One Chance (Part 1)(86)
I take a seat on the couch beside where Liam will sit and wait for him to come back. Kenzie is on the right side of me. My sexy man walks back towards me looking so hot in his suit and tie. He has a dark gray suit on with a blue tie that matches his eyes perfectly.
“Hey babe,” he says as he sits beside me, giving me a quick kiss, “Charlie thinks I may go sooner than the second round, which is why he wanted us out here,” he says with a sexy smirk.
“That’s great,” I say as we hold hands, hiding the diamond that’s now on my finger.
What we didn’t expect is when Liam’s name is called as the third overall pick in the first round. The amount of cheers cannot even describe this moment. Liam is selected by the Vikings. He spends the next twenty minutes talking to his agent, while the rest of us laugh and enjoy the happy news.
“Oh my God, what is that on your hand?” Kenzie says barely above a whisper as she grabs my hand to check out my ring.
“Do you like it?” I say excitedly.
“He proposed? When? Where?” she asks all at once, as she stares at my ring.
“Right before the draft started in the bedroom.”
“Seriously? Wow,” she says as she hugs me tightly.
“Just don’t say anything yet. He deserves this time to enjoy being drafted,” I whisper.
“I won’t say a word, but people are going to notice your finger.”
“I’ll figure it out,” I say as I look at Liam who is now getting hugs and congratulations from his family.
“We’re pretty lucky aren’t we?” Kenzie asks.
“We sure are,” I say as I watch Brody congratulate Liam, looking truly happy for him. Five minutes later my fiancé is sauntering towards me.
“Hey sexy lady,” he says before planting a kiss on me.
“Congratulations baby,” I say as I throw my arms around his neck, wanting him closer.
“Definitely unexpected, but I’ll take it,” he says on a laugh.
“Congratulations on being drafted and engaged,” Kenzie whispers.
“Thank you. It’s a pretty awesome day,” he says with the biggest smile ever. “I guess we should tell everyone right?” he asks as he looks at me.
“No. Today is your day to enjoy being drafted,” I state.
“Babe this is the best day, I’d like to tell our families while they are all here,” he says looking all sexy.
“Are you sure?”
“I wouldn’t have asked you if I wasn’t,” he says before giving me a sweet kiss. “Let’s go.” “Hey everyone, we have some news we would like to share,” he says as everyone in the room stops and stares, “Haley and I are engaged,” he says joyfully.
“Oh my gosh, that’s wonderful,” Mom coos as she rushes up to hug me.
“Congratulations,” Denise says as she runs over behind Mom to us.
We explain the engagement, which was only before the draft occurred. We all sit down and laugh, enjoying the congratulations and encouragement from everyone around, everyone except Brody.
“Where’s Brody?” Liam asks.
“He said something about running somewhere,” Kenzie says with little information.
“Let me talk to him,” I say as I get up and go to grab my phone. I shut the bedroom door behind me as I call his number.
“What Haley?” he says, sounding irritated.
“Where are you?”
“I just needed some air.”
“So you’re outside?”
“Yeah.”
“Okay, I’ll be right there,” I say before disconnecting the call. I grab my coat and head down the stairs; everyone is in their own conversation that they don’t even notice me slip out the side door.
“Go back inside,” he snickers.
“No, we need to talk.”
“How long have you been engaged Hails?” he asks with a crack in his voice.
“He proposed right before the draft started.”
“So today then?”
“Yes, today.”
“You can’t marry him.”
“Why not?”
“He’s going to let you down. He always has and always will.”
“That’s not true,” I argue.
“Yes it is. I knew you liked him years ago, but he was never nice to you Hails. He treated you like crap, even when we all played games together; he purposely set out to hurt you. Do not remember that?”
“We were kids Brody.”
“So the time he broke your arm when we were playing football, or the time when he made you eat worms, or how about more recently at college how he had people haze you. You’re willing to look past all the shit he’s done to you and be with him?”