Fireproof (Book 4 in the No Control Series)
Chapter 1
Liam once told me that he thought the chorus of Fireproof described us perfectly…….
Liz lays in bed, her hands rubbing her very large, pregnant belly. “Liam, I feel like a whale.”
He sits beside her on the bed. “Love, if you are a whale, then you are the most beautiful whale...wait...did that come out right?”
Liz laughs, pushing on Liam’s arm. “You dork.”
He grins, kissing her forehead. “You know where I was going with that, right?”
She smiles. “Yes I do, Handsome.”
Liam pushes her hair back from her face. “Liz, you are the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen, when you are pregnant, and when you aren’t.” He gently runs his hand over her large belly. “I love you, Beautiful.”
She looks into her husband’s loving eyes. “I love you more, Handsome.”
Liam raises his eyebrows. “Are you too uncomfortable?”
Liz smirks. “I’m never too uncomfortable for that.”
Liam laughs as he removes his clothes. Climbing on the bed, he kisses Liz as he helps her discard her own clothes.
The genuine look of want in his eyes causes Liz’s breath to catch. “You still find me attractive? You still want me, Handsome?”
“Darling, you take my breath away. I want you always.” He bites his lip. “I can’t ever get enough of you.”
Liz pulls him in close, whispering in his ear. “I love you, Liam.”
They make love, and even though they have to be a bit creative, it is no less satisfying, no less beautiful.
Liam holds Liz in his arms, after.
“I think the hiatus came at the perfect time. I’m much more tired with this pregnancy.”
“Not too tired for what we just did.” Liam kisses her forehead.
“Never.” She winks.
“I think it’s good for Harry and I to have some time away from each other as well.”
Liz sits up. “Liam? Still?”
“Sorry, Love, I can’t help it. It’s hard to forgive a man who’s in love with your wife.”
“Baby, he told you he doesn’t feel that way anymore.”
Liam rolls his eyes. “Yeah, right.”
“You don’t believe him?”
“I told you before, Babe, a man doesn’t stop loving a woman like you. I know I couldn’t.”
Ella’s cute little voice comes on the monitor. “Daddy.”
Liam gets up, throwing on a pair of sweats, and a t shirt. He leans down to kiss Liz. “As long as you aren’t in love with him, I’m fine.”
Liz watches him leave the room. I don’t love Harry...well not like that...crap. I need to call Sara. Liz reaches for her phone, but the conversation on the monitor stops her.
“Daddy!”
“Hello, Ella, Love. How was your nap?”
“Mummy?”
“Mummy and baby are taking a nap. How about we get you changed, then you and we can have a tea party?”
“Yeah tea!”
“Then after that, we will make dinner for Mummy and baby.”
Liz can hear Ella’s claps through the monitor. How can I possibly be so lucky to have this incredible family, and a husband who loves me so perfectly? I just wish it all didn’t cause someone else so much pain.
Liz lays in bed, her hands rubbing her very large, pregnant belly. “Liam, I feel like a whale.”
He sits beside her on the bed. “Love, if you are a whale, then you are the most beautiful whale...wait...did that come out right?”
Liz laughs, pushing on Liam’s arm. “You dork.”
He grins, kissing her forehead. “You know where I was going with that, right?”
She smiles. “Yes I do, Handsome.”
Liam pushes her hair back from her face. “Liz, you are the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen, when you are pregnant, and when you aren’t.” He gently runs his hand over her large belly. “I love you, Beautiful.”
She looks into her husband’s loving eyes. “I love you more, Handsome.”
Liam raises his eyebrows. “Are you too uncomfortable?”
Liz smirks. “I’m never too uncomfortable for that.”
Liam laughs as he removes his clothes. Climbing on the bed, he kisses Liz as he helps her discard her own clothes.
The genuine look of want in his eyes causes Liz’s breath to catch. “You still find me attractive? You still want me, Handsome?”
“Darling, you take my breath away. I want you always.” He bites his lip. “I can’t ever get enough of you.”
Liz pulls him in close, whispering in his ear. “I love you, Liam.”
They make love, and even though they have to be a bit creative, it is no less satisfying, no less beautiful.
Liam holds Liz in his arms, after.
“I think the hiatus came at the perfect time. I’m much more tired with this pregnancy.”
“Not too tired for what we just did.” Liam kisses her forehead.
“Never.” She winks.
“I think it’s good for Harry and I to have some time away from each other as well.”
Liz sits up. “Liam? Still?”
“Sorry, Love, I can’t help it. It’s hard to forgive a man who’s in love with your wife.”
“Baby, he told you he doesn’t feel that way anymore.”
Liam rolls his eyes. “Yeah, right.”
“You don’t believe him?”
“I told you before, Babe, a man doesn’t stop loving a woman like you. I know I couldn’t.”
Ella’s cute little voice comes on the monitor. “Daddy.”
Liam gets up, throwing on a pair of sweats, and a t shirt. He leans down to kiss Liz. “As long as you aren’t in love with him, I’m fine.”
Liz watches him leave the room. I don’t love Harry...well not like that...crap. I need to call Sara. Liz reaches for her phone, but the conversation on the monitor stops her.
“Daddy!”
“Hello, Ella, Love. How was your nap?”
“Mummy?”
“Mummy and baby are taking a nap. How about we get you changed, then you and we can have a tea party?”
“Yeah tea!”
“Then after that, we will make dinner for Mummy and baby.”
Liz can hear Ella’s claps through the monitor. How can I possibly be so lucky to have this incredible family, and a husband who loves me so perfectly? I just wish it all didn’t cause someone else so much pain.
