“Jesus, I was joking.” He leans down and catches my lips with his. “Please don't cry. He's safe in my bed.” He kisses me again, and I pull away with a smile.
“I thought you said they're too nasty to share a bed with you?”
“Well, you harassed me to sleep with them, so did I have a choice?”
I turn my head to the side as I smile up at him. “No, you didn't.”
He shakes his head at me, and before he can respond, my phone is ringing.
My face lights up on the FaceTime call when I notice Helena’s name. We’ve been mostly normal since we’ve been working together. It’s kinda like whatever that argument was, never happened.
“Hello, babe.” I tap Liam, and he rolls off me as I sit up.
She smiles at the phone before setting it up against something. “You look so beautiful! I love the birthday hair!”
“Thank you, thank you.” I flip my hair over my shoulder with a smile. “What’s up?”
“I’m just returning your call. You called me earlier?”
“Oh, right!” I get up from the bed and place my phone on my nightstand so she can see my outfit. “It was to help me style this dress. I couldn’t decide on the shoes.”
She tells me the ones I’m wearing are perfect, and I’m glad I switched them.
I study myself in the camera and run a hand down my frame. “How do you think I look?”
“Perfect.”
My head turns at the sound of Liam’s soft whisper, and I feel a smile touch my lips.
“You look great!”
I look back at Helena, and she watches me with a bright smile as if she really means that.
“Are you sure?” I turn to the side as I take in all of my curves. “You know I’ve been trying to lose weight, but I feel like it’s not working.” I’ve been following her meal plan to the T, but haven’t lost any weight. I’m just hungry, which is annoying.
“Why are you trying to lose weight?”
When I look back over at Liam he’s sitting up now as he watches me.
“Maybe it’s your birth control.” Helena pulls my attention before I can respond. “Remember when I was putting on weight with my old one?”
“Sage.”
I don’t turn back to Liam and grab my phone instead. “I didn’t even think about that.”
“Sage Loana,” Liam voices again, and I can hear his short patience slipping, but he doesn't sound annoyed or angry.
I thank Helena with a smile before hanging up and turning to Liam. “Yes?”
“Why are you trying to lose weight?”
I shrug in response before sitting on the bed, but I feel him watching me.
“I think you do know why. Don’t lie to me.”
“I’m not lying…” I steal a glance at him, and he’s watching me, but I turn forward again. “I just gained weight and want to lose it.” I sort of shrug, and when Liam doesn’t say anything, I turn to him.
“Who told you that you gained weight?”
