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Authors: Alexandra O'Hurley
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drove toward the food bank, Olivia came into his mind. How the hell was he supposed to think when all he could see was her?
Chapter 5
“We need to talk,” Liam said into the phone. He heard the hesitation on the other end. Jenny wasn’t going to like the conversation they were going to have, but it was inevitable. They were traveling different paths, and it had become glaringly obvious over the past few weeks. After the fiasco at the club and their conversation afterward, it was time for them to sit down, have a heart-to-heart, and end their relationship.
“I need to pick up something at the outdoor mall. Why don’t we meet there, and we can stop for coffee?” Jenny’s perky tone confused him. He wondered if she was either trying to ignore the unavoidable or she didn’t sense there was a big problem.
“I’m not in the mood for shopping.”
“It’ll be quick, I promise.”
A few hours later, Liam walked along the sidewalk, as Jenny nearly pulled him down the shop-lined path.
Christmas was over a month and a half away, yet to look around him, one would think it was a day away. Jenny had filled his arms with bags upon bags of purchases. Some he wasn’t sure were gifts for others but more than likely for herself. The jingling of bells sounded across from them, the costumed Santa squealing out “Merry Christmas” and “Happy Holidays” every few seconds, in time to the clinking of change in his pot. Real evergreens were hung draped around the old-fashioned lampposts that lined the street, their fresh scent mingled along with the roasted-chestnut vendor a block away.
It wasn’t even Thanksgiving yet and Liam was already over Christmas. It seemed folks went from Labor Day and jumped headfirst into Feliz Navidad. Why he’d ever agreed to go shopping with Jenny, he’d never know, especially after her ugliness the weekend before with Olivia. His feet were sore, his ears sorer, and all he wanted was a cup of coffee to warm his insides. Whoever thought up outdoor shopping malls was insane. He froze outside and then roasted as soon as they went inside a store. Then by the time he’d taken off a layer or two, she was ready to move on to the next store and he’d have to put everything back on.
“Oh, look, a jewelry store!”
Oh great. If that wasn’t a hint, I don’t know what was. He groaned and rolled his eyes, ready to go home. “You have plenty of jewelry.”
Jenny turned and glared at him as she began pulling him closer to the store. “You never know what you might find. I need a new pair of earrings.”
Once inside, she ran up to the first case and looked over the sparkling show. Liam stood back, his arms laden. He was already beginning to feel the effects of the heat. A clerk rushed over to help her, as they often did in any store. Jenny had the look of a woman who parted with her cash easily. Liam watched as she went from case to case, asking for certain items to inspect.
“Liam, come look at this! It’s lovely.”
After adjusting the bags, he strolled over to her spot, coming up behind her and looking over her shoulder.
Upon her finger rested a single large diamond. She looked up into his face, a brilliant smile plastered over her features. “Isn’t it beautiful?”
He observed the ring once more and felt a sharp pain in his chest.
A vision of Olivia entered suddenly, slamming into his brain like a freight train. He’d been thinking of her often over the course of the past few days. The nightmares he’d once had each night of her falling as a child were now mixed with sexual fantasies of him getting his hands on her curvaceous body. Each morning, he woke thinking of her and how he could see her again, usually with his hand on his hard shaft, aching to plant it within her.
His gaze went back to the dreamy look that had softened Jenny’s face and then up to the nodding, smiling clerk. No way was he getting roped into this. “Beautiful. Are you going to buy that for yourself?”
The
Chapter 5
“We need to talk,” Liam said into the phone. He heard the hesitation on the other end. Jenny wasn’t going to like the conversation they were going to have, but it was inevitable. They were traveling different paths, and it had become glaringly obvious over the past few weeks. After the fiasco at the club and their conversation afterward, it was time for them to sit down, have a heart-to-heart, and end their relationship.
“I need to pick up something at the outdoor mall. Why don’t we meet there, and we can stop for coffee?” Jenny’s perky tone confused him. He wondered if she was either trying to ignore the unavoidable or she didn’t sense there was a big problem.
“I’m not in the mood for shopping.”
“It’ll be quick, I promise.”
A few hours later, Liam walked along the sidewalk, as Jenny nearly pulled him down the shop-lined path.
Christmas was over a month and a half away, yet to look around him, one would think it was a day away. Jenny had filled his arms with bags upon bags of purchases. Some he wasn’t sure were gifts for others but more than likely for herself. The jingling of bells sounded across from them, the costumed Santa squealing out “Merry Christmas” and “Happy Holidays” every few seconds, in time to the clinking of change in his pot. Real evergreens were hung draped around the old-fashioned lampposts that lined the street, their fresh scent mingled along with the roasted-chestnut vendor a block away.
It wasn’t even Thanksgiving yet and Liam was already over Christmas. It seemed folks went from Labor Day and jumped headfirst into Feliz Navidad. Why he’d ever agreed to go shopping with Jenny, he’d never know, especially after her ugliness the weekend before with Olivia. His feet were sore, his ears sorer, and all he wanted was a cup of coffee to warm his insides. Whoever thought up outdoor shopping malls was insane. He froze outside and then roasted as soon as they went inside a store. Then by the time he’d taken off a layer or two, she was ready to move on to the next store and he’d have to put everything back on.
“Oh, look, a jewelry store!”
Oh great. If that wasn’t a hint, I don’t know what was. He groaned and rolled his eyes, ready to go home. “You have plenty of jewelry.”
Jenny turned and glared at him as she began pulling him closer to the store. “You never know what you might find. I need a new pair of earrings.”
Once inside, she ran up to the first case and looked over the sparkling show. Liam stood back, his arms laden. He was already beginning to feel the effects of the heat. A clerk rushed over to help her, as they often did in any store. Jenny had the look of a woman who parted with her cash easily. Liam watched as she went from case to case, asking for certain items to inspect.
“Liam, come look at this! It’s lovely.”
After adjusting the bags, he strolled over to her spot, coming up behind her and looking over her shoulder.
Upon her finger rested a single large diamond. She looked up into his face, a brilliant smile plastered over her features. “Isn’t it beautiful?”
He observed the ring once more and felt a sharp pain in his chest.
A vision of Olivia entered suddenly, slamming into his brain like a freight train. He’d been thinking of her often over the course of the past few days. The nightmares he’d once had each night of her falling as a child were now mixed with sexual fantasies of him getting his hands on her curvaceous body. Each morning, he woke thinking of her and how he could see her again, usually with his hand on his hard shaft, aching to plant it within her.
His gaze went back to the dreamy look that had softened Jenny’s face and then up to the nodding, smiling clerk. No way was he getting roped into this. “Beautiful. Are you going to buy that for yourself?”
The
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