Strong (Book 2 in the No Control series)

We wake up the next morning and Liam says. “Looks like we got orange face paint all over the sheets, love. I wonder if it will come out?”
I smirk. “If we have to buy new sheets, it was totally worth it.”
He laughs. “We did have a bit of fun last night, didn’t we? Care to have some more fun?”
“Liam, you know that I’m always up for some fun with you.” I tell him with a wink.
He lets out a growl. His phone goes off though, interrupting us. He sighs and looks at the screen. “It’s Antonio.” He says.
“From Italy?” I ask. Liam nods his head and answers the phone. He listens for a moment then leaves the room to finish the call. I change the sheets, get dressed and head downstairs to have some breakfast. I sit down at the table with my coffee and some tea for Liam. He walks in after a moment and joins me.
“Are Antonio and Rosa alright?” I ask him.
“Yes, they’re fine. He was just uh….checking in on us.” Liam says.
“Everything is ok at the villa?” I ask suspiciously.
Liam nods his head yes. He reaches across the table and takes my hand. “You really like the villa, don’t you love?”
I squeeze his hand. “I love it Liam. We’ve had some very special moments there. My biggest fear is that someone will buy it and no longer rent it out.”
Liam rubs his thumb across my hand. “Me too babe.”

Later that day, after dinner, Liam and I cuddle up on the couch to talk wedding plans.
“So what’s first, love?” He asks me.
“I think we need to choose a date. That’s kind of hard though since we don’t have exact dates for the tour yet.” I tell him.
“I don’t want to wait too long though, love.”
I lay my hand alongside his face. “You are so sweet. Me either baby, except weddings take some time to plan.”
“Do you want a big wedding?” He asks me.
I take a deep breath. “There’s a part of me that would love a huge church wedding. But there’s a bigger part of me that would love something smaller. How about you?”
Liam get the most amazing smile on his face and tells me. “I want whatever makes your dreams come true, and makes you my wife.”
My heart skips a beat. “I love you, Liam.”
He puts his hand in my hair. “I love you too, darling.” Then kisses me.
“I have an idea, but I don’t know if it’s crazy.” I say cautiously.
“Tell me.” Liam says with a smile.
“What if we got married in the gazebo, at the villa, in Italy? It would have to be a smaller wedding, but we could have a larger reception in London later?”
A huge smile comes across Liam’s face. “That’s perfect, love.”
“Really? You like that idea?”
“I love it. Is that what you really want, Liz?”
“It really is. I can’t stop thinking about it.”
Liam smiles. “How about in April? We should have time off then.”
I’m so excited. “Yes, that’s perfect. We need to book the villa right away though.”
Liam grins. “I’ll take care of the villa, babe.”

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