Page 107 of Spiralling Skywards
“Liam’s phone.”
“Oh, um, hey. Is he around?” A feminine but husky voiced Australian asked.
“He’s sleeping right now; can I take a message?”
“That would . . . um . . . be—who exactly am I talking to? Sorry, don’t mean to be rude but don’t wanna be giving the family secrets to just anyone.”
Direct, just like her brother, who was currently looking at me with just one eye open. He was lying flat on his back, the duvet lying low across his hips. I reached out and traced the trail of hair that ran down the length of his body. He grabbed my wrist, just as I reached the edge of the duvet, before pushing it down onto his hard dick. I wrapped my hand around it and gave a little tug.
“Jesus fuck Sarah.” He groaned.
“This is Sarah, and I swear that you can trust me with all your family secrets, especially the ones that involve Liam.”
I winked at him as I spoke. He uncurled my fingers from around his dick, which put an end to my ministrations.
“Sarah? Oh fuck, you two finally sorted your shit out and got back together?”
“We finally did.”
“Well thank fuck for that. No more late-night calls from pussy of a brother.”
“Umm, I can’t guarantee that, I don’t intend on letting him off too lightly. He may still require back up and support yet.”
“Well fuck me, no wonder my little bro fell so hard and fast, I think I might already be just a little bit in love you myself.”
I grinned both at Maggie’s comment and Liam’s face as he pushed himself up and sat back against the headboard.
“Who is it?”
“Your sister,” I whispered as I pulled the phone away from my mouth a bit.
“Is he awake? Put him on, or better still, put the phone on speaker. I have news that affects both of you.”
Unsure of how Liam’s phone worked, I passed it to him.
“Maggie has news, put the phone on speaker.”
He changed the setting and put the phone on the duvet between us. Lifting his arm, he motioned for me to get closer, without hesitation I wrapped myself around him and rested my head on his chest.
“Morning, Mags. What’s happening?”
“Hey, Lee, you finally grew some and went and got your girl, hey?”
“Not sure if I’m fully forgiven yet, but I did a lot of begging last night.”
“Yeah, I bet. Always did have a reputation for being a dog, so begging would be right up your street. Make him work for it, Sarah. Don’t you be letting him off easily, darl.”
“Don’t plan to.”
It was quite for a beat, and I became aware of the goose bumps developing across my skin as Liam stroked my bare hip with the tips of his fingers.
“Listen, I was gonna wait until tomorrow to call but thought I’d deliver this little gift to you early. It’s made it even more poignant now that you’re hearing it together—”
“Spit it out, Mags. It’ll be New Year’s before you finish.”
I expected bickering to break out between the siblings, but instead, Maggie just went right ahead with the best news ever.
“Porsche Markham has filed for divorce, stating Olivia Romanelli as the other woman. She’s also offered a shit ton of evidence proving that Seb is the father of Olivia’s baby.”
