She giggles, much to my shock, and pumps her small arm up and down to shake his hand.
Told you I would,” he strangely responds. Even my daughter is easily charmed by that smile. “Hi,” he says softly, his smile getting even bigger and even more knee-melting when Molly places her small hand in his. I hold my breath when he walks the few steps over to Molly and drops to her level and holds out his hand. Liam smiles his knee-melting smile and pushes off the counter. “Pizza! Yay!” Molly comes bounding in the room and skids to a halt when she sees Liam standing with one hip against the island. Maybe she’ll forget she heard that and not come in here. “Pizza!” I hear screamed from the other side of my small ranch house and close my eyes in prayer. With pizza,” he adds as almost an afterthought. Cost me, staying away from you when every inch of my body was screaming to come and make sure you were okay. Nate did the calling, kept me in the loop. You didn’t need me breathing down your neck making sure you were okay. I’ll give you last night, even though I don’t like it, I was on shift and you needed some time, space. Knew you wouldn’t make it easy for me, baby, but this right here,” he stopped to point between him and me, “this is me not letting go. Mainly because I’ve never been on a date much less slept with someone since Jack died. Well, she has, but never one on one like this.
“You can’t be here,” I say again, my voice wavering with panic. “You don’t call me Lee like everyone else, why?” He questions, while ignoring me.