Coached ➳ l.p [au]

chapter 29

what do you like most about liam's character?

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When I squint open my eyes, it doesn't surprise me that my cheek is laying on his bare chest.

For a second, I relax and savor Liam's rhythmic heartbeat against my face. I only stop listening when I realize that i'm acting sort of like a creep, so I peer up at his face to see if he noticed me.

Thank god, he was still sleeping or he would have thought I was odd since I was basically pressing my cheek against him.

I study his peaceful expression while he's sleeping; eyes lightly shut, mouth somewhat parted open, and his eyebrows were relaxed. Almost scaring me, Liam brings his hand up and sets it down on my back, tugging me closer to him.

"Stop staring at me, Jo. Go back to sleep," he huskily says with his eyes still closed.

Dang it, of course he knew.

Caught like a deer in freaking headlights, I bring my heated cheeks to his chest in attempt to slip back into sleep.

But before I do, I mumble, "I wasn't staring."

He chuckles, "Sure you weren't, babe."

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"Hey," Dylan and his usual greeting confront me while he sends a half smile my way and catches up to me with his fishing rods in his hand.

"Oh, hey Dylan," I try and give off a friendly smile, despite the fact that I know Liam doesn't like him. I do, though, right?

"I've been trying to catch you without him all day," he smiles, running a hand through his golden hair.

Liam hardly ever does that.

"Him?" I play dumb.

"Yeah, that Leo dude-"

"-Liam." I quickly correct before clearing my voice and adding a slight smile, "You mean Liam?"

"Sure. Look, i'm sorry I didn't speak to you before. I was a jerk, and I was dumb to just ignore you like that, so if you give me a chance I promise I can make up for the lost time," he says, nudging my shoulder playfully.

I pinch my eyebrows together, "You'd want to make up ten years?"

Realization hits him, "It's been that long, huh?"

I nod without saying anything. How could he not know how long it's been since I went over Laura's house for the first time? Both Daisy and I were drooling over him almost every time, and he would look at Daisy the most, but pass me up every time.

Suddenly, I feel a strong arm wrap around my waist while my body presses against theirs. When I look up at who it is, i'm not surprised to find Liam. He's so possessive, and i'm not even his yet.

I said yet...but I meant ever. Yeah.

"Think about it?" Dylan tells me more in question form before sending Liam a glare- he obviously glares black- and walking the other direction.

"Think about what?" Liam asks, lifting an eyebrow.

"Nothing," I wave it off.

He groans, "God, I leave you for five minutes and he's always somewhere lurking in the shadows."

I lift an eyebrow, questioningly. "You make it sound like he's some killer off of a scary movie or something of the sort."

"Could be," he shrugs and we both laugh while we trail behind Laura, Dylan, and her other family members.