g-my one day to sleep in, and I had every intention of taking full advantage of it. I rolled over, pulling the blanket up over my head, wishing I could si

e to disturb me, not on

ket down just in time to see Liam, halfway through climbing into my room.

pping myself up on my elbows. "You know

e with the ease of someone who'd done this a thousand times

raighten up. "What if I was naked?" I teased, raising an eyeb

ef. "Then I guess it'd be my lucky day," he said, flashing me that grin-t

t tighter around me, though I knew he was just teasing. "You'

"What can I say? You bring out the best in me." His voice was light, but there was somethin

open window, a soft breeze brushing against my skin. I watched as Liam stared at the cei

uietly, his voice softer n

by the question. "Yeah...

u've seemed a bit off. I know there's stuff going on, with your aunt a

that I'd been constantly looking over my shoulder, expecting something-or someone-to

ng to smile, but I could feel

. For a brief moment, the air between us seemed to shift, thickening with something unspoken. I felt my breat

say, but the words go

move, didn't say anything. It wasn't that I didn't care about Liam-he was my best friend, the one constant in my life. But

e things more awkward, he pressed a quick kiss

laugh, trying to lighten the mood. "Th

d that he wasn't taking it too

out and poked me in the side, right in that spot that made me jump.

e me, his fingers finding all the sensitive spots he knew so well. I tried

g with amusement. "This is payback fo

ut between fits of laughter, trying-and fai

thing felt light again. No strange dreams, no haunting feelings of being watched,

I was breathless and my sides ached from laughing. "Okay, okay, you

s face flushed with laugh

ered, rolling my eyes, but there

and he was watching me with that same soft expression from before, the one t