The Fall (Caught off Guard series #1) by Lisa Sommers

Author:Lisa Sommers
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, romance sex, romance and suspense, romance 2014

Chapter 11

"It's amazing! It's so beautiful." I am standing in the middle of the rooftop looking out into the city of lights. I wrap my arms around my body. It’s the middle of summer, so the air is still warm. But, I feel like I need to brace myself for what is about to come. I close my eyes and take a deep breath. I continue to face the city with my back to Liam.

"Just like you, amazing and beautiful." His words are soft, and he is now standing behind me with his arms wrapped around my upper body. His chin is resting on my shoulder. I tilt my head back to lean against his chest.

I sigh and whisper the words, “I'm scared." I drop my arms and remove myself from his embrace. Turning around, I look up into his blue eyes and repeat my words, "I'm scared, Liam."

He shakes his head. "Don't be scared." His hands are holding my cheeks, and his eyes are searching my eyes. "Don't be scared." And then he plants the sweetest kiss on my lips. "Please tell me what scares you," he insists.

I rest my hands on his forearms and say exactly what scares me. Almost. My head is shaking back and forth. "I don't want to be the next girl on your arm, Liam. I don't want to be the next picture in the media talking about your newest conquest. I want one-on-one. I don't want to compete. I don't want to share. I want simple and uncomplicated. I’ve done complicated before, and it led me in directions I’ve never imagined myself getting into." I pause for a moment and look down before I continue. “I’m not sure it’s worth it,” I say quietly. I pause to see if I've gone too far. I'm now looking into his eyes and saying all of those things have made me even more scared. But, I’m glad I said them. What if he doesn’t want me? What if I just ruined everything? I know I went into this night trying to end things, but it would still hurt to know that he can simply walk away from me at this point-in-time. I know I sound confused and probably a little crazy, considering I’ve only known him a couple of weeks. However, there is so much more I could say, I should say, but I need to gauge where he is with all of this. I need to tell him about my past, but the words are unable to come from my mouth.

He lets out a sigh, "Desiree . . . I don't make it a habit of bringing random women here to my home. As a matter of fact, I never do. I cannot promise you simple, uncomplicated, or what the media might say about me or us, but I can promise you that sharing is not something that I want either. I only want you. Only you." My mind is soaring; my knees are weak, all the while, and I’m doing the happy dance, in my head, of course.

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