to his chest and kisses the top of her head. “I’m sorry,” he tells her.
“You don’t need to apologize to me. Ace is the one you need to say you’re sorry to.” She rests her hand against his cheek. “There is nothing going on with them, and even if there were, wouldn’t you rather her be with your best friend? Someone you trust with your life, rather than someone like Jason or Todd?”
Liam shudders at the thought; so do I. No way will they ever lay their hands on her again. Over my dead body!
Liam tucks Allison back into his side. “Dude, I’m sorry I went a little crazy.” Allison rests her hand on his chest. He lifts it to his lips and brushes a kiss across her palm, before placing her hand back against his heart. “If you are interested in Hales, I don’t have a leg to stand on. Just know that if you hurt her, I will fuck you up.”
“I would expect nothing less,” I tell him. “There really is nothing going on between us. I was caught up in the moment, and Hales is one of my best friends.” I shrug my shoulders, hoping like hell that I appear as unaffected by the kiss as I’m trying to sound.
“Fair enough,” Liam says. “We need to leave in an hour. Let’s go take a shower, baby.”
With that, the conversation is over and I’m in the clear for now. All except for the tightness in my chest from knowing that I just lied to two of the most important people in my life.
I am so engrossed in my paper that I am startled when Allison comes barreling through the door of our room. Actually, it’s more like my room. She hasn’t slept here in months, and most of her things have migrated their way to Liam’s.
“Hey, how’s the writing coming?” she asks cheerfully.
“Good actually. I’m just about finished.”
“Good thing, the guys are down stairs ready to go.”
I quickly save the paper and close my laptop. I grab my keys and wristlet, and follow Allison out the door, pulling it closed and making sure that it’s locked.
“I don’t really have a lot of time to explain, so the details will have to come later.” She places a hand on my arm to stop me from moving forward. “Liam watched the draft today, and he saw the kiss between you and Aiden. He was pissed at first, but I gently reminded him that he is currently engaged to Aiden’s little sister,” she says this as she wiggles her ring finger in front of my face, flashing her engagement ring.
My palms are starting to sweat. Liam cannot find out how I feel about Aiden. Shit, Shit, Shit!
“It was nothing. We were both just caught up in the moment.” Liar!
Allison starts walking again. “That’s what Aiden said, so Liam has calmed down. I just thought you should know in case it gets brought up.”
My heart drops at hearing that the kiss was just that, a kiss between two friends who were caught up in celebration. At least in Aiden’s eyes. I swallow back the emotions threatening to spill over.
Allison pushes open the door to our building, and front and center are Liam and Aiden both leaning against the front of Liam’s Pathfinder. “Let’s get a move on, boys,” I say in what I hope is a cheerful, not affected by Aiden, voice. I have to learn to be me, and want him from afar without anyone knowing. Maybe the distance in the fall will help.
Liam walks to the passenger side, opening both doors, one for me and one for Allie. Aiden slides in the backseat next to me from the other side. “Hey, you,” he says playfully, nudging my leg with his.
“Hey, how was the gym?”
Aiden shrugs. “Same old, same old. I got it in.”
“Allie, did you tell Hales that you found a few dresses online,” Liam asks her.
“Oh my gosh! Hailey, you have got to see them. They are so gorgeous,” she gushes.
“So when is this shindig taking place?” Aiden asks.
Allison laughs. “We haven’t set a date just yet, but we will soon,” she says while leaning over the
“You don’t need to apologize to me. Ace is the one you need to say you’re sorry to.” She rests her hand against his cheek. “There is nothing going on with them, and even if there were, wouldn’t you rather her be with your best friend? Someone you trust with your life, rather than someone like Jason or Todd?”
Liam shudders at the thought; so do I. No way will they ever lay their hands on her again. Over my dead body!
Liam tucks Allison back into his side. “Dude, I’m sorry I went a little crazy.” Allison rests her hand on his chest. He lifts it to his lips and brushes a kiss across her palm, before placing her hand back against his heart. “If you are interested in Hales, I don’t have a leg to stand on. Just know that if you hurt her, I will fuck you up.”
“I would expect nothing less,” I tell him. “There really is nothing going on between us. I was caught up in the moment, and Hales is one of my best friends.” I shrug my shoulders, hoping like hell that I appear as unaffected by the kiss as I’m trying to sound.
“Fair enough,” Liam says. “We need to leave in an hour. Let’s go take a shower, baby.”
With that, the conversation is over and I’m in the clear for now. All except for the tightness in my chest from knowing that I just lied to two of the most important people in my life.
I am so engrossed in my paper that I am startled when Allison comes barreling through the door of our room. Actually, it’s more like my room. She hasn’t slept here in months, and most of her things have migrated their way to Liam’s.
“Hey, how’s the writing coming?” she asks cheerfully.
“Good actually. I’m just about finished.”
“Good thing, the guys are down stairs ready to go.”
I quickly save the paper and close my laptop. I grab my keys and wristlet, and follow Allison out the door, pulling it closed and making sure that it’s locked.
“I don’t really have a lot of time to explain, so the details will have to come later.” She places a hand on my arm to stop me from moving forward. “Liam watched the draft today, and he saw the kiss between you and Aiden. He was pissed at first, but I gently reminded him that he is currently engaged to Aiden’s little sister,” she says this as she wiggles her ring finger in front of my face, flashing her engagement ring.
My palms are starting to sweat. Liam cannot find out how I feel about Aiden. Shit, Shit, Shit!
“It was nothing. We were both just caught up in the moment.” Liar!
Allison starts walking again. “That’s what Aiden said, so Liam has calmed down. I just thought you should know in case it gets brought up.”
My heart drops at hearing that the kiss was just that, a kiss between two friends who were caught up in celebration. At least in Aiden’s eyes. I swallow back the emotions threatening to spill over.
Allison pushes open the door to our building, and front and center are Liam and Aiden both leaning against the front of Liam’s Pathfinder. “Let’s get a move on, boys,” I say in what I hope is a cheerful, not affected by Aiden, voice. I have to learn to be me, and want him from afar without anyone knowing. Maybe the distance in the fall will help.
Liam walks to the passenger side, opening both doors, one for me and one for Allie. Aiden slides in the backseat next to me from the other side. “Hey, you,” he says playfully, nudging my leg with his.
“Hey, how was the gym?”
Aiden shrugs. “Same old, same old. I got it in.”
“Allie, did you tell Hales that you found a few dresses online,” Liam asks her.
“Oh my gosh! Hailey, you have got to see them. They are so gorgeous,” she gushes.
“So when is this shindig taking place?” Aiden asks.
Allison laughs. “We haven’t set a date just yet, but we will soon,” she says while leaning over the
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