I stayed in his arms longer than I should have. Maybe minutes. Maybe hours. I didn’t care.
My cheek rested against Liam’s chest, his heartbeat finally matching the rhythm of mine–steady, real, calming after the chaos.
His chin rested on my head, and he pressed the softest kiss into my hair.
Another.
And another.
I hadn’t realized how much I missed this, being near him, wrapped in his gravity. I could’ve stayed like that forever.
“I should go,” I whispered after a long silence, my voice barely a breath.
“No,” he murmured, his arm tightening around me. “Don’t move. Stay right here.”
I teased, “Is that your way of begging me to stay the night?”
He pulled back slightly and looked down at me, a small smirk tugging at the corner of his lips.
“Do you know how badly I’ve wanted to hold y
