“I’msoin love with you, Sage Loana.” His arm tightens around my waist, and I wrap another arm around his neck. “From the moment I saw you crying over nasty cats, and I adopted all three of them, I knew I was done for.”
I bite back a laugh, and when his lips graze mine, I suck in a breath.
“From our first date, I knew I loved you, but I’m sure I fell long before that. Probably when I started spending a shit ton of plane fuel to fly back to LA directly afterallof my games and literally losing sleep just to be with you.”
A smile touches my lips just as his hand cups my cheek. “Please say something.” His voice is so quiet, I almost don’t hear him over the music.
I squeeze my eyes shut as I rub my nose along his. “You're lovable, Liam.” I bring up what he said in one of his letters that nearly tore my heart. I slightly pull away to look at him, and he keeps his eyes shut tight as he shakes his head gently.
“I only want to be loved by you, Sage.” He leans into me again, resting his forehead on mine.
I feel like my mind is at war, but I give in and say what I've been wanting to tell him for a while. “I love you, Lee.”
His lips meet mine, and when I pull in a deep breath from my nose, it’s as if this were a true love's kiss because something deep inside of me awakens.
His grip around me tightens, and I realize the boat has just stopped. I try to pull away, but he doesn’t let me. “Wait,” he begs before his lips are back on mine, and when his tongue slides into my mouth, I don’twantto stop pretending.
I pull away and as I look between his eyes, I never want to look at another man. I tried to stand my ground all month, but I knew for a while now that I was going to take him back because Idolove him. More than I've loved anyone.
“You better not make me regret this, Liam,” I warn breathlessly.
A smile spreads across his face as he quickly kisses me again.
“Imeanit.” I pull away so he can see me. “We're humans, we're going to make mistakes, but don't let one of those end inme being hurt because I swear on my twin's life, I won't speak to you again the next time you hurt me. I don't deserve that.”
He cups my face before tucking a curl behind my ear. “I'll let your brothers gut me alive if I hurt you again, Sage.”
“Oh, they didn't need your permission.”
He lets out a deep laugh, and I think I fall in love all over again.
Chapter Forty-One
Liam
“Am I talking to adamn wall! Are you injured or not?” Coach Finn yells again through the phone, and I put him on mute as I do the strategies I've been working on with Rose.
“I want to tell him to fuck off.” I take a deep breath as I identify why that'll be wrong. “He's my coach, I need to respect him.” I remind myself.
“Walker, so help me God, if you're not at the next game-”
“Don't-” I cut myself off because threatening him for threatening me would be very wrong. I realize I'm still on mute and decided this doesn't count. It's me resorting my anger to other things. “Don't fucking threaten me. I'm not going to be at the next game because I just got my girl back yesterday, and I'm not leaving her.Yes,I am injured. I'm still recovering from a broken heart!”
He doesn't hear a word, but I hang up on him and surprisingly feel so much better. “Wow.” I smile to myself as I decline his call. “Therapy is great.” I'm about to text Rose since I've been looking forward to the validation, but I decide to tell Sage instead.
I got to sleep in her room last night, and after a month apart, I didn't want to leave her side, but I needed to take this call. Just as I open the door, Moon tries to knock.
“Go away.” I try to shut the door on him, but he puts a hand on the door.
“Don’t be rude, Sage doesn’t like it.”
I try to walk out, but he grabs me. “I wouldn't go there if I were you.” He looks over at Sage's door as if he just saw her putting together an evil plan for world destruction.
“Why not?” I keep my eyes on her door.
“I just ran in here to escape Sage. She was being mean, then started crying because she was being mean, and I got scared. It’s a shit show in there.”
“What are you talking about?” I look back over at him at the mention of her in tears.
