One in a
Million
*Chapter
One Hundred &
Fourty-Three; Part
One*
Li
Liam's
POV:
After my shower, I
pulled on some
sweatpants and got my
things together for
tonight. I always felt
guilty and sick for
meeting up with
Danielle, but I
couldn't bring
myself to stop. This
was out of character
for me; I never thought
I'd be the one to
cheat in a
relationship. And I
wouldn't have
cheated if I could find
happiness in either of
my situations, but I
can't.
My
suitcase was packed
lightly for a four day
visit. I was meeting up
with her in
Wolverhampton, as
usual, and then
we'd spend our time
either out doing
something or in her
flat. Most of the
times, we stay in her
flat, trying not to be
spotted by the
press.
As I was
almost done, I realized
I left my phone
downstairs in the
kitchen. I jogged down
to get it in just my
sweatpants, whistling a
chipper tune. When I
reached the kitchen, my
heart stopped beating
in my chest and my
breath became
heavier.
Amber was
sitting at the
table under the
dimmed kitchen lights
with my phone in her
hand. I saw her eyes
were puffy and red with
her mascara leaving
black streaks down her
flushed cheeks. She
couldn't even look
at me, nor I at her,
so I took a seat
across from her at our
small, round table.
"How
long?" She managed
to mutter to me, in a
low, hushed tone. I
finally looked up and
noticed her blue eyes
were still transfixed
on the phone screne,
still unable to look at
me.
"Since Grace and
Finn's
wedding." She
pinched her eyes shut,
tight, and bit down on
her bottom lip as hard
as she could.
"About a month
afterwards, I ran into
her at the store and we
started to reconnect.
It just went from
there."
We sat in
silence for quite some
time before her voice
cracked through the
stiff air, "Does
this effect your
relationship with
Miracle?"
"Honey, it
doesn't change
anything about our
family." I reached
out for her hand, but
she pulled it back as
hard as she could
before I could touch
her. She shot her eyes
beyond me and stared at
a wall; probably
at the picture or
Lilli sitting on the
sofa holding Miracle
when we brought her to
my parent's
house.
"I
don't care about
our relationship right
now, Liam." She
groaned out at me,
shaking her fists in
the air like how she
did when she was angry.
"I care about
whether this makes you
love your daughter any
less."
"Of
course not. I love
Miracle regardless of
anything and
everyone." I
slammed my hand down on
the table and raised my
voice a bit. The air
grew stagnant again and
all you could hear was
the sounds of our lungs
working so hard to let
air in and out of of
chests. I stared at
her, waiting for her to
say something to
me.