Page 48 of Mysterious

Liam tosses my brand-new black lace teddy on top of his shirt on the floor before guiding my hand to the front of his pants. “No need to take my word on it. Take his. He’s ready to go.”

I watch him strip out of his pants and underwear and ask, “Why do men always refer to their bits and pieces as he?”

When he finishes and he’s standing naked in front of me, it feels like something has stolen my breath away. The man I adore is like a Greek god come to life, and he’s all mine.

As I slide my hands over his chest, he answers in a way that sounds almost innocent, “I think it might be strange if we called them she. She’s ready to go? Go where?”

He really is so cute sometimes.

Liam takes me by the hand and leads me over to the bed. When he sits down on the edge, it reminds me of that night we watched The Brady Bunch together and how I was crazy about him even then.

“Mia? Is something wrong?”

His question pulls me from my memories, and I shake my head. “No. I was just thinking about that first night when I came to your room, and we watched my favorite show. Were you wearing gray sweatpants that night?”

I gently push him down onto the bed as he shakes his head. “I don’t remember. Why?”

“Because you look great in gray sweatpants.”

He pulls me to him, kissing me hard like he wants me to know the time for talking is over, but then he smiles and says, “I thought women loved all guys in gray sweatpants.”

As I straddle his hips, I shake my head. “Not all. It’s female kryptonite, but gray sweatpants can only do so much. On you, of course, they’re like your superpower.”

With one slow thrust, he pushes into my body, filling me completely. Smiling up at me, he runs his tongue over his bottom lip, leaving it glistening wet.

“I like this superpower better,” he says with a moan.

I roll my hips and sigh. “Mmmm…I agree. This one is the best.”

We make love like it’s the first time, like we can’t get enough of one another. Liam is everything I’ve ever wished for in a man but never thought I’d get. He’s sweet and sexy, tender yet gruff, and even his insistence on doing things by the rules charms me now.

But none of that matters when I’m in his arms and he gives me what every woman wants. True love, mind-blowing orgasms, and the security that whatever comes tomorrow, he’ll be there to protect me.

His arms wrapped around me, he sighs after that first round of sex as we lie together in the bed we share in our house. It used to be my house, and I made sure to fill it with as many people as I could so I’d never be alone.

Now it’s our home, and I have all I could ever want right here with him.

That’s what the song I wrote that night in New Orleans is all about. I know when the world finally hearsSafe In Your Armsfor the first time that how I feel about Liam will come through loud and clear. It’ll be my biggest hit yet too.

Even more importantly, I know when he finally hears it, he’ll know it’s my song to him.

My head on his chest, I think about our time at his grandmother’s house today and sigh in utter contentment. “I loved being with your family today, Liam. Every one of them is now my new favorite person.”

He presses a soft kiss to the top of my head, and when he speaks, the sound comes from deep inside him and makes his chest rumble beneath my cheek. “I’m happy you had fun. They loved you, just like I knew they would.”

“You don’t really hate having a big family, do you?” I ask, my voice trembling in anticipation of his answer.

Liam stays silent for a long moment but then answers, “No, not really. They can be a lot sometimes, but I can’t imagine my life without them.”

“Do you think you might want to have a big family someday?” I whisper against his skin.

He doesn’t take long to answer that question, thankfully. “Yeah, I think that would be great.”

I lift my head off his chest and look at him, happy to see him smiling. “Me too.”

It’s only been a few months since we got together, and I have a tour to finish and a million other things to do, but all I can think about at this moment is how much I want to spend the rest of my life with him. Maybe it’s crazy because I’m so young. Maybe we should date for longer.

I don’t know. All I know is after spending time with his family today, I truly felt like I had finally found a home.

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