I stood there in the middle of the supermarket aisle like a dummy, clutching the filled basket in one hand and gripping with my resolve in the other.
My heart made a summersaulting race when I saw Liam.
His familiar presence jolted something in me that I never thought I would have, a mixture of longing and panic.
"Liam? What are you doing here?"
I finally found my tongue, and my voice came out barely above a whisper. I scanned the store nervously, my eyes darting towards the men toiletries row where RoughCoin had gone to checkout some colognes. Half expecting him to storm in any second.
God, why was Liam here? I thought
He gave me a sad smile, a smile that tugged at my chest.
"What do you mean Ava? I came here to see you. I had to see you.." .
I stepped closer to him, lowering
