Loved by Liam (Vested Interest: ABC Corp Book 3) by Melanie Moreland

Author:Melanie Moreland [Moreland, Melanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Moreland Books Inc
Published: 2021-07-28T18:30:00+00:00

Ronan was sitting on the steps as we pulled up, a steaming cup of coffee in his hand. He smiled at me as I got to the steps.

“How was your night, kids?”

I laughed. “Good. Yours?”

“Awesome. We built a pretty cool Lego house, watched Finding Nemo—twice—and ate popcorn. Lucy fell asleep on me, Evan passed out on the sofa, and Beth said we were all snoring.”

“Wow, you know how to party.”

He took a sip of coffee, suddenly serious. “I wanted to take everyone’s mind off all the shit. I think it worked.” He nodded at Liam, who came up behind me, resting his hand on my hip.

“You ready for tomorrow?”

“Yep.”

“Good.”

“You guys have a big project tomorrow or something?”

Ronan nodded. “Something.”

I patted his shoulder as I went past. “Good luck with it.”

Inside, I peeked at Lucy. She was still asleep, but her feet were moving. That was always a sign she’d be awake soon.

I hurried to my room and changed, and then I headed to the kitchen, mixing up some “pandcake” batter. A few moments later, I heard the thumps of little feet, and I turned, bending down and holding out my arms.

“Morning, Lucy-loo!”

She flung herself into my embrace, and I sat down, listening to her recount of the night before. I didn’t think she had missed me at all until she squeezed my neck. “I wished you was there!”

I smiled.

“Did you have fun on your date?”

“My date?”

She nodded. “Ronan said you was on a date wif Liam.” She leaned close. “Did he kiss you, Momma?”

“Kiss me?” I repeated again.

She nodded. “You hafta kiss on a date.”

“Oh, we kissed, all right,” Liam said, striding in. “I kissed your momma every chance I got. Even when I had to chase her.”

Lucy laughed in delight as Liam took her from me, pretending she was an airplane and flying her around the room. He settled her against his chest and listened as she lectured him on something. He nodded, looking serious, and assured her he had done exactly that. “It was just pretend.”

“Otay.”

“Go get dressed, baby. Breakfast will be ready soon,” I said.

She glanced up at Liam. “You stay? Momma makes good pandcakes.”

“As if I could resist,” he teased and watched her hurry down the hall.

I tested the pan and poured the first batter onto the hot griddle. “What was that about?” I asked.

He sighed and leaned against the counter. “Um, I am supposed to get permission before I touch you. There are private parts no one is allowed near. Chasing does not indicate consent.” He scrubbed his face. “I have a lot to learn. And, no, she didn’t say it exactly like that, but I got the gist.”

He hung his head. “And apparently I’ve been touching a lot of no-no places on you.”

I sidled up to him and kissed his cheek. “You’re doing great. It’s something they teach at school now. And you can touch my no-no places anytime you want.”

His smile could light up the room. “Excellent.”

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