Page 23 of Anywhere with You (With You #1)

Allison

L iam places his hand over mine and together we begin stroking his length.

This is yet another first for me, and I have no idea what I’m doing.

Yeah, I’ve read about it, but to be holding him in my hands is a little overwhelming.

Not to mention, the desire that’s pooling in my belly.

Liam just brought me to orgasm for the second time within the last hour, and I want to do this for him.

I want him to know I want him. To my surprise, I’m not embarrassed to ask him to show me.

I feel so comfortable with Liam. We’ve spent the last two months getting to know each other.

I know he would never push me to do something I’m not ready for, but I am ready for this.

I want to make him come with my hand. After I get the rhythm down, Liam moves his hand to brace himself against the wall of the shower.

I’m expecting him to keep guiding me, but he doesn’t.

He’s letting me know this is my adventure, and he’s just around for the ride.

He starts moaning my name, just a whisper from his lips, “Allie,” which fuels me even more.

I lower myself to my knees and continue stroking him .

“I’m close, baby,” Liam groans.

Then he erupts in my hand, his come coating my hand and chest. I continue to stroke him until he’s done.

He leans his entire body against the shower wall.

I suddenly have the urge to taste him, something I’ve read about in my romance novels, but never thought was something I would do or have the desire to do.

That is until I become engrossed in all that is Liam MacCoy.

I lean forward and kiss the tip of his erection, licking him with my tongue.

Before I can go any further, Liam’s pulling me to stand with him, merging his lips to mine.

“Holy shit.” He sucks in a deep breath. “You, beautiful girl, are now responsible for the two most erotic moments of my life.” He holds me tight and kisses my temple. Liam washes himself again and leaves the shower for me to do the same.

I turn off the shower and pull back on the curtain.

Liam’s standing there wearing nothing but a towel around his waist, holding a towel open for me.

He offers me his hand and helps me step out, then places the towel around my shoulders and begins helping me dry off.

“You okay?” he asks me as he begins drying my hair with a second towel.

Am I okay? Is he kidding me right now? “More than okay.” I stand on my tiptoes and kiss him until I’m breathless.

“Thank you for another first, well, several firsts, actually.” I am overwhelmed with emotion.

The last several months seem like foreplay building up to the last twenty-four hours.

It’s still hard for me to wrap my head around all that has happened.

Liam has shown me nothing but patience as I navigate this new world of intimacy that we share.

Liam smiles. “I like giving you your first. It’s only fair since you’re my first girlfriend. The first girl I’ve ever cared about that’s not related to me.” He turns me around to dry my back. “I’ve never showered with anyone before.”

I’m not able to speak for fear of my voice cracking.

Liam just admitted he has feelings for me.

I know it’s crazy and I’ve only known him a few months, but I’m falling in love with him.

I knew it was a risk. I can only hope, when he decides this relationship isn’t what he wants anymore, I’ll be able to bounce back from my shattered heart.

I try to shake the negative thoughts away.

Liam has never given me reason to think he’ll leave me, it’s just hard to believe someone as wonderful as him would decide to change his ways for a girl like me.

I’m going to embrace this relationship for as long as I have him and hope it never ends.

I follow Liam out of the bathroom and watch as he makes his way to his dresser and starts getting dressed.

I follow suit and place my duffle on the bed, to pull out the clothes I packed for tomorrow.

Liam walks up behind me and hugs me tight.

“You need to bring more clothes to leave here, babe, that way you’ll have options.

” I look over my shoulder at him and smile.

I drop my towel and start getting dressed in my shorts and tank. My cell phone, sitting on his dresser, rings. “Can you answer that?” I ask Liam.

He picks up my phone, swiping the screen.

“Hello,” he pauses, listening to whoever it is.

It can only be a handful of people, but my guess is Hailey.

“No, Hales, you called the right number. Allie’s right here, hold on a sec.

” Liam walks back to the bed where I’m just finishing with my shorts.

“It’s Hales, baby,” he says as he hands me my phone and drops a kiss on my temple.

“Hello.”

“OMG, baby, did I just hear my brother, the womanizer, call you baby?” she asks loudly into the phone. Liam’s still standing beside me and can hear every word. He laughs out loud and hollers back.

“You’re damn right I did!”

“Did you hear that?” I ask her.

“Yes, holy fucking shit. He’s whipped, and it’s only been a day. Props to you, my friend.”

“Hailey, that’s just crazy,” I try to reason with her.

I feel Liam’s breath, hot on my other ear. “Actually, it’s not. You own me, beautiful girl.”

I’m speechless, I can hear Hales saying my name, but I can’t respond. I’m staring at Liam, who’s now standing in front of me. He gently takes the phone from my hand.

“Hey, Hales, no, she’s fine, I think I just stunned her speechless,” he says to her.

Liam shrugs, like Hailey can see him. “I just told her me being whipped isn’t crazy.

” He smiles at me, an affectionate smile that resembles—love?

No, that couldn’t be, could it? “Then I told her she owns me,” Liam tells her like it’s yesterday’s news.

“Anyway, listen, Allie and I are just going to hang out here tonight. A few of the guys are coming over to play cards and watch movies. Why don’t you come on over?

You can try out the new futon I bought for you today. ”

I can only assume Hailey is again questioning his futon purchase.

“I want Allison with me, always, and I need to make sure my little sister also has a comfortable place to sleep that does not include you shacking up with Aiden, we discussed this earlier, remember. Listen, Allie is spending the night, and she packed a bag, but needs more clothes. Can you bring her another outfit for tomorrow? Great, thanks, see you soon.” He sets my phone back on his dresser.

I smile at him. “I guess we’re staying in.”

He places his hands on my hips. “I really just want to hang out with you, but we can do anything you want. Hales would have ended up here, anyway.”

I wrap my arms around his waist and lay my head on his chest. “It actually sounds great.” I peer up at him. “I just want to be with you.”

Liam kisses the top of my head. “Let’s go get you some food.” We make our way to the kitchen, where we find Aiden standing with the refrigerator door hanging open.

He turns to face us and smiles. “Allison, how much do you love me?” he asks. I feel Liam tense beside me as he draws me tighter to his side.

“What do you want?” I ask him, snaking my arm around Liam’s waist. I can tell by the tone of his voice he wants something.

“I’m hoping, maybe, you might, possibly, want to make us some of your famous enchiladas?” he asks sweetly, batting his eyelashes at me .

I shrug. “Sure, if you go to the store and get what we need.”

“Yes. Liam, man, you don’t know what heaven is until you’ve had her enchiladas, they’re the bomb.”

Liam looks down at me. “Actually, I think I do,” he says only loud enough for me to hear.

Aiden leaves for the store, so Liam and I cuddle up on the couch to watch some TV. We end up watching Wedding Crashers on HBO. The last thing I remember is lying down on the couch with Liam bound tight in his arms.

I wake up to someone brushing a piece of hair behind my ear. I open my eyes to see Liam watching me. I’m curled up tight against his chest. “Hey, beautiful.” I blush.

“Hey.” I start to pull away, but Liam stops me.

“I’m not ready to let you go,” he whispers as he runs his fingers down my cheek. I hear voices in the kitchen, voices I don’t recognize.

“What time is it?” I ask him.

“It’s a little after eight.” This time I do jump up.

“Shit. I was supposed to make enchiladas. People are already here?” It comes out as a question, but I already know the answer from the voices and commotion in the kitchen.

“Yeah, Blitzen and a few of the guys got here about thirty minutes ago.” He shrugs.

“Why didn’t you wake me up?”

Liam pulls me off the couch, lacing his fingers with mine. “Because I was enjoying having you in my arms and wasn’t ready to give that up.”

I just shake my head. Liam has to be the sweetest guy on the planet. There’s no way I can even fake being upset with him.

“Come on, boyfriend, you can watch me make dinner.”

A huge grin spreads across his face as we make our way into the kitchen. We walk in to find Aiden, Hailey, Blitzen, and the two guys from The Warehouse last night, Mike and Scott. Wow, was that really just last night? So much has happened since then.

“Hey, sleepy-head,” Hailey says to me .

“Hey.” I can feel my blush coming on. Did they all see us sleeping? Of course, they did, you have to pass the living room to get to the kitchen.

“What’s got you grinning like a mule with a mouthful of briars?” Blitzen asks Liam.

Liam draws me back into his chest and kisses right below my ear. “This beautiful girl just referred to me as her boyfriend for the first time.” He holds nothing back.

“Boyfriend,” Scott and Mike both say at the same time. Blitzen and Hailey don’t know the specifics, but, by the look on their faces, they aren’t surprised.

Liam nods. “Yes, boys, I’m officially off the market.”

They both start talking at all at once. I’m not sure who says what, but comments range from “Fuck me”, “holy shit”, and “I’ll be damned”. Liam seems oblivious too, or just doesn’t care about their shocked expressions.

“So,” Aiden says, obviously trying to break the ice, “are you still planning on making enchiladas? I bought enough to triple the batch.” He offers me a boyish grin.

“Yes, I’ll make you your enchiladas.” I sigh, like it’s a huge inconvenience, but I have a smile on my face. I enjoy cooking.

“Well, I brought the stuff to make a triple layer chocolate fudge cake. So, you boys go do whatever it is you do while us women slave in the kitchen for you.” Hailey ushers Aiden toward the living room.

All the guys, except for Liam, follow suit. “Um, that means you too, big brother,” Hailey chides him.

Liam has yet to let me go. “You need any help, baby?” he asks me, completely ignoring Hailey’s demands.

I shake my head. “I’m good, I’ve made this a million times. Besides, Hales has got my back.”

Liam twists me in his arms and kisses me slow and sweet. “Let me know if you need anything.” Then he turns and joins his friends in the living room.