Allison Hagan has not lived the life of a normal teenager. Her parents died in a car crash when she was ten and she has been living with her elderly grandmother who happens to be her only living relative ever since. Allison became best friends with the boy next door Aiden. Aiden’s family has taken her in as part of their own, which is why when her gran insists that she live in the dorms at college so Allison chooses to attend the same school as Aiden.
Liam MacCoy is a college senior and quarterback of his college football team. Liam is rumored to be first round draft pick for the NFL following graduation as is his best friend Aiden. Liam has one focus and that’s football that is until his little sister introduces him to her roommate Allison. Since he met her he hasn't been able to think of anything else.
Liam is not a relationship kind of guy and Allison wants it all. She wants the romance and the family that she grew up without. Will Liam overcome his fear of relationships as well as the tangle of friendships to give Allison everything she wants?
I stop in front of the bathroom door and lean my
forehead against it, I can hear her soft cries.
I knock softly, “Allison, it’s Liam. Can you let me in, sweetheart?”
“Just
give me a minute, I’ll be fine,” she chokes out.
“Please,”
I whisper.
I
hear her shuffling towards the door, and then hear the handle move. When she pulls the door open, her face is
blotchy and her eyes are red and swollen.
Without even thinking, I step inside and shut the door. I pull her close to me and wrap her in my
arms. I kiss the top of her head, and as
I do she begins to cry harder. I’m not
sure how long we stay like that, but while I am holding her, I lose a piece of
myself to Allison Shay Hagan.
She
pulls away from me slowly. “Sorry about your shirt,” she whispers.
I
pull her chin up with my thumb and forefinger so that she is looking me in the
eye. “Are you okay? Do you want to talk
about it?”
She
shakes her head no. “I feel like such a baby.
It was years ago, I should be able to talk about it.”
“Is
there something in particular that upset you?” I ask softly as I pull her back
into my chest and slowly rub my hand up and down her back.
“Not
really, it’s just…” She sniffled.
“What,
baby? What happened?
“It’s
just family dinners. I miss those. For
the last eight years it’s just been Gran and me.”
I
can’t find the words through the lump in my throat. My only reply is to pull her tighter. As I do, she in turn wraps her arms tight
around my waist. After getting my
emotions under control, I pull away from her and cup her face in my hands. I wipe her tears away with my thumbs. “You are amazing, you have so many people who
love you, Aiden, his parents, Hailey. My
parents adore you.” I swallow back my
emotions. “You have me,” I whisper never tearing my eyes from hers.
“Liam,”
she murmurs.
Her
plea sends me over the edge, I slowly bring her face to mine as I lean
down. I stare at her lips and then back
to her eyes letting her know my intent.
I need to kiss her more than I need my next breath. I wait, as my intentions set in. I can see
when understanding flashes across her face and she licks her lips. I lean a little closer, closing the space
between us. Hesitating, giving her the
opportunity to stop me, she doesn’t.
When
my lips touch hers, I feel the tremor in my hands that are gently holding her
close to me. She must have felt it to
because she places her hands over mine as I continue to caress her cheeks while
I kiss her. She opens her mouth and I
slip my tongue inside. The taste of her
on my tongue causes me to release a deep moan. As I do, Allison slows the kiss
and rests her forehead against my chest.
“Liam.”
“Mmm,”
I am again at a loss for words. I have
kissed my share of girls and not once did any of those kisses elicit this kind
of reaction from me. I have never in my
life felt this kind of connection with any other human being.
“What
are we doing?”
I
kiss her forehead as I pull back to look into her eyes. “I was kissing the most
amazing girl I have ever met.” I need her to know that she is different.
She
blushes. “I want more, Liam. Not that I
expect a proposal next week, but you’ve already made it clear that you won’t
make a commitment, so what are we doing?”
I
shake my head and pull her back to my chest. “I don’t know, baby. All that I can tell you is that kiss was
incomparable to anything I have ever felt.
You wreck me, you know that?” I ask searching her face for
understanding.
“Well,
since that was officially my first kiss, I don’t have anything to compare it
to, but this feeling.” She grabs my hand and lays it over her heart. “This
connection that makes my heart race is uncharted waters for me. I wish that I could hold onto it and never
let go.” She sighs, “But I need all of you, Liam. I don’t want to share you, and
I can’t just be a fling. My heart can’t
take it.” She brushes her hands across
my cheek. “If you ever decide that you
can give me all of you, you know where to find me.” She lifts up on her tip
toes and gives me one last chaste kiss on the lips. “Thank you for listening, and for the kiss,”
she says as she turns and walks out of the room.
I
stand there trying to regain control of my emotions while her words race
through my mind.
Kaylee has had a passion for reading since she was a little
girl. That passion has slowly led to
spinning romantic tales, and a one-click addiction. When she doesn’t have her nose stuck in her
kindle or fingers glued to the keyboard, you can find Kaylee hanging out with
friends and family. She loves all genres
of music, enjoys scrapbooking and is a huge football fan. She lives in Ohio with her husband (her real
life happily ever after) and their rambunctious little boy.
Kaylee is
releasing her first book Anywhere With You August 20, 2013.
Available at
Amazon and Barnes and Noble August 20, 2013
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