No Control

When we return to our hotel room I let Liam know that I need to talk to him about something. He looks concerned. “Are you ok?” He asks me. “Yes I’m fine and we are fine. Come sit down.” I reply
We sit on the couch facing each other. I tell him about the opportunity that Caroline has for me.
“That’s great love!” He says.
“The only problem is it’s in a couple of days and it’s in Paris.”
The look in Liam’s eyes as this registers with him breaks my heart.
“How long will you be gone?” He asks me quietly.
“Four days, plus travel time. This is really hard for me Liam. I don’t want to be away from you, but this is very important for my career.”
Liam smiles and takes my hand. He kisses it, then sets both our hands intertwined in his lap. “It won’t be easy for either of us to be away from each other, but you have to do this babe. Your career is important and I don’t want to stand in the way.”
“I know Liam, I have to do this, I just can’t imagine being away from you.” Tears are welling up in my eyes.
“Love, our relationship is strong and we will survive this. Just promise me you’ll stay away from the french guys.” Liam looks at me with sad puppy eyes.
I get up and sit on his lap. He wraps his arms around me. “Liam you are the most handsome man I’ve ever seen, and you satisfy me like no man ever has. For me there is no other men in the world. I love you, and I promise you that you don’t have to worry.”
He kisses me and rubs my back with his large strong hand. “I love you as well Liz, and I promise you that you don’t have to worry either. I’ll be too busy missing every part of you to even be aware that any other woman exists. Liam kisses the mark he left on my neck, then he kisses the top of my head, then my lips. “Lets go to bed.” He whispers.
Liam and I lie together in bed for quite some time, just talking and cuddling. He plays with my hair and leaves sweet kisses from my head to my neck. My hand is on the side of his face, rubbing my thumb against his whiskers, then I move it down to glide across his muscular chest.
I feel Liam’s hand under my chin, lifting it to meet his eyes. He tells me he loves me in the most breathtaking way. Then he makes love to me sweetly all night. We don’t sleep much, but I know this connection is important to both of us. Looking in his eyes I honestly wonder if I will be able to leave him, even if it is only four days.

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