and I need to take things slow right now. God, I wish we could just pick up where we left off. I want to more than you know, but I need to figure some things out first. Are you willing to start over from scratch?”
“If that’s what you need.” He was by her side again, and his Adam’s apple bobbed as he swallowed. He slowly lifted his hand, giving her time so she could back away if she needed to. But she didn’t, so he caressed the side of her face, before his lifting his other hand and tracing her bottom lip with his other thumb. “I’ll promise to make you as happy as I possibly can, Sunshine, and if we need to start off as friends again, then I’ll take what I can get. I want you to also know I plan on doing everything I possibly can to change your mind. I want you, Teegan, and I promise to do my best to never hurt you again. I hope one day you can forgive me for allowing Lucy to deceive me and break us apart. Let me love you again, let me prove how I feel, how I’ve always felt. Let me protect you, and I’ll show you how you deserve to be cherished.”
“You’re impossible.” She placed her finger over his mouth to silence him and smiled. “But right now, I think I’d just like to shut you up for a minute. You are the most stubborn, arrogant, and unbelievably sweetest man I’ve ever laid eyes on, and you’re very confident.” She reached up to caress his face in return. “And right now I’m feeling a little braver than before.” Her lips touched his, and the spark she’d felt ignited again. She moved her hands up his torso and tangled them in his hair as she traced his lips with her tongue.
Liam opened up for her, letting her lead him but couldn’t resist sucking on her tongue before she finally entered his mouth to deepen the kiss. They moaned in unison, and she had never felt more at home. God, she loved this man but couldn’t find the courage to let him know it just yet, so for now she decided to live in the moment. Her tongue met, thrashed against, and caressed his with an equal passion, and she knew good things would come if he was willing to be patient with her.
“Oh God, Liam. That was just—that was…” At a loss for words, she decided to just kiss him again, needing more.
Chapter Eight
If she was being honest, football was like a foreign language. She couldn’t understand the game for the life of her, but she was there to try to show her support for the kids. That was also why she’d only played toss with her nephews and LJ and loved it because they had fun anyway.
She envied Liam, James, and Susan. They had such beautiful kids, and she hoped one day she’d be lucky enough to be a mom herself, even though it was a long shot.
“Go Dylan!” she cheered as her nephew caught the ball and started running, then winced when he got tackled and piled on.
Susan tensed up and stood while Teegan held her arms out for Carter to jump into.
“Come here, big boy. Let’s let Mamma worry in peace.” She chuckled after seeing Dylan get up and wave at them before running off to where LJ and the rest waited. “So tell me, li’l man, are you gonna play for the Peewee Scallops too, just like your big brother?”
Carter nodded and began sucking his thumb. The poor little guy looked tired. She kissed his forehead and pulled him closer to cradle as she watched the rest of the game.
The Peewee Scallops were up against the Saint John Marines with a score of three to seven, and from what she could gather, the tackle turned out all right because Dylan made it out unscratched and kept hold of the ball.
“Did we miss anything?” Liam asked as he and James joined them in the stands with drinks and snacks.
“Not much.” Teegan moved over to make some room for James to pass.
“Not much, huh?” Susan took a deep breath. “They tackled my baby. I’m telling you, James, I don’t know if I can take watching him get roughed up like that every Sunday.
“If that’s what you need.” He was by her side again, and his Adam’s apple bobbed as he swallowed. He slowly lifted his hand, giving her time so she could back away if she needed to. But she didn’t, so he caressed the side of her face, before his lifting his other hand and tracing her bottom lip with his other thumb. “I’ll promise to make you as happy as I possibly can, Sunshine, and if we need to start off as friends again, then I’ll take what I can get. I want you to also know I plan on doing everything I possibly can to change your mind. I want you, Teegan, and I promise to do my best to never hurt you again. I hope one day you can forgive me for allowing Lucy to deceive me and break us apart. Let me love you again, let me prove how I feel, how I’ve always felt. Let me protect you, and I’ll show you how you deserve to be cherished.”
“You’re impossible.” She placed her finger over his mouth to silence him and smiled. “But right now, I think I’d just like to shut you up for a minute. You are the most stubborn, arrogant, and unbelievably sweetest man I’ve ever laid eyes on, and you’re very confident.” She reached up to caress his face in return. “And right now I’m feeling a little braver than before.” Her lips touched his, and the spark she’d felt ignited again. She moved her hands up his torso and tangled them in his hair as she traced his lips with her tongue.
Liam opened up for her, letting her lead him but couldn’t resist sucking on her tongue before she finally entered his mouth to deepen the kiss. They moaned in unison, and she had never felt more at home. God, she loved this man but couldn’t find the courage to let him know it just yet, so for now she decided to live in the moment. Her tongue met, thrashed against, and caressed his with an equal passion, and she knew good things would come if he was willing to be patient with her.
“Oh God, Liam. That was just—that was…” At a loss for words, she decided to just kiss him again, needing more.
Chapter Eight
If she was being honest, football was like a foreign language. She couldn’t understand the game for the life of her, but she was there to try to show her support for the kids. That was also why she’d only played toss with her nephews and LJ and loved it because they had fun anyway.
She envied Liam, James, and Susan. They had such beautiful kids, and she hoped one day she’d be lucky enough to be a mom herself, even though it was a long shot.
“Go Dylan!” she cheered as her nephew caught the ball and started running, then winced when he got tackled and piled on.
Susan tensed up and stood while Teegan held her arms out for Carter to jump into.
“Come here, big boy. Let’s let Mamma worry in peace.” She chuckled after seeing Dylan get up and wave at them before running off to where LJ and the rest waited. “So tell me, li’l man, are you gonna play for the Peewee Scallops too, just like your big brother?”
Carter nodded and began sucking his thumb. The poor little guy looked tired. She kissed his forehead and pulled him closer to cradle as she watched the rest of the game.
The Peewee Scallops were up against the Saint John Marines with a score of three to seven, and from what she could gather, the tackle turned out all right because Dylan made it out unscratched and kept hold of the ball.
“Did we miss anything?” Liam asked as he and James joined them in the stands with drinks and snacks.
“Not much.” Teegan moved over to make some room for James to pass.
“Not much, huh?” Susan took a deep breath. “They tackled my baby. I’m telling you, James, I don’t know if I can take watching him get roughed up like that every Sunday.
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