Page 42 of Accidental Proposal

“How about we just order something?” he offered, closing the fridge and coming to a stop beside me. Ordering something actually sounded really good because I was not in the mood to make anything.

“That sounds good to me. Let’s get pizza since we didn’t get a chance to have any last night.” With a nod, Liam grabbed his phone and tapped away on it. I leaned against the counter, staring at him.

Our relationship was definitely a weird one. One second we were yelling at each other, well, him yelling at me, and the next we were talking to one another like civilized human beings. Everything that happened yesterday seemed to be forgotten or at least put on the back burner. I didn’t know if it was because Liam was just in a good mood or my teasing lightened the mood, or if it was because of Sky; I honestly couldn’t tell. If I knew how to keep Liam happy or at least not yelling and getting angry, I’d gladly sell my soul for that information. The thought of a year with his attitude and emotions changing at the drop of a hat was already getting old and on my nerves.

“What kind do you want?” he asked, holding his phone to his ear.

“Pepperoni. Sky likes that kind too,” I added. He nodded and spoke into the speaker. I stared at him, leaning against the counter. His work clothes hugged his well-defined body. His brown hair was messy from running his fingers through it a second ago. His jaw and cheeks were starting to get a five o’clock shadow, showing that he hadn’t shaven in a few days. To me it made him more rugged and handsome, even though that was practically impossible. I bet Liam could make anything look great, even if his hair was bright pink and hanging down to his shoulders while wearing a Speedo.

The longer I stared at Liam, the more I realized he wasn’t the worst person to fake marry. I could be stuck with some old, fat guy. Here I had a smart, sophisticated, rich, sexy guy who wanted me to be his fake wife for a year. Someone like him could get any girl he wanted, but instead he chose me, the girl who had no parents, hadn’t ever even kissed a guy, and was just a plain-looking girl. In all honesty, Liam could do a lot better, but not me. He was the one who was stuck with my baggage-filled life. Here I was, complaining about having to marry him when in reality he would probably be the only person that would want me, although none of this was real.

“Okay, pizza will be here in about twenty minutes.” His deep voice snapped me out of my staring. Blushing, I looked away, hoping he didn’t notice I was staring at him the whole time.

“S-sounds good,” I stammered out, willing the red in my cheeks to die down.

“Oh, before I forget, tomorrow afternoon we are getting our engagement photos taken.” I nodded and stood there awkwardly, glancing around the kitchen. Thankfully the awkward silence was broken when a little voice spoke.

“Wenna, who is that man?” Whipping around, I found Sky standing in the doorway of the kitchen holding both of her stuffed animals in her arms. Her blonde hair was falling out of her pigtails, and her dress was squawky on her body.

“Oh, Sky, this is…” I trailed off, thinking of a term to call Liam.

“I’m her fiancé,” Liam butted in.

“What is a bey-once?” Sky asked slowly, saying it wrong. I couldn’t help but grin.

“Well, a fiancé is like a boyfriend,” I said, walking over to her. “His name is Liam.” Looking over my shoulder, I motioned for him to come over.

“Is he nice?” I wanted to say no, but I stopped myself.

“Yes, he is.”

“What is your name?” Liam asked, squatting down in front of her and smiling.

“I’m Sky!” she said, grinning brightly at Liam.

“Wow, what a pretty name for a pretty girl.” Seeing him smiling and looking at Sky all cutely made my heart swell. Before it sounded like he didn’t like children, but seeing this I knew he had a soft spot for them. “What do you have there?” he asked, pointing to her bear and unicorn.

“This Wenna. I just got her today,” she said, holding out the brown bear to Liam. “This is Pinky. She’s a unicorn.”

“They are both very cute.”

“You can hold them if you want,” Sky said, holding out both and waiting for Liam to take them. Shooting me a look, he took them and held them in his big hands. I grinned, finding the situation very cute.

“Is Wenna named after Jenna?” Liam asked Sky.

“Yes! Wenna is the bestest person ever! Her and Lemon took me to play golf and this jumpy place where I met Nathan and then we got ice cream!” I let out a chuckle at Sky calling Lennon “Lemon.”

“Wow, sounds like a great day!” Sky nodded, making more of her blonde hair fall into her face. Just then, the doorbell rang.

“Food is here. Here, Sky, do you want to hold these for me for a second?” he asked, almost giving her puppy dog eyes. She grabbed them and stared at Liam as he went to the door to pay. The way she was staring at him was like he was her knight in shining armor. Looked like Liam had an admirer. Shaking my head, I grabbed three plastic plates I found in one of the cabinets just as Liam came back with two pizza boxes.

“Pizza!” Sky yelled, running over to the counter where Liam set the boxes. Liam grinned down at her and opened them up.

“Sky, how about we eat these while watching TV? Does that sound fun?” he asked her. She didn’t even reply. All she did was nod enthusiastically. Candy was never going to let me watch her again, as I’d spoiled her all day with fun, ice cream, and now pizza while watching TV. Putting a small piece of pepperoni pizza on a plate for Sky, I put one on mine along with the meat lovers from the other one Liam got.

“I got drinks,” Liam said.

“Just water or apple juice for Sky. I don’t think she needs any more sugar,” I said, grabbing our plates along with Liam’s and heading to the living room, following Sky. Sky made sure her animals were all comfy on a chair to the side of the couch before she jumped up in the middle of the couch, her legs swinging back and forth.

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