Page 84 of Trusting Liam (Taking Chances 2)

“Where is here?” I mumbled to myself as I walked through the house trying to find my wife.

Although our parents had tried to stop us, we had our wedding in Vegas at the beginning of July. We didn’t have the cliché Vegas wedding, that had never been the plan. We just wanted to get married in the city where we’d met. Thanks to Kennedy devoting all her time to planning since we’d set a date that was only two months after we’d decided to get married, the night ended up being amazing.

Once our parents understood that we would be having an actual wedding, and that everyone was invited, they stopped trying to push for a wedding that was in California or Florida, and just tried to get us to wait. We didn’t see the point in waiting. We were already living together, we knew that we would eventually get married anyway, and as we revealed to our families at the reception, we’d found out that Kennedy was pregnant in May.

We’d bought a house and moved in just a couple weeks ago; and thank God we were finally in here, because Kennedy was already a few days past her due date.

I turned the corner into the nursery and found her folding clothes and putting them away.

“Hi! How was work?”

“Long. How are you feeling? How’s Chase?” I asked as I came up behind her and wrapped my arms around her.

Kennedy placed her hands on her swollen stomach and sighed. “He’s good. I’m just ready for him to be here.”

“Do you think it’ll be tonight?”

“We’ll see. But the doctor said if it’s not within the next few days, she’s going to induce me on the twenty-sixth.”

“Good,” I whispered against her neck, and placed a kiss there. “I have a Christmas present for you.” I brought the small, wrapped gift around her and held it up for her to take.

“It’s not Christmas yet!”

“It’s for you and Chase. Just open it.” I let my hands rest where hers had been, and waited as she tried to find a spot to start opening the wrapping paper. “It’s small, and kind of more for us than for him . . .” I trailed off when she opened the present and inhaled sharply.

“Oh my God,” she breathed, and I knew those pregnancy hormones were about to kick in at any second. “It’s perfect,” she choked out, and held up a copy of Goodnight Moon before turning in my arms to look at me. “Thank you. I love it and I love you.”

“I love you too.” I smiled and wiped away the tear that had fallen down her cheek. “Merry Christmas, Moon.”

THE END

Acknowledgments

AS ALWAYS, A very big thank you to my husband, Cory. I know I must have driven you crazy with this one! Thank you for helping out with even more than you usually do as I’ve sat around doing nothing but writing while waiting for our baby girl to arrive. I will never be able to repay you for how much you have done. Love you!

To my editor, Tessa Woodward, and my agent, Kevan Lyon . . . you’re both incredible! Thank you for cheering me on through this story, and thank you for not getting annoyed with me when I trashed the first draft, just to do the same with the second draft a month before it was due. I think we can all agree that we love the third draft so much more.

To my readers . . . there will never be enough thank-yous to y’all. For helping promote, for reading, and for loving my characters, just thank you. I know this story will mean more than others, and I hope you enjoyed seeing how Liam turned out, as well as getting glimpses of all the other characters!

Immerse Yourself in the World of Molly McAdams

TAKING CHANCES

Her first year away is turning out to be nearly perfect, but one weekend of giving in to heated passion will change everything.

Eighteen-year-old Harper has grown up under the thumb of her career marine father. Ready to live life her own way and to experience things she’s only ever heard of from the jarheads in her father’s unit, she’s on her way to college at San Diego State University.

Thanks to her new roommate, Harper is introduced to a world of parties, gorgeous guys, family, and emotions. She finds herself being torn in two as she quickly falls in love with both her new boyfriend, Brandon, and her roommate’s brother, Chase. Despite their dangerous looks and histories¸ both men adore Harper and would do anything for her, including taking a step back if it would mean she’d be happy.

FROM ASHES

Aside from her dad, who passed away when she was six, Cassidy Jameson has only ever trusted one man: her best friend, Tyler. So of course she follows him to Texas when he leaves for college. She just didn’t expect to be so drawn to their new roommate, Gage, a gorgeous guy with a husky Southern drawl. The only problem? He’s Tyler’s cousin.

Gage Carson was excited to share an apartment off campus with his cousin. He didn’t mind that Tyler was bringing the mysterious friend he’d heard about since they were kids . . . until the most beautiful girl he’s ever seen jumps out of his cousin’s Jeep. There’s something about Cassi that makes Gage want to give her everything. Too bad Tyler has warned him that she’s strictly off-limits.

Despite everything keeping them apart, Cassi and Gage dance dangerously close to the touch they’ve both been craving. But when disaster sends her running into Tyler’s arms, Cassi will have to decide whether to face the demons of her past . . . or to burn her chance at a future with Gage.

STEALING HARPER

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