“Liam…” I stopped suddenly.
“What?” He was breathless, looking at me as if I’d just stopped the world from spinning.
“I…you…protection?” I managed, and he shook his head, drawing me close again.
“Don’t worry about it. We don’t need it. Trust me. For either reason.”
“I bet there are thousands of girls whose boyfriends have told them that.” I said, as his hands slid down my thighs.
“I doubt they were vampires.”
“I’ve never…” I said, and he stopped, looking at me.
“Never?”
“Hard when you are under house arrest your whole life. And also when…unless somebody else is infected…or you really hate them...”
“No more, Amy,” he put a finger to my lips, silencing me. “If you want this to be your first time … or if you want to wait? …”
“No.” I shook my head. “I want you, Liam.” After that, no more words were spoken. I surrendered completely to Liam’s touch as I lost myself to him.
CHAPTER 22: AMY
It was only once we were walking down the hallway to the school’s media room that I realized once again how nervous I was. I gripped Liam’s hand tightly, feeling closer to him than ever before.
“There’s no going back from this, is there?” I asked Liam, as we stood outside the door, where I could hear the press was already gathered.
“Sure there is,” he said. “This industry is cruel, they will forget you in an instant if they want to.”
“I don’t think that’s helpful,” Porsche said, listening at the door. Liam shrugged, but gave me a small smile, reaching down to take my hand. He squeezed and I squeezed back, grateful. “I think they are ready for you. I’ll go do your introduction. That way, if Selene is waiting for you, I’ll know.”
“Ok,” Liam nodded, and Porsche slipped through the door, holding her head high. Liam and I stood in the hallway, in silence a moment, listening to the muffled sounds behind the door.
“Thank you,” I said, looking up at him. “For all of this. For everything. I never would have been able to do any of this without you.”
“Amy,” he said, looking down at me. “You were meant for this. There is no way your talent wouldn’t have been discovered. With or without me, you would have been an actress.”
“But without you…I wouldn’t have ever known how wonderful this is,” I said, leaning into his side. He put his arm around me, and I closed my eyes, relaxing into his grip.
“I was ready to give up hope before I met you,” he muttered, and I froze, looking up at him. He kissed the top of my head, indicating the door. “Ready?”
“Yeah,” I nodded, taking a deep breath and steeling myself. Liam gave me one last hug and then opened the door.
“Ladies, and gentleman, it is with great pleasure that I introduce to you the stars of Beauty and The Beast tonight…”
Porsche was standing at the microphone, looking miles better than she did standing in the hallway. I admired her for it - it was the mark of a great performer. The rest of the introduction was drowned out by cheering and clapping. Cameras flashed and questions were being slammed at us. Liam had to drag me up on the stage; I was so blinded by the flashes.#p#分页标题#e#