Page 103 of Spiralling Skywards
He put down his tumbler, took my glass from me, and put it on the floor next to it. Then, before I could stop him, he pulled me onto his lap. The familiar smell of his aftershave, deodorant, and shower gel combined to engulf and overwhelm me. I couldn’t keep my eyes open.
“You should’ve spoken to me. Four fucking weeks I’ve been tying myself up in knots over this. I couldn’t understand why you were so adamant.”
The doorbell rang.
Luke left the room without a word. For a few seconds, I’d forgotten that he was even there.
“You should’ve told me,” he repeated.
“I’m sorry. She was so convincing.”
“You’re shaking,” he said into the side of my neck. His nose was in my hair and all over my skin.
“I’m so angry, Liam. I’m angry with her, but I think I’m even angrier with myself for believing her.”
“You had no reason not to believe her. You’re a good person, Sarah. You’ve probably never come across the likes of Olivia in your life.”
“Well, I’ll be better fucking prepared next time. What a bitch. What did she hope to gain? Surely she must realise that the truth would eventually come out? Is she even pregnant?”
“Very much so, about four months apparently. I think after the baby’s father left her, she turned up at my office determined to fuck me so that she could pass it off as mine.”
“That evil fucker. How could she use a child like that? How could she lie to you like that? Get you to raise another man’s child as your own?”
He rained kisses down on my head, neck, and throat as I spoke.
“Because in Olivia’s eyes, it was worth a shot. In her world, there was nothing wrong with what she attempted to do. That’s the type of person that she is.”
He took a hold of my chin and tilted my face towards him.
“You’ve said a lot of swear words tonight.”
“Yeah, well she makes me sweary.”
“So my touching your G spot and the mention of Olivia both make you sweary. Goddit.”
I smiled.
“You have got to be kidding me! Dude, I cannot unhear that. Do not, not ever, under any circumstances mention that word and my sister in the same sentence again ever.” I looked up to see Luke with his hands over his ears. I stopped smiling when I spotted Will standing behind him.
“She’s my sister. She doesn’t have sex. She won’teverhave sex.” My brother was still going on. He now had his eyes closed as well as his hands over his ears.
I pulled myself up out of Liam’s lap. He stood too.
Shit. Despite the fact that I’d made no promises to Will, I felt bad.
“Will, can we talk?”
Liam rubbed his fingertips up and down my spine, his hand finally settling against the small of my back.
“I only asked for a couple of things, Sunshine.” Will spoke very quietly.
“I know, and I’m sorry. This . . .” I looked up at Liam standing next to me. He hadn’t even taken his coat off yet and had just started to unbutton it. He removed it and placed it on the sofa.
“We just . . . Liam just got here and we talked.”
“Talked? Is that what you call it?”
His tone was almost vicious and took me a little aback.
