No Control

“So are you sure you’re alright with my parents coming over for dinner tonight?” Liam asks me.
“Of course I am.” I take Liam’s hand that I’m holding and bring it to my lips. I leave a soft kiss there.
Liam smiles. “I know they’ve met you before, but they haven’t met you as my girl.”
My heart leaps at his words.
Liam and I are making the same dinner we made in Italy. He comes up behind me at the stove. And whispers in my ear. “Remember what happened in the kitchen in Italy?”
I turn to face him. “Yes I do. These counters look like the correct height.”
Liam gets a twinkle in his eyes and lifts me up on the counter. I open my legs and he moves in. “Yep, perfect height.” He says before his mouth is on mine.
Then the doorbell rings. Liam sighs. I whisper in his ear. “Don’t worry there’s always after dinner.” Liam looks in my eyes. “I’ll be looking forward to it.” He lifts me off the counter and we go together to answer the door.
The dinner goes well, the conversation goes well till Karen asks how we went from friends to dating. I practically choke on the sip of water I’m taking. My eyes shoot across to Liam. He’s smirking. “Why don’t you tell them babe?”
I give him the you are gonna get it later look. “Well I think it was just a natural progression of spending so much time together.” I say.
Liam grins. “Yes it was very natural.” I think they both feel something is up but they don’t question it.
After dinner Liam and Geoff take their tea out to the backyard.
Karen and I have our tea in the livingroom. “Liz, I want you to know I’m glad you and Liam are together.”
I smile. “You are?”
“Yes dear, he seems so happy. I’ve never seen him like this with anyone else before.” She says.
“You aren’t the first person to tell me that and it makes me very happy. I love him very much Karen.”
“I can see that. I caught him looking at you several times tonight and I could see how much he loves you as well.”
I beam.
“You obviously make him very happy Liz.”
We talk for a bit about my job, and my moving to England. Then I head into the kitchen to get us some more tea. As I enter the kitchen I realize a window is open and I can hear Liam and Geoff’s conversation. I know I should leave but I can’t help myself.
“So you are really in love with this girl aren’t you, son?”
“Yes, I’ve never felt this way before.”
“That’s apparent. You don’t seem able to take your eyes off of her.”
Liam laughs. “My eyes or my hands.”
I’m not even out there and I turn 50 shades of red.
“Is it strange that I already know I want to spend the rest of my life with her?”
I put my hand to my mouth to hide my gasp. I take our tea in the livingroom. Knowing I’ve already eavesdropped more than I should have.
After a few moments Liam and his Dad join us in the livingroom. I go to the kitchen to get them more tea. When I return I sit next to Liam on the sofa. He takes my hand, entwines our fingers, and lays them in his lap. I love when he does that.
We all visit for a bit longer before Liam’s parents say they need to go.
Tears form in my eyes as they each give me a big hug and welcome me to the family.
Liam walks them outside. I’m in the kitchen cleaning up when he comes back inside.
He takes the dish out of my hand. “That can wait. I’ve had to behave for too long.”
Liam kisses me and then lifts me up on the counter. I decide to tease him a bit. He tries to move towards me but I keep my legs closed. He looks in my eyes. “What’s wrong darling?”
“You are in trouble, Payno. You put me on the spot with your parents about how our relationship started.”
He laughs. “That was funny. You handled it perfectly though. I’m sorry, love.”
I smile. “I think I can forgive you.” I open my legs and he moves in close.
“I actually love how our relationship started.” I tell him.
“Me too.” He says.
“Maybe we should recreate that first night?” I tease him.
Liam smirks. “You mean like this?” He puts his hand on my thigh and his mouth on mine. I pull back a little. “We never did see how that movie ended.”
“You want to go watch it now?” He teases me.
I grab his shirt and pull him back to me. “No.”
His hand is back on my thigh. “I didn’t think so.”
He moves his hand up under my dress, pushing my panties aside. It feels even better than that first night.

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