~~Scarlette~~
I walked straight to him as he stepped closer to the dining room.
I didn’t know if I should be relieved, furious, or just slap him right across the face. But instead… I hugged him.
“Liam,” I breathed out, shaking. “You said it was just two days... and then—then you just vanished like that?”
I didn’t realize my voice had risen. I didn’t care. The tears slipped before I could stop them, and I wiped them away with the back of my hand.
“Brownie…” he said with that smug tone of his, but I didn’t let it calm me.
“Don’t call me that. Fix this.” I pointed toward Mel, who was already up and grinning, walking toward him like she had any right to.
“Mel. Wow. Longest time,” Liam said casually, waving her off. “But give me a sec—I’ll get back to you.”
He brushed past her like she
