One Chance (Part 1)(82)

Kenzie wheels me out of the hospital to Liam waiting at the car. I get inside and wave goodbye to Kenzie and Brody.

“Do you mind if I come in with you?” Liam asks sweetly as he gets closer to our street.

“Sure,” I say as we drive home. It doesn’t take long for him to pull into his driveway.

“Do you want your bed or mine?” he asks.

“My bed sounds good.”

“Okay, hold on,” he says as he jumps out of his side of the car and rushes around to mine, he opens the door and pulls me out of the car, holding me in his arms.

I can’t help but laugh, “What are you doing? I can walk.”

“You can, but I can also carry you,” he says as he makes his way across the street. Kenzie and Brody pull in as he carries me to the front door. “You know your parents are probably going to ask what’s going on, since you’re with me and not Ashley.”

“Oh crap, I can’t tell them. Liam, we can’t tell them,” I plead.

“We won’t tell them babe, it’s alright,” he says as he stops at the door.

“Maybe we should go to your house,” I say suddenly nervous.

“It’s up to you.”

“Yeah, let’s do that,” I say, as he spins around and starts heading back across the street.

“What’s going on?” Kenzie asks as she gets out of her car.

“Please don’t tell Mom and Dad,” I plead.

“I won’t, but why aren’t you going inside?” she asks.

“I don’t know what to say,” I admit.

“We went and hung out,” she says like it’s no big deal.

“Oh, yeah that can work,” I say as I look at Liam, he turns back towards my house. Kenzie and Brody go in first to talk to Mom and Dad while Liam carries me up the stairs.

He takes me into my room where the blanket I got blood on yesterday is gone and a new one is in its place. Liam pulls the covers down and sets me slowly on the bed. “Thank you. I’m going to try to get some sleep,” I say as I turn over to try to get comfortable.

“I think that’s a good idea,” he says as he crawls in behind me.

“You don’t have to lie here with me.”

“I want to Hails. I want to hold you,” he says as he pulls me towards his chest, spooning me. “I’m sorry you’re so sore, I wish I could make it better.”

“You are, just by being here,” I say before closing my eyes.

Waking up a few hours later, I see it’s now evening and Liam is asleep beside me. His arms are wrapped around me tightly. I need to relieve myself, so I maneuver out of his hold and hurry to the bathroom. Trying to deal with the soreness, along with not waking Liam up is no easy task. I change what I need to and head back to bed.

“Are you alright babe?” he asks.

“I will be,” I say as I crawl back into bed.

“I wish I could make you feel better,” he says as I snuggle into his side.

“Me too.”

The next couple days go by before I start to feel a little like myself again.

Christmas is in two days and I’m excited to be with Liam for our first Christmas as a couple.

Kenzie and I go to the outlets to finish our Christmas shopping. We take our bags into the house before heading across the street to hang out with the boys. It’s cold out and it’s snowing lightly. We head inside and are surprised to see Mom and Dad over at the Masters too.

“What’s going on?” I ask as they laugh and joke around.

“Just hanging out. So, we want to know when you two started dating,” Denise asks, not holding back.

“A while now,” Liam says as he enters the room and heads straight towards me. He gives me a kiss on the lips, not caring who watches.

“I must say that I’m excited to hear that,” Mom says while Denise agrees.

“That’s good because she’s stuck with me,” Liam says as he wraps his arms around me. Brody enters the room looking anything but happy.

“I can’t believe both of my daughters are with your sons. We couldn’t have dreamed for anything better,” Mom squeals.

“How much have you had to drink?” I ask, laughing out their sudden outbursts.

“Just a few,” Denise says.

“We’re going to head downstairs, if you need us, just yell,” Liam says before leading me towards the stairs.

The four of us, along with Isaac hang out and play some games before calling it a night. I say goodnight to my new boyfriend before Kenzie and I make our way across the snow-covered road.

Before we know it, Christmas is here and gone and New Year’s is on its way. “What are your plans this year for New Years?” Kenz asks.