Free Anywhere With You by Kaylee Ryan Page B

girl. I want Liam to want me, but I want him to want the real me. I refuse to pretend to be someone that I am not in order to earn his affections. “What’s wrong with what I have on?” I question her.
    Hailey rolls her eyes at me. “Nothing I just think that you should change it up a little is all. My brother is chomping at the bit for you and we just want to give him the little push that he needs.”
    “What do you mean he’s chomping at the bit for me?” I question her, hands on my hips.
    She sighs, “He has called and texted me more this week than he has in our entire lives. He wanted to make sure that you were okay after Sunday.”
    “Wow, okay well I guess that’s a good thing. I told him I wanted more, Hales. Do you think that he will ever be able to give me that? Give anyone that?” I ask her, sadness in my voice.
    Hailey nods her head yes. “I do, he’s really into you. Liam is just working though his emotions right now. He has never wanted anyone like this before, or cared how they were doing. This is all new to him. Give him time to adjust to the thought of being in a relationship.” She brings a pair of distressed capris jeans and a spaghetti strap tank over to me. “Put these on with some flip flops. They will show of your curves, but it’s still really casual so it won’t look like you’re trying too hard.”
    I don’t respond. Instead I make quick work of changing my clothes then let Hailey touch up my makeup and hair, which I had straitened today. We just finished when we hear a knock at the door.
    “Come in!” we both yell at the same time as we giggle.

 
     
    I pester the shit out of Aiden until he finally breaks down and calls Allison and invites her and Hailey out for pizza with us. Luckily, they agree. Aiden and I are on our way up to their dorm room to pick them up. Aiden knocks on the door and a chorus of “Come in,” and a lot of giggling rings through the door.
    Aiden turns the knob and walks in. I am ready to lecture Hales on leaving her door unlocked even though the dorm had security, but Aiden beats me to it. “Ash what the fuck? Why in the hell was your door unlocked and why did you just yell for us to come in without checking who it was first?” he asks her angrily but you could also hear the concern in his voice.
    Allison rolls those emerald eyes at him. “Chill out Ace, don’t go getting your feathers all ruffled. You said that you would be here in twenty minutes and it’s been twenty two, so I knew that it was you. Besides, even if it wasn’t you, I knew that you and Liam were on your way.”
    “Allison,” Aiden growls.
    She walks up to him and gives him a hug. “Relax, Hales and I are fine, nothing is going to happen.” She steps back and turns towards me.
    “Hey Liam,” she says with a smile.
    “Hey, you guys ready to go? I ask her and Hailey looking back and forth between the two of them. That is really my only option. If I stare at Allison any longer I am going to have huge issues in the land down under that I will have to deal with. She is always beautiful and tonight is no exception. She isn’t dressed up and I think that is honestly what makes her so fucking sexy. She is just Allison, beautiful sexy Allison who wants more. I shake my head to clear my thoughts.
    “Yep, we’re good to go,” Hailey says as she links her arm through mine. She leads us out of the dorm and to Aiden’s the car.
    Hailey looks behind us then leans into me. “She’s really into you,” she says with a smirk.
    I raise an eyebrow in question.
    “She is, she just doesn’t want to be another notch. I think the two of you would be great together.” She winks and climbs into the front seat of Aiden’s car.
    Aiden and Allison reach the car and see that Hailey has claimed the shotgun position. Aiden just shakes his head and laughs. He is used to her antics. I smile at Allison and shrug my shoulders as to say, “What do you do?”
    She laughs and climbs into the backseat. I