Liam’s pov
I try not to groan as I kissed her. She tensed a bit but relaxed to my touch. I try hard to concentrate as she cupped my cheeks, I squeeze her tiny waist and deepen the kiss. My tongue teased hers gently, and she let out a shaky breath. This was totally different from the rest… She tasted so sweet I resisted the urge to groan.
I sense the dickhead stop and stare at our table. He looks at us for a while before he moving to another table. She pulls away immediately, breathless. She stares at the man behind me
“He’s leaving…” She squeaked out breathlessly. I watch her cheeks heat up in embarrassment. She tucked her hair behind her ears and avoid my gaze. She gets off hastily and run her fingers through her hair.
“He’s left…” I was barely concentrating. She grabbed her purse.
“Could… we go now… please?” She rasped. I puff out a ragged breath. I bet she hates me now.
“Let’s get out of here then” I pull her close to me and we walk out of the restaurant. I walk to the car and Ryan ignite the engine immediately. I open the door for her and she slipped in. I get in and shut the door. She moves away from me and press her face to the window. Ryan stares at us through the rearview mirror. He drives out into the night in silence. I puff out my breath and pull off the wig I wore. I ran my fingers through my hair to smoothen it. She pulls the hoodie over her head so I can’t see her face.
“Are you okay?” I ask her and she spares me a nervous glance before nodding. I itch my hair and glare at Ryan. I lean back into the seat and watch her in silence.
Why the fuck is all this happening. Why does she always see me as a bad guy damn it!. She’s triggered something in me when I kissed her, what i hadn’t felt in years, what I yearned for, and I find myself drawn to her. Her cute face, small figure and her clean conscience makes me want to hold her close and never let her go. Its so fuckin annoying that she dosen’t seem to fancy me. Always acting so guarded around me. The car pulls to a stop and Ryan kills the engine.
“liam….” He calls and I stare back at him. He jab his thumb to her and I glance at her. She had dozed off. I pull back her hoodie and watch her sleepy face for a moment. I brush back a strand of her hair and her eyes flutter open. She tensed up on seeing me.
She glance at Ryan then at me.
“Th.. thanks for the ride Ryan… goodnight” She voice out sleepily and opens the door. Ryan nods and she slams the door shut. I watch her walk into her apartment before turning back to Ryan.
“What the fuck was that Ryan!… you told me that place was gonna be safe!” I yell angrily. He sighs.
“The fuck it is man. I had no idea there was a cop snooping around the restaurant before we arrived” I unstrap my seat belt.
“She seems scared liam what the fuck happened”.
“Darn it man I fuckin told her to act like a horny girlfriend so I won’t cause a scene”. I bring out the gun from my pocket Ryan widen his eyes before laughing.
“Are you fuckin kidding me” He chuckles and I sigh.
“I could swear she thinks I took advantage of the situation” He glance at me again.
“Feeling remorseful?… damn man that ain’t your fault. Sure as hell she enjoyed every bit of it”. I sigh. She didn’t look like one who did.
“Keep me updated Ryan… I wanna stay low for now”
“Sure thing liam, easy on her okay” He winks and I scoff. I get off the car and slam the door shut.
“Fuck off Ryan” i curse and he chuckles. I watch him drive away before walking towards the gate. I look around before stealthily walking into the apartment. I close the door softly behind me. I sigh and move to her bedroom door. I creak it open slowly and peeked inside. I watch her sit in the bed, knees drawn to her chest and watching me intently. I close the door behind me and lean against it. She sigh wearily.
“I did that only cos I was nervous, not for anything else liam” She croak out. I clench my teeth. Damn… that got me.
“I hope nothing of that sort happens again too” She continues.
“But what if it does huh?” i ask as i watch her nervous self. She suck in her breath and looks away.
“No liam… it won’t, I wouldn’t let that happen again… it ain’t right” I arch my brows and chuckle.
“What ain’t right small ass, the fact that I find you attractive, the fact that this ain’t just mere pleasure?” She breathe out.
“No liam… the fact that you’re a criminal. The fact that I barely know you, the fact that I’m living with a criminal!” She blurt out.
“You think so?.” She stares back at me.
“I know so liam, you’re gonna be leaving soon right and everything is gonna get back to normal…. I prefer we don’t get too close… it’s gonna be dangerous… I saw that not long ago you know” I rake my hands through my hair.
“Fine emilia… good night” I walk out of the room, slamming the door angrily behind me.
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Emilia’s pov
I stir the cup of coffee and placed it on a saucer. I sit on the stool and place it on the countertop. I took a small sip and tap my fingers on the top, as I try to push away thoughts of last night. The kiss, the feeling that settled deep in my stomach. It didn’t feel as though I was putting on a act. And shamefully, I enjoyed every bit of it. I brush back a strand of hair.
What is this I’m feeling!. Why do I feel this way around him. Unable to think properly. I watch a lot of these in the movies, and I hate to think its what I’m feeling. I don’t think it is. He’s the bad guy, I shouldn’t be involved in his dirty games. I just have to ignore it. He’s gonna be gone soon anyways. I drop the cup back on the counter and get off the stool.
I make another cup of coffee alongside a plate of snacks. I can’t bear the thought of being in here all day. It’s getting pretty boring. I guess I just have to resume job hunting. Its gonna keep me busy, and most importantly away from him.
i carry it down the stairs. He seemed pissed off since last night and hadn’t slept on the bed with me. I chew my lips as he turns to face me.
“Morning liam… brought you coffee” I force a smile. He drops his laptop on the table.
“Hey small ass” He wink and I chuckle.
“Still mad at me?” I ask as I hand him the cup. He arch his brows.
” I’m sorry about what I said last night, that was pretty harsh… said that cos I was tired”
“No small ass, i can’t stay mad at you for a moment, your cute face wouldn’t let me do that”. I giggle as my cheeks heat up.
“So liam.. you’re an American?” I ask as I sit on a stool. He chuckles.
“No small ass, my dad is Hispanic, mom’s American.. grew up in Madrid” I arch my brows.
“wow!.. that’s quite cool… so what are you doing here in Boston” He drops the cup on the table and sigh.
“That’s quite a long tale small ass, came here to get my shit together… guess these fucked up cops decided to ruin it” I chew my lips to hide my laugh.
“That’s a pretty messed up plan liam” I grin and he chuckles. He brings out his phone and types quickly before dropping it back on the table.
“How about I teach you a simple Spanish recipe small ass” I widen my eyes in surprise.
“You cook?” I arch my brows in amusement. He rolls his eyes.
“I bet you wouldn’t doubt this when I prepare Ham croquetas” He smirked making me laugh.
“Never heard of that liam, where in the freaking hell did you get that recipe” I chuckle.
“I was kinda close to my mom small ass, always dragging me into the kitchen like I was a girl… fuck!” He rolls his eyes dramatically and I giggle, that’s kinda funny.
“So you in?” He rake his hands through his hair and smirk. I roll my eyes.
“I think it’s gonna be fun watching you burn down the kitchen” I smirk and he laughs
“Let’s see about that small ass” He held out his hand and bowed. I arch my brows
“Sure liam” I laugh and we walk up the stairs.
*****
“I guess I have to rephrase that liam” I chuckle and sit on the stool. I watch him place a plate of ham croquetas in front of me. I smack my lips. He’s one hell of a good chef.
“I’d take that as a compliment small ass” He grin and sit opposite me. I take two forks and hand him one.
“Let’s eat then” He chuckles and drop the fork.
“Its gonna taste better using your fingers small ass”. He takes a small ball of ham croquetas and held it out to me. I chuckle and bite some of it. I moan at the sweetness. Wow!. I’ve never tasted anything so tasty. He arch his brows waiting for my reply.
“I’m not a teen remember, I can feed myself” I roll my eyes. He smirks.
“I’d take that as a thank you then” I chuckle and drop my fork.
“It tastes good liam” I say and take another ball stuffing it into my mouth. Being friends wasn’t a bad idea anyways. I get to learn a new recipe of Spanish meals, sounds exciting though. There was a knock at the door and I arch my brows.
“You expecting someone?” He stands up immediately. I shake my head sideways.
“Nope… sandy and Becky is probably at work now” I get off the stool. He reaches into his pants pocket and draws out a gun. I gasp and tense up.
“What do you need that for?” I ask in fear.
“Just so its not any of the snoops… get the door small ass” He hold my arm and lead me into the sitting room. Oh no this is pretty bad!. I walk nervously to the door and liam stands on the other side. I suck in my breath and check the peep hole. I arch my brows.
“It’s a delivery guy!” I breathe out in relief and he sighs. I open the door to see a van parked at the gate.
“Morning miss.. is this miss Roberts apartment?” I nod.
“We brought the stuffs you ordered miss” I arch my brows and turn to look at liam who was on the other side of the door.
“I didn’t order anything … you did?” He chuckles.
“Yeah I did small ass, decided you needed a washing machine, dishwasher and the likes” I gawped at him in excitement.
“You bought them for me?” I squeal out in surprise. He nods and I turn to look at the guy again. Oh no this is unbelievable. I’ve always wished to buy these stuffs.
“Umm give me a minute” I tell him and slam the door shut. I turn to look at him as I felt excitement bubbling.
“yaaay!!” I scream and jump on him, wrapping my arms around him and squealing happily.