused at my whiplash of emotions, rubbing a finger over her swollen lips. She stands and wraps her arms around me, laying her head on my chest. “It’s okay to feel unsure, Kil. I’m willing to wait and give you the time you need to get over her.”

I press a kiss to her head and walk towards the door. “I’ll come grab you at eight.” A lone tear slides down my cheek as I click her door shut. I have a feeling my plan is about to backfire on me.

It tooka lot of convincing for Liam to agree. He was much more malleable after we re-enacted our first time in the shower—which was everything it should have been—and more. I’m extremely impressed with his ability to fuck me against the shower wall after having a bullet lodged in his shoulder. He is recovering unbelievably well, pushing through PT like a beast.Hestill gets sore, but his range of motion is way beyond what it should be for only a few weeks post-op.

I am blow-drying my hair when he walks up behind me and leans down to place soft kisses on my neck.

“I love you, baby.” He places a sweet kiss on my temple. “I was planning on getting you the tattoo you wanted, but this will have to do for now.” He reaches in front of my neck and places a black diamond raven necklace there, securing it. The gorgeous raven overlaps the triskelion—which I still haven’t taken off. I guess, in a way, it’s symbolic.My past, present, and future transformations. I move my hand over Killian’s necklace, prepared to take it off, but Liam places a hand over mine.

“Leave it on until you’re ready. I’m not looking to destroy every good memory you had with him,” he smiles gently at me in the mirror.

I turn the blow dryer off and place it down on the counter. My hair is shiny and full of volume. This look always makes me feel sexy and confident. Lately, I’ve been feeling sexier than ever. Liam makes me feel proud of my own body. He’s always reminding me that in, his eyes, I am perfect. I wrap my arms around my man and capture his lips in mine.

“I love you too, Liam.So much. It’s beautiful.”

“I’m sorry I couldn’t get my favorite tattoo artist to do an at-home session,” he says remorsefully.

“It’s okay, babe. I want my own raven tattoo someday, but I’m willing to wait,” I sigh, tracing my fingers over his tattoo. I place kisses from one end to the other, dropping my head lower and down his trail of hair. I stop at his boxer briefs and drop to my knees on the bath mat. With confident hands, I tug them down, letting them fall to the floor. I look up at him and run my tongue over his length from base to tip.

“Jesus, Madison.” He places a hand on my head. “What did I do to deserve you?”

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We enterthe warm candlelit dining room a few minutes past eight. Killian and Selena are nowhere to be found. I turn to Liam, and he shrugs.

Being a gentleman as always, he slides my chair out and I sit, throwing the red cloth napkin over my lap. Liam takes his seat next to me, looking extremely uncomfortable. I stare at him, admiring how handsome he looks all dressed up. The chef walks in, pulling my attention away from him.

“Can I grab you both a drink?” Her eyes linger on Liam while she talks.

“Is Kil—Mr. Kennedy going to be joining us soon?” I ask her.

Her lips twitch. She nods her head, eyeing Liam again and pouring us some water. “He’ll be in shortly. He had somebusinessto attend to.” Her voice is laced with innuendo.

“Thank you, Lainey.” Liam flashes his perfect smile at her. Her eyes soften when he says her name. She places a hand on his shoulder and squeezes, lingering a bit too long for my liking.Am I missing something here?

“Actually, I’ll have a glass of Prosecco, please.” I smile sweetly at her. I’m feeling jealous for more than one reason. Tonight’s environment is making me on edge. I said I was happy for Killian to try again with Selena…sowhy don’t I feel happy right now?I also never realized the chef had a thing for Liam. I need to ask him later if they were ever together.

Liam, noticing my shift in behavior, leisurely runs his hand over my thigh. “I’ll have a double of my favorite whiskey.” He glances up at Lainey before turning his attention back to me.

“I wanted to do something special with you tonight. I planned on taking you for a night swim.”

“We still can. How about after dinner?” I take a sip of my water.

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