Page 7 of Accidental Love

“Okay, go ahead and yell now,” he said.

“Liam, I’m not mad,” I said, reaching over to place my hand on top of his. “You didn’t mean to leave me here forever, and I can tell you don’t like your ex. I forgive you.” I didn’t have an ex that would do something like that, but I knew how I’d act if it was me in Liam’s shoes; I wouldn’t be happy at all that they were here when I was with someone else.

“You aren’t?”

“No, I’m not. I can’t stay mad at you, anyways,” I said, smiling.

“Get over here.”

“What?”

He sent me a look before he moved closer to me in the booth. Reaching a hand out, he grabbed my arm and hauled me close to him. Our sides and legs were touching.

“That’s better.” He grinned down at me. Our waiter showed up just then with our food. As mine was placed in front of me, my stomach rumbled. Since I hadn’t eaten at all last night, I was starving. Not even caring Liam was right next to me and probably watching, I dug into my chicken fingers like a little fat kid.

When I ate my chicken fingers, I felt like I was little again. I remembered that while my mom was at work I’d always have them for dinner while being babysat. I didn’t remember too much of that time, but their smell always jolted that memory.

“I never thought a girl eating was sexy until you,” Liam whispered down in my ear teasingly. Swallowing, I looked at him.

“Probably why your past girlfriends only ever ate salads or air,” I said before grabbing a fry and eating it.

“Ate air?” he questioned, raising an eyebrow.

“Yes. While you eat they sit there eating air as if it will feed them. I’ve seen it before.”

Liam just chuckled beside me.

After we finished eating and paid, I grabbed Liam’s hand and tugged him after me as I headed to the front doors. I wanted to go to the little shops along the beach and see what they had. I wanted to get something for Julie, Sophia, Candy, Lennon, and Sky. Most importantly Sky. I bet she would love a stuffed dolphin or something like that.

“Woah, slow down. The shops aren’t going to close for a long while,” Liam said as we left the hotel.

“So? We need to do some shopping. I want to get Sky something for sure, and maybe get a few other people gifts.” As we got closer to the shops, I slowed down and walked beside Liam instead of in front.

“Yeah, we should get something for Sky,” Liam mused.

“You liked her, didn’t you?” I said, sending him a wide grin.

“No, I hate kids,” he replied, but I could tell he was lying. When he lied, the corner of his lip twitched slightly. You wouldn’t notice it unless you really watched his face.

“Yeah, right. You were smitten with her when she visited. And she really liked you as well.”

“She did?” His voice got a little higher and an excited expression covered his face. I bit back a laugh that wanted to burst free.

“Yeah. Maybe when we get back she can come over to play with you,” I said in a baby voice, but he didn’t seem to care or listen.

We were quiet as we walked hand-in-hand over to the boardwalk. The sun was high in the sky and shining brightly down on us. There was a slight breeze that blew my curly blonde hair around my face. The humidity was more dense here in Barbados, making my hair curl more then it usually did, something I didn’t know my hair could do. Of course Liam’s hair was perfectly fine, looking great in his messed-up sexy look. Stupid men who didn’t have to worry about how they look.

For the next two-and-a-half hours, we drifted from store to store. You could tell we were in the touristy part of the island because of all the t-shirts that said “I love Barbados” or something cheesy like that. There were a ton of people out and about today, making us dodge around them. It was nice walking around with Liam and not having someone look at us weirdly or gawk at Liam. Everyone here seemed to mind their own business, which I was thankful for. Although a few girls had stopped to openly check Liam out.

I had yet to find a present for Sky, but had found a snow globe for Sophia because I knew she collected them, and I got a pretty necklace for Candy that had her birthstone and a real seashell along with it. I was going to get something for Liam’s sister and Blake and Lennon, but Liam said not to. Apparently they all had been here before, when the hotel first opened.

We were now currently inside a cute boutique playing around with the sunglasses and hats. This store had so many different kinds of hats, and most were funny. I had forced Liam to put one on, and ended up laughing for a few minutes while he glared at me. Guess he didn’t like big pink hats.

“How about this one?” I asked, posing with a pair of big purple sunglasses and a white hat that belonged at the horse races.

“You look stunning,” Liam said, taking out his phone. “Let me get a picture.”

“No!” I ducked my head. I already looked terrible as it was.

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