Chapter Six
"Mummy!" Veronica shouted as I came outside. "Come play!"
"I'm okay, Roni. Just play with Liam."
"Please, Mummy?" She ran up to where I sat on the back porch.
"Yeah, please, mummy?" Liam stuck his lip out and I glared.
"Alright," I smiled at Roni as her brown eyes lit up with glee.
"Yay!" Roni giggled. "We're building a snow man!" I saw the big pile of snow they'd rounded into the base.
"Awesome! I'll help." I started getting snow into a slightly smaller ball, feeling Liam's dark eyes on me as I worked. I noticed that it was all too quiet outside and I slowly turned my head to look behind me.
FWOOSH! An enormous snowball gobsmacked me right in the middle of my face. I wiped the snow out of my eyes and stood up. Roni and Liam burst out laughing, rolling around in the snow. I smirked and grabbed the huge, round belly I'd made for the snowman. I dropped it right on top of Liam's head. Who's laughing now?
"Bloody hell!" He cried, shivering even in his heavy winter coat.
"Language!" I giggled. He growled playfully and leapt towards me. "Liam!" I screeched as he pinned me to the snow packed ground.
I looked up into his eyes, only an inch away from me. He licked his dry lips and a small puff of air formed between us.
"Liam?" I whispered.
"Uh... Yeah?" A confused look came across his face.
"You're crushing me." I smirked as his eyes widened and he stood up, offering me his hand.
"Sorry." He swallowed.
"It's fine." I smiled as I turned around slightly to see Roni playing with some snow.
"Liam!" Geoff called out from the porch. "There's a girl on the phone for you, says her name is Lisa."
"Tell her I'll be right there!" He hollered back.
"How'd Ms. Skanky-Waitress get your phone number?" I said nonchalantly, brushing snow off my pants.
"I gave it her after you left."
"Oh, we'll then you'd better go get it." I smiled and he smiled back before bounding up the stairs and into the cabin.
I couldn't help the single tear that fell down my cheek. I didn't love him, of that I was absolutely sure, but I still felt forgotten in a way. Damn hormones.
"Mummy, why are you crying?" Roni asked, crawling into my lap after I sat back down on the frozen ground.
"I'm just cold... wanna go inside and get some hot chocolate?"
"Yay!" She squealed, grabbing my hand and jumping up and down. I wiped my tears away as I laughed and carried Veronica up the steps.
"How was your phone call?" I asked Liam, noticing he was off the phone.
"It was pretty good." He replied, taking Roni from me and playing with the curls in her hair.
"Good." I started slowly mixing the water and the chocolate powder. I asked my next question with extreme caution: "What did she say?"
Liam looked at me curiously for a moment before turning his attention to Roni once again.
"Nothing much," He said finally. "But she's coming over for dinner tonight."
SHORT!!! SHORTY SHORT SHORT!!! Sorry it's so short... You deserve longer cause I made you wait so fracking long!!! But I still hope you like it!!!