Liam nods, and turns to me, finally wearing some sweatpants. I guess he really has a thing against T-shirts, because he's half-naked once again. He comes to sit next to me on the bed, and I'm torn between getting away and appreciating the view... I try to tame my hormones and hand him his phone back.
"Yeah, he's the Alpha who watches over the docks..."
"How many Alphas are there? I'm confused, I thought it was just your brothers and Selena."
"No, they’ve got the biggest packs, the Blood Moon and White Moon Clans, and Nora is kind of temporarily looking out for the Pearl Moon while their... Alpha is still too young. I mean, she could take over the Pearl Moon, but it's complicated. Then, we have Jones who still has her Purple Clan, the fighters. Seaver's family has always been on the docks, so he's still in charge there."
I nod, but I wish I could take notes, I'm never going to remember all that. I sigh.
"...Can I meet him? That Seaver guy?"
Liam frowns.
"I'm not enough already?"
"No, you idiot. I want to ask him about the incident."
"Oh. Well, I thought you might want to ask Jones instead."
"Jones? ...The Purple Moon Alpha?"
"Yeah, she was there also."
I pause, a bit confused.
"Also? So that Seaver guy was there too at the time of the fire, right? Can't I just ask him?"
Liam makes a grouchy face, and it takes me a full minute to get it. I smile.
"...Are you jealous? Is that why you don't want me to speak to that guy?"
"He's just a douche!"
I start laughing uncontrollably. My God, Liam Black is jealous of a guy I haven't even met yet! I can't stop laughing, but he's back to his grumpy face and goes to lie on his stomach, his face in his pillow. I can't help wanting to tease him. I crawl to get next to him, leaning on his back. I pull on the lower strands of hair on his nape.
"Why? Is he handsome? More handsome than you? Is he tall?"
I'm so excited to see Liam Black jealous, I can't stop. Liam turns around suddenly, annoyed and pushing me off his back.
"He's not handsome! He's average and an ass!"
I can't stop laughing. Gosh, now I have to meet this guy! For him to make Liam so pissed and jealous, he has to be his rival or something. I'm so curious now. Moreover, his expression is so grouchy and cute, I can't take it. I keep laughing, trying to fight him off as he pushes me down.
We keep bickering like this, Liam trying to stop me from laughing, me laughing even more to see him so annoyed. We start fighting for real, like two kids playing on this gigantic bed. I try to push his torso, but he’s holding on to my wrists and trying to get me off of him. I know he's being gentle because size-wise, he's much larger than me. After a while, though, something slowly changes in our movements. We are pulling more than pushing. We gently caress each other. I put my hand around his neck, and he slides his arm under me, wrapping me in his embrace. His lips venture on my neck, making me tremble. He can't go any further, though, the sweater covers everything else... which doesn't stop his hand. I feel him venture under my heavy clothes, caressing my back. I shiver, wondering if I should say something or not.
My heartbeat may not be able to endure this for much longer, but my stomach is going even crazier. When did I eat a bunch of butterflies for it to go all crazy like this? It's resonating all the way down to my toes, making me curl up a little under him.
Yet suddenly, Liam stops moving. What the hell? I glance down, and he is frowning, his eyes lost and staring at nothing. I'm confused until I realize.
"Seriously?" I whisper.
After a couple more seconds, he sighs and shakes his head.
"Sorry. I didn't exactly tell them I had company tonight so..."
I bet. I think Nora might have caught on to something between the two of us, but for his brothers, it will probably not be so well-received that I'm spending the night here... Liam sighs and rolls on the side, still frowning, apparently not done mind-linking whoever is disturbing us. I sigh, and roll to the side to face him, although now we have put a clear safe distance between our bodies. I put my hand under my head and stare at him. Even when he's frowning, he's super attractive... it gives him that serious bad boy look. I bite my thumb nervously while staring, but he grabs my hand away from me, locking his fingers with mine. I really need to stop that bad habit of mine...
Now that I have to watch him frown and make all kinds of expressions without anything happening, I'm getting a bit sleepy. It was a rough day indeed. I'm hot with all these clothes on, I don't even need to roll under the covers. I feel like I'm going to fall asleep like this, but I fight it, staring at Liam. After a while, he starts to smile, probably noticing my heavy eyelids.
