At the back of the property, under one of the largest trees, Aria pulled them to a stop and dropped Liam's hand. She took a few more tentative steps, then bent to place the bouquet on top of the headstone. He was determined to stand back and give her the space she needed, but when she crashed to her knees in front of the grave and began to weep, he rushed to her side and pulled her into his arms. She only stayed there a few minutes before pushing away from him and wiping her eyes.
“Thank you,” she whispered as she smoothed her hand down his chest, not meeting his eyes.
He placed his hand under her chin and made her look at him. “It’ll always be my pleasure, darlin’.”
Aria nodded then gently removed his hand from her face, placing it in hers on her lap. She turned back to her Daddy’s tom
