I thought you said forever over and over
The love that Liam felt for Maea was not a fragile thing, threatening to break under all that had occurred. If anything, her disappearance had only solidified his need for her, reaffirmed that he needed her now like he needed air to breathe. And in the aftermath of being cured - something that he refused to look at too closely in this moment of shared pleasure - he could only recognize a deep desire to share his life with this woman who loved him enough to save him. His only regret lay in suggesting they move slowly, for right now he wanted nothing more than to keep tumbling harder and faster into loving her. Not, of course, that his heart had listened. Their tangled limbs and murmured I love yous were proof enough of that.
His suggestion was met with a smile, but the bath still won out, and Liam tugged Maea closer still for a hug and a kiss. ”Not a chance,” he said, declining the suggestion to wait for her in bed, not inclined to let her out of his sight for the foreseeable future. ”Let me run a fresh bath.” And with one final, lingering kiss, Liam rose to do just that, shrugging out of what remained of his clothes as he did so (he hadn’t quite made it out of his shirt).
It took a few moments, during which he disappeared into the house for a few things, but he quickly reappeared in the bathroom and turned off the tap to a new, hot bath. ”After you.” Only once Maea was situated would he join her, content to bathe with her for as long as she’d like.
His suggestion was met with a smile, but the bath still won out, and Liam tugged Maea closer still for a hug and a kiss. ”Not a chance,” he said, declining the suggestion to wait for her in bed, not inclined to let her out of his sight for the foreseeable future. ”Let me run a fresh bath.” And with one final, lingering kiss, Liam rose to do just that, shrugging out of what remained of his clothes as he did so (he hadn’t quite made it out of his shirt).
It took a few moments, during which he disappeared into the house for a few things, but he quickly reappeared in the bathroom and turned off the tap to a new, hot bath. ”After you.” Only once Maea was situated would he join her, content to bathe with her for as long as she’d like.
A sleepless night becomes bitter oblivion
Liam
