Liam by Allison LaFleur

Author:Allison LaFleur [LaFleur, Allison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Summer Storm Publishing, LLC
Published: 2018-11-05T16:00:00+00:00

Maggie

I flopped over in bed and yawned deeply. I stretched, my body deliciously exhausted. I knew Liam thought I was sleeping, but my mind was abuzz with ideas.

Propping myself up on my elbows, I looked around for something to write with. I wanted to get the melody in my head written down before I forgot it. I slipped out from under the covers and padded naked over to the dresser where I rummaged around on top for a something, but I could only find a busted ink pen.

I turned, hands on my hips, and looked around the room. I didn’t bother with clothes; I didn’t plan on being out of bed long. I stuck my nose out the bedroom door, looking left and right down the hallway. There was a room I hadn’t been in across the hall from mine. Maybe I can find a pencil in here.

I hummed as I darted across the hall, turned the knob, and jiggled it a bit when the door stuck. It finally opened, and I danced inside. My good mood came to an abrupt halt when I saw where I was.

Realization washed over me like a bucket of cold water, and I slowly backed out of the room, shutting the door quietly behind me before Liam could catch me. I went back to bed, closed my eyes, and hid under the covers. I wanted to be a thousand miles away from everything I had just seen.

I scrunched the blankets up around my neck and curled up in a ball, trying to make myself as small as possible. Tears welled in my eyes. Big gut wrenching sobs soaked the pillow under me and shook the bed. My chest heaved as I gasped for air, my ribs hurting from the effort. My wounded shoulder ached and burned.

“Are you alright?” Liam blasted into the room and sat on the bed next to me. Gently, he pulled me into his arms. “What happened? Are you hurt? Is someone else here?” He looked around frantically, his outline barely visible through the tears clouding my eyes.

“I- I-” I hiccupped, unable to get out a complete sentence.

“Maggie, what’s wrong? Talk to me?” He tucked my head up under his chin, rocking me back and forth.

“I—” I sniffed, wiped my running nose on his shirt, and blinked the tears out of my eyes. “It just all hit me at once. I might never get to go home.”

“You’ll go home,” he whispered. “Just wait. My team is tracking this guy down. As soon as they catch him, you’ll go back to your life. It will be like this never happened.”

“But, but… I could have died,” I wailed. “I could have gotten you killed!”

“I’m pretty hard to kill, Maggie. A lot have people have tried, and a lot of people have failed.”

I rest my head against his chest, and in his arms, my tears slowed. The hiccups came further and further apart. Liam continued to rock me, and I calmed in his soothing embrace.

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