Page 71 of Bound by Love
As he set off to get it, she turned to find Lea pouting.
“What’s wrong?”
“I’m an unappreciated talent among my own people.”
Brie giggled, giving her a hug.
A handsome man with sun-kissed hair and sea green eyes sidled up behind Lea and smiled at Brie as he put a finger to his lips. The guy was definitely a looker and seemed to be several years younger than Lea.
He leaned closer to Lea and said, “Boo!”
Lea jumped and then broke out in laughter, slapping him playfully. “Oh, Liam, don’t go scaring me like that.”
He gave her a peck on the lips, then held out his hand to Brie. “You must be the infamous Brie that Lea is always going on about.”
She blushed, caught off-guard by the intensity of Liam’s gaze, and instinctually lowered her eyes as they shook hands.
“Yep, Liam, this is my BFF, Brianna Davis,” Lea stated, smiling at him with a twinkle in her eye.
Liam let go of Brie’s hand and wrapped his arms around Lea. “It’s nice to meet someone whom Lea holds in such high esteem.” He kissed Lea on the tip of the nose, causing her to break out in giggles.
Brie could see how infatuated the two were with each other, and it made her glad, seeing her friend happy. Lea deserved someone completely devoted to her after her disastrous love affair with Ms. Clark.
“So, Brie, what do you think of my hunky man?” she asked.
“He’s hunkalicious,” Brie answered, amused by how giddy Lea was about the guy.
Liam cupped his hand around his mouth and whispering loudly, “She loves me for my brains.”
Lea grabbed on to his arm and pressed her head against his shoulder. “Of course, silly. I love everything about you, like those lips, those sexy abs, and…” Her gazed traveled down to his crotch.
Liam chuckled. “Yeah…she totally loves me for my brains.”
Brie laughed with him, liking the comfortable banter between the two. It was unexpected, considering they hadn’t known each other for long.
“So, Liam, what was it that attracted you to Lea?” she asked him.
“I heard her laughing across the bar and said to myself, ‘I gotta meet that girl.’ In a world of cynics, it’s refreshing to meet someone who isn’t afraid to laugh.”
Lea elbowed Brie. “You’ll find that Liam actually appreciates my humor, unlike the rest of you.”
“I’ll try not to hold that against him,” Brie teased.
“You know what they say,” Liam said, looking at Lea proudly. “Laughter is the best medicine.”
Lea looked at him with an adorable smile on her face. “See, Brie…he gets me. He really gets me.”
“There’s not much to get, so that’s not really an accomplishment,” a familiar voice stated behind them.
Brie turned around to see Mary standing beside her with a rum and Coke in her hand. “How long have you been here, Mary?”
“Oh, about fifteen minutes. I was sitting back there,” she said, pointing to a corner table. “I was watching you guys and making up my own dialog as you talked.”
“I bet that was entertaining,” Liam replied with a grin.
“Oh, it was,” Mary agreed sarcastically. “So, Liam, your daddy rich or something?”
Liam chuckled uncomfortably. “Okay, I’ll bite. What makes you think my father’s rich?”
