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Story: Sophie’s Second Chance
His comments made my stomach flip, and my heart expanded with love for him. I ran my hand across his cheek. “I will never leave you, Liam.”
“Promise?” he muttered against my lips.
“Promise.” He kissed me tenderly and carefully this time, with his lips back on mine. I ran my hands over his back and felt his muscles move under my fingertips.
This time, he pulled back too quickly. “I was… wondering… if you would like to go on a…a…d-date with me?”
“A date?”
He nodded, but he was uneasy. “With me…”
“Of course I will!” I said, and he sighed in relief. Did he honestly believe I would say no?
“Thank goodness,” he said quietly, which made me laugh since he was so sweet.
He kept talking anxiously. “Look, I haven’t been on a date in years, so I don’t know how to do it. Um…”
I stopped him from talking by kissing him for a few seconds. “It’s OK, Liam. I get it.”
“Oh… OK…” He chewed his lips.
I laughed and kissed him again as I took off his suit jacket.
He drew away from me, his body lingering over mine, just as I took off his jacket. I frowned. “Are you really going to stop now? Leave me so hot and bothered?”
“Are you sure about this, Sophie?” I said, “I…um…” “Yes!”
“But…you are pregnant…and…”
“What does being pregnant have to do with this?”
“I’ll hurt you and the…b-baby,” he added in a way that made me laugh.
“Oh, Liam. It’s not going to hurt the baby. It has nothing to do with it. I’m only a month pregnant.”
He answered shyly, “A little bit of pink on his cheeks.” “I had no idea that…”
I kissed him on the cheek after pulling it. “You are so cute.”
He rolled his eyes and was even more embarrassed. “Stop making fun of me.”
“Then you can make me quiet,” I smirked at him, and he was shocked by how brave I was.
He bent down and kissed my neck, then sucked on it to create a hickey that made me groan.
As I carefully unbuttoned his shirt, I played with the buttons with my fingers. Then I slipped it off his body and threw it on the floor.
I ran my fingers over his shoulders and down to his stomach, teasing him till he groaned. Then he kissed me passionately.
He pulled back to get some breath and murmured in my ear, sending a shudder down my spine. “Oh, I’m going to make you scream, sweetie.”
Sophie’s Point of View:
I woke up to find Liam’s arm around my waist and my head on his chest. He was sleeping comfortably and seemed a lot younger than he was.
All of a sudden, memories from last night came rushing back, and I turned bright red.
I lifted my hand and stroked his face. He screwed up his nose as his sleep was disturbed, which made me grin at him.
I saw the time on the wall clock and decided to wake him awake by kissing him on both cheeks. Then she kissed him lightly on the lips and even kissed him down the neck a few times.
He muttered in a raspy voice and wrinkled his brows, keeping his eyes closed. His grasp on my waist got tighter. “You’d better stop, Sophie.”
I smiled at his neck. “And what if I don’t?”
He flipped me over quickly, with him on top of me, and I let out a tiny shriek.
He bit my neck. “Because…if I start, you’ll beg me to stop.”
I bit my lips while I softly rubbed his head. “Is that true?”
“Ugh…” He bit down on the base of my neck, making me partly gasp and moan.
“Are you going to be late for work?” “I’m the CEO, honey. I can be late.”
“Am I dreaming, or is your workaholic a*s not so workaholic anymore?” I joked.
He laughed heartily and kissed my neck one final time before looking at me. “I can blame you for that.”
“What did I do?”
He gently rubbed the tip of his nose against mine and remarked, “You are doing a lot more than you know, honey.”
“Am I?”
He kissed me on the lips. “Um…so, when’s the date?”
“Tonight, sweetie.” “Hmm…where are we going?”
“That…” He stopped for a long time. “Is a surprise.”
I hit him on the arm. “Tell me… I’ll have to dress accordingly.” “Wear something comfortable. That’s all.”
“OK…”
His phone rang, and he groaned as he slid off of me to answer it. “Yes?”
He got up immediately away, his eyes wide open, and worried since he didn’t realize he was n**e. “Yes. Yes. Yes. I’m coming.”
He stopped for a moment and then spoke. “Stop threatening me, brother. I’m coming! Don’t start the meeting without me!”
I laughed when I saw that he was late for a crucial meeting. He frowned at me, which made me laugh even more.
He hung up the phone and kissed my lips. “It’s your fault I forgot about the meeting.” Before I could respond, he ran to the toilet.
I hugged Alley from behind as soon as I walked into the kitchen and said, “He asked me out on a date!”
“Oh my God!” Alley said when I took my arms away from her. “When?”
“Tonight!”
We both yelled with excitement and gave each other a high five.
We looked at each other awkwardly, and the other workers looked at us strangely. We calmed down our enthusiasm.
“What else happened?” Alley enquired in a low voice. I bit my lips and turned red. “Well, you know…”
She got it as her eyes became bigger. “I need the details!”
I shook my head and made fun of her. “Nope. I’m not telling you anything.”
She complained. “Please!” But her face twisted in pain as she understood something. “Um…let it go. He’s like a brother to me, and I don’t want to know the details.”
“Oh…” I smiled wickedly. “Now, I really want to tell you all about it.”
“No!” Alley screamed, covering her ears with her hands, and ran away from me as I pursued her around.
I put out a dress in front of Helen, who was sitting on the side of the bed, and asked, “What do you think of this one?”
She shook her head.
I thought it would be a good idea to ask Helen what outfit I should wear. I shouldn’t have informed her out of the blue that he was taking me out on a date since she dropped the plate in astonishment.
“And this one?” I held out another frock, and she shook her head again, which made me angry.
“I can’t pick out a dress because he’s coming to get me in half an hour!” I complained.
Helen stood up. “Let me see,” she said, and then she looked through my closet and selected a simple white dress with bell sleeves. “Why aren’t you wearing this one?”
“I don’t want to because I wore that on a date with my ex-fiancé.”
She put one hand on her waist. “Who cares if you wore it before? It’s pretty. Wear it again tonight. The next time you wear it, you’ll remember it as the dress you wore on your first date with Liam.”
I smiled at what she said and grabbed the garment from her. “Thanks.” I ran into the restroom to get ready.
I put on the least amount of makeup and let my hair down over my shoulder.
When Liam walked in, he didn’t even look at me or say anything. “I’ll just need ten minutes,” he said before going into the restroom.
He stated he came out ten minutes later wearing a simple black t-shirt with full sleeves and light blue pants. He looked attractive since he had shaved his face clean.
He took his time looking me over and smiling sweetly. Then he lifted my hand and kissed my knuckles for a long time. “Sweetheart, you look great.”
I told Liam, “You look good, too,” and he kissed my forehead. “Thanks. Let’s go.”
He took my hand and led me out of the room and down the stairs.
“Promise?” he muttered against my lips.
“Promise.” He kissed me tenderly and carefully this time, with his lips back on mine. I ran my hands over his back and felt his muscles move under my fingertips.
This time, he pulled back too quickly. “I was… wondering… if you would like to go on a…a…d-date with me?”
“A date?”
He nodded, but he was uneasy. “With me…”
“Of course I will!” I said, and he sighed in relief. Did he honestly believe I would say no?
“Thank goodness,” he said quietly, which made me laugh since he was so sweet.
He kept talking anxiously. “Look, I haven’t been on a date in years, so I don’t know how to do it. Um…”
I stopped him from talking by kissing him for a few seconds. “It’s OK, Liam. I get it.”
“Oh… OK…” He chewed his lips.
I laughed and kissed him again as I took off his suit jacket.
He drew away from me, his body lingering over mine, just as I took off his jacket. I frowned. “Are you really going to stop now? Leave me so hot and bothered?”
“Are you sure about this, Sophie?” I said, “I…um…” “Yes!”
“But…you are pregnant…and…”
“What does being pregnant have to do with this?”
“I’ll hurt you and the…b-baby,” he added in a way that made me laugh.
“Oh, Liam. It’s not going to hurt the baby. It has nothing to do with it. I’m only a month pregnant.”
He answered shyly, “A little bit of pink on his cheeks.” “I had no idea that…”
I kissed him on the cheek after pulling it. “You are so cute.”
He rolled his eyes and was even more embarrassed. “Stop making fun of me.”
“Then you can make me quiet,” I smirked at him, and he was shocked by how brave I was.
He bent down and kissed my neck, then sucked on it to create a hickey that made me groan.
As I carefully unbuttoned his shirt, I played with the buttons with my fingers. Then I slipped it off his body and threw it on the floor.
I ran my fingers over his shoulders and down to his stomach, teasing him till he groaned. Then he kissed me passionately.
He pulled back to get some breath and murmured in my ear, sending a shudder down my spine. “Oh, I’m going to make you scream, sweetie.”
Sophie’s Point of View:
I woke up to find Liam’s arm around my waist and my head on his chest. He was sleeping comfortably and seemed a lot younger than he was.
All of a sudden, memories from last night came rushing back, and I turned bright red.
I lifted my hand and stroked his face. He screwed up his nose as his sleep was disturbed, which made me grin at him.
I saw the time on the wall clock and decided to wake him awake by kissing him on both cheeks. Then she kissed him lightly on the lips and even kissed him down the neck a few times.
He muttered in a raspy voice and wrinkled his brows, keeping his eyes closed. His grasp on my waist got tighter. “You’d better stop, Sophie.”
I smiled at his neck. “And what if I don’t?”
He flipped me over quickly, with him on top of me, and I let out a tiny shriek.
He bit my neck. “Because…if I start, you’ll beg me to stop.”
I bit my lips while I softly rubbed his head. “Is that true?”
“Ugh…” He bit down on the base of my neck, making me partly gasp and moan.
“Are you going to be late for work?” “I’m the CEO, honey. I can be late.”
“Am I dreaming, or is your workaholic a*s not so workaholic anymore?” I joked.
He laughed heartily and kissed my neck one final time before looking at me. “I can blame you for that.”
“What did I do?”
He gently rubbed the tip of his nose against mine and remarked, “You are doing a lot more than you know, honey.”
“Am I?”
He kissed me on the lips. “Um…so, when’s the date?”
“Tonight, sweetie.” “Hmm…where are we going?”
“That…” He stopped for a long time. “Is a surprise.”
I hit him on the arm. “Tell me… I’ll have to dress accordingly.” “Wear something comfortable. That’s all.”
“OK…”
His phone rang, and he groaned as he slid off of me to answer it. “Yes?”
He got up immediately away, his eyes wide open, and worried since he didn’t realize he was n**e. “Yes. Yes. Yes. I’m coming.”
He stopped for a moment and then spoke. “Stop threatening me, brother. I’m coming! Don’t start the meeting without me!”
I laughed when I saw that he was late for a crucial meeting. He frowned at me, which made me laugh even more.
He hung up the phone and kissed my lips. “It’s your fault I forgot about the meeting.” Before I could respond, he ran to the toilet.
I hugged Alley from behind as soon as I walked into the kitchen and said, “He asked me out on a date!”
“Oh my God!” Alley said when I took my arms away from her. “When?”
“Tonight!”
We both yelled with excitement and gave each other a high five.
We looked at each other awkwardly, and the other workers looked at us strangely. We calmed down our enthusiasm.
“What else happened?” Alley enquired in a low voice. I bit my lips and turned red. “Well, you know…”
She got it as her eyes became bigger. “I need the details!”
I shook my head and made fun of her. “Nope. I’m not telling you anything.”
She complained. “Please!” But her face twisted in pain as she understood something. “Um…let it go. He’s like a brother to me, and I don’t want to know the details.”
“Oh…” I smiled wickedly. “Now, I really want to tell you all about it.”
“No!” Alley screamed, covering her ears with her hands, and ran away from me as I pursued her around.
I put out a dress in front of Helen, who was sitting on the side of the bed, and asked, “What do you think of this one?”
She shook her head.
I thought it would be a good idea to ask Helen what outfit I should wear. I shouldn’t have informed her out of the blue that he was taking me out on a date since she dropped the plate in astonishment.
“And this one?” I held out another frock, and she shook her head again, which made me angry.
“I can’t pick out a dress because he’s coming to get me in half an hour!” I complained.
Helen stood up. “Let me see,” she said, and then she looked through my closet and selected a simple white dress with bell sleeves. “Why aren’t you wearing this one?”
“I don’t want to because I wore that on a date with my ex-fiancé.”
She put one hand on her waist. “Who cares if you wore it before? It’s pretty. Wear it again tonight. The next time you wear it, you’ll remember it as the dress you wore on your first date with Liam.”
I smiled at what she said and grabbed the garment from her. “Thanks.” I ran into the restroom to get ready.
I put on the least amount of makeup and let my hair down over my shoulder.
When Liam walked in, he didn’t even look at me or say anything. “I’ll just need ten minutes,” he said before going into the restroom.
He stated he came out ten minutes later wearing a simple black t-shirt with full sleeves and light blue pants. He looked attractive since he had shaved his face clean.
He took his time looking me over and smiling sweetly. Then he lifted my hand and kissed my knuckles for a long time. “Sweetheart, you look great.”
I told Liam, “You look good, too,” and he kissed my forehead. “Thanks. Let’s go.”
He took my hand and led me out of the room and down the stairs.