Free Anywhere With You by Kaylee Ryan

always know that he will wrap me in his arms and cherish me as he is in this exact moment. As if I am the most important person in his life.
    “Liam,” is all that I was able to get out, my mind is reeling. I want him to want me. I want to be enough for him. I want all of him. There is no way that I can settle for less.
    The connection that we have is unexplainable. I look into his eyes and the want I see there mirrors my own. He leans in closer and I know that he is going to kiss me. I want him to kiss me, just this once. I will take his kiss as a token of what I can never have. Liam is a player, a no commitment, sexy football god. I am one of many women who swoon over him daily. As he leans in closer, I can feel his breath against my face. He hesitates and I know that he’s expecting me to stop him, but I don’t, I want this. I want my first kiss to be Liam, a reminder of this overwhelming chemistry that flows between us. I lick my lips and within seconds his lips touch mine. Liam has my face cupped gently in his hands and I feel them start to tremble. I place my hands over his as he deepens the kiss. I open my mouth, inviting him in and he takes full advantage. Once his tongue slips in I hear him growl deep in his throat and I know that I need to stop this. I want him and he is unattainable in my eyes, we have to stop.
    “Liam,” I breathe. “What are we doing?”
    Liam kisses my forehead as he proceeds to tell me that he is “kissing the most amazing girl he has ever met” . I melt and right then I lose a piece of heart to him. I know he can never be mine, but he has a part of me, which is crazy because we just met, all I know is that he just does. I am glad that I am still in his arms or I would be a puddle of lust on the bathroom floor.
    I can feel his chest rising and falling. I can feel the steady beat of his heart. I look up into his eyes getting lost in a sea of deep blue emotions. He proceeds to tell me that our kiss is basically the best kiss of his existence. My resolve is beginning to crumble. I am so tempted to throw caution to the wind and have a fling with Liam. Instead, I put on my big girl panties and do the responsible thing. I tell him that if he ever decides he can give me all of him that he knows where to find me. I give him one final quick kiss on the lips and leave him there in the bathroom.
    I walk back into the kitchen and take my seat next to Hailey. She looks at me in question and I shrug my shoulders. She smiles at me like she just discovered the cure for cancer. It’s Aiden who breaks the tension.
    “Ash, you have got to taste Mrs. Mac’s dirt cake,” he says as he shovels in a humongous bite.
    Mrs. Mac smiles at me, “Would you like a bowl?”
    “Yes, please dinner was great,” I stand up to carry my now empty plate to the kitchen.
    Liam appears at my side. “I got it,” as he grabs my plate and walks to the kitchen. Mr. Mac stands to follow him.
    The remainder of the day is uneventful. We all sit down to play a game of back alley 13, Liam, Aiden and Mr. Mac play their guitars and we all sing. We laugh and joked until it’s time to leave. Aiden and Hailey keep giving me questioning looks. I smile at them to let them know that I am good. Liam continues to dote on me. Grabbing me drinks, holding my chair for me. All of my senses are on high alert. When we leave, he holds the door for me again and helps me into the backseat of his Pathfinder. The drive back is quiet as we are all full and worn out. When we arrive at the dorm, Liam hops out and opens my door for me. I smile and say “Thank you”. I give Aiden a hug, then link arms with Hailey as we head to our room.
    We are barely through the doors of the building before Hailey is pouncing on me for information.
    “What the fuck was that?” she says with a huge smile on her face.
    I look at her as if she is crazy. “What was what?” I can tell that she isn’t buying my poor attempt to evade her questions.
    “Don’t play