Page 15 of Accidental Attraction

Chapter Six

I woke up the next morning to swollen eyes and a scratchy sore throat. I snuggled deeper in the soft bed and sheets, ignoring the light streaming through the blinds. I tried to will my body back to sleep, but it didn’t work. I was up now. I really hated being one of those people that once they were up they were up; there was no going back to sleep. With a groan, I rolled onto my back, bringing my comforter up and over my head.

As I lay there, a very nice manly smell wrapped itself around me. I breathed the scent in deeply, loving it. I stayed there, smelling the sheets like a weirdo, but what happened last night rushed to the front of my mind. I groaned even louder as I realized that seeing my mother was not something I had simply dreamed. I replayed everything in my mind, then sat up as I remembered I was in Liam’s bed. The comforter fell to my lap as I looked around the room. Liam was nowhere in sight, but the sounds of plates clinking together let me know he was in the kitchen. Seeing as it was nine in the morning, I pushed the comforter away and swung out of the bed. I hadn’t slept that well in a long time, and I was reluctant to leave the cozy bed.

I did my thing in the bathroom, but I winced at my reflection. My hair, which had been curled last night, was tangled and sticking up everywhere. My green eyes were red and swollen from crying so hard. At least I didn’t have dried/ruined makeup on. I slowly made my way out of Liam’s room and over to the kitchen. I walked in on the sight of Liam in nothing but a pair of shorts that hung low on his hips. His muscular back faced me, making my mouth suddenly dry. Liam was definitely out of my league.

Since I was not wearing any shoes or socks, I padded over to the bar quietly. When I pulled a chair out, it made a squeaking sound that made Liam whirl around, almost dropping the pan in his hands.

“You scared me,” he said, trying to catch his breath.

“Sorry,” I said sheepishly. He turned back around, giving me time to check out his well-toned backside. Watching Liam cook was very hot, to be honest. Something about a man that knew how to cook was seriously sexy. On top of already being sexy, Liam wasn’t wearing a shirt, displaying his nice abs for me, making the whole situation a lot hotter than usual.

“Here you go, my lady,” he said with an accent, bringing a smile to my face. When he set a plate in front of me, I had to keep myself from laughing. Liam had made me differently shaped pancakes. I could tell he really did try on them, but they looked like big batches of misshaped circles. One looked like a heart, but one side was larger than the other. All in all, it was the sweetest thing anyone had ever done for me.

“You made me pancakes.”

“And apple juice, since I know you like that better than orange juice.” He slid a glass in front of me. I looked at him, feeling absolutely touched.

“Liam…thank you,” I said sincerely. No one had ever made this much of an effort for me before.

“It’s no problem. I hope it tastes good.” He slid into the chair beside me. I rolled my eyes at that, knowing it would even if it didn’t look pretty. The next few minutes, we ate in silence. The breakfast was good, and I even got up to get extra.

“Liam, thank you for last night. You really didn’t have to do that,” I finally said. I needed to thank him for leaving his company’s event for me and for taking care of me.

“Jenna, it is fine. Don’t worry about it. I am happy to take care of you.” He turned to me. “Don’t even apologize for crying on me.” His tone was firm. I knew it was useless saying anything else. “How about we do something today?” he suggested.

“I don’t know. What could we do?” The idea of spending the whole day doing something fun with Liam sounded very appealing. His face lit up, and his mouth went wide in a grin.

“Don’t worry, I got it figured out. It will definitely make you forget about your mother.” The look on his face made me almost nervous.

“You’re not going to take me to a strip club, right? I’ve worked at one and have seen enough boobs and asses to last me an entire lifetime.”

“No, just go get ready.” He rolled his eyes at me before standing up and grabbing both of our plates.

“I can help do the dishes,” I said, getting up after him. I didn’t feel right leaving him to do them.

“Don’t you need a while to get ready?” I sent him a look at that. As I stood beside him at the sink, I waited to start putting our dishes in the dishwasher. After we did the dishes, we both headed to our rooms to get ready.

The entire time I showered, I was grinning from ear to ear. For the first time in a long time, I felt relaxed, happy, and excited. Liam might have been an ass to me in the beginning, but now with him acting the way he was, I knew I would fall for him. I was already falling. I got dressed in my new pair of light blue skinny jeans and a teal-colored sweater. After brushing my teeth and putting a little bit of makeup on to hide my blotchy skin, I nodded at my reflection. I left my hair down, and it was starting to curl just a tad on the bottom. I added a swipe of pink lipstick and grabbed my brown lace-up boots and slipped them on. Deciding to leave my ring here today, I put my bag on my shoulder and left my room. I had no idea what Liam had planned, but I didn’t want to risk losing or ruining my ring.

When I left my room, Liam came walking toward me. He looked me up and down, flashing me his pearly whites in a grin.

“Ready to go?” he asked. My mouth felt dry as I took in what he was wearing. Even in a simple grey t-shirt and a pair of low ride ripped blue jeans, he looked delicious.

“Yeah. What exactly are we doing?” I asked, tearing my eyes away from his body as we walked to the garage and into his Range Rover. This guy really had too many cars.

“It’s a surprise.” He wiggled his eyebrows at me.

“You’re not planning on taking me somewhere to kill me, right?” I joked. When he didn’t answer, my eyebrows shot up. “Liam, right?”

“If I wanted to kill you, I would have done it sooner. Too many people know who you are now,” he said wickedly.

“Ha, you’re too late!” I stuck my tongue out at him. “You wouldn’t want to kill me anyways. I’m too amazing,” I bragged.

“I wouldn’t go that far,” Liam teased, glancing over at me with a smile. Even though he was driving, I gently punched his shoulder.

A few minutes later, Liam pulled into a familiar parking lot. Turning to him, I grinned excitedly.

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