Page 84 of Because of Liam

Chapter Fifty-Two

It’s graduation day.Commencement starts in two hours. I’m so excited, I have to pee every five minutes. I feel like one of those teacup dogs rich girls carry around in a purse—all excitement and pee puddles. Mom and Dad drove up earlier this morning and I can hear them talking in the living room. I took a shower and dried my hair. Now I just have to get dressed and put some makeup on. I don’t remember being this happy, ever. I know part of it is because of Liam. Part of it is because of graduation and part is because Logan got great news last night. Five of the girls they reached recognized and identified Jon from the multiple pictures the police showed them. And two of those girls had DNA evidence on them from the time of their own attack. One had skin cells removed from her fingernails and the other had saliva from bite marks on her body. They will be running those tests and they’re sure it will be a match. The more counts of rape we can prove against Jon, the greater our chances of getting him behind bars will be. Logan says that once we get confirmation and press more changes against him, other girls are likely to come forward.

There’s a knock on the door and it cracks open a few inches. “Can I come in?”

Liam’s voice reaches me and causes an immediate tingle in my belly.

I close the purple silk robe around me, tying the knot at my waist.

“Yeah, you can come in.” The door opens wide, and he steps in. A moment later the click lets me know he locked it.

I can’t help the smile that takes over my lips. We’ve been together several times in the last few days. Each time is better than the previous one. I can’t quite believe this is real. His eyes take me in, traveling all over my body before settling on my face. I don’t know what this is we have between us. We haven’t put words to it, but every time he’s near me, I’m happy and when he’s not, I miss him. Even when we’re talking on the phone or texting, I still miss him.

“You know, I never thought purple would be my favorite color, but it’s growing on me.” He’s in my space in a few short steps. His hands come up to my face and he tilts it up to him. I don’t resist. I gladly give into his touch. I crave it. His lips come to mine in a gentle kiss.

“Are you ready?”

I look down at myself. “No, not unless you want me to flash everyone if the wind blows during graduation.”

He groans. “Does that mean you have nothing under this robe?” His fingers trace the edge of the fabric where it overlaps at my waist.

“Why don’t you check and find out?”

His hand drops to the hem of my robe and his fingers trace my thigh, bringing the fabric up with them, until he gets to the spot where he should be touching my panties. If I had any on, that is. He groans louder.

“Fuck, River! Your parents are out there. Logan and Skye are out there and all I can think about is burying my face and my dick between your legs,” he whispers.

It’s my turn to moan. His fingers come around the front and find me already wet for him. I moan louder. He drops to his knees. His lips are on me a second later. I grab onto his shoulders, holding myself up. There’s urgency in the way he licks at me. Liam likes to take his time with me, to build me up, and he’s a master at delayed gratification, but not right now. He’s devouring me and less than two minutes later, I’m coming. I bite my lip so I don’t make any noises. I can’t believe we’re doing this when everyone is just on the other side of the wall and a few feet down the hall. His mouth gentles on me as I come down from my high. He drops little kisses onto me. That’s something I have come to expect and love.

Mom’s voice comes through the walls. “Breakfast is ready, kids! Come and get it!”

Liam’s head touches my belly, and he sucks in a breath. “I forgot they were here. I can’t believe I forgot they’re all here. I just said they were out there and forgot all about them the moment I got a taste of you. What are you doing to me?” He looks at me then.

“I don’t know, but whatever this is, it’s mutual. I forgot all about them too.”

A huge smile spreads over his face. He kisses my belly, fixes my robe, and gets up. His hands cup my face again and he kisses me, my taste on his lips. “I’ll let you finish getting dressed. Don’t take too long. I’ll wait for you to eat.”

He walks to the door and turns just before opening it and looks at me with an intensity that makes my heart speed up.

We may not have put a name to this thing between us yet, but I’m pretty sure I know what it is.

---