Chapter Thirty-Four

Emma’s POV

Be calm, Emma.

I repeated this to myself in my head about three times as I tried to maintain my composure with Liam being this close to me right now.

“Hey, babe,” I said, plastering on a fake smile as he spun me around to face him.

“How are you?”

With the way he was looking at me, it was as though his eyes were boring holes into my soul.

“I’m good,” I said, my smile faltering.

“I know I’m the last person you want to be holding you like this right now, but we need to, you get that right?” he said, bending down to whisper into my ears, so only I could hear what he was saying.

“I know,” I whispered back, then let go of him. “I missed you,” I said, audible enough for others to hear this time.

“I missed you too,” he smiled, then dipped his head down and gave me a small kiss that lingered on my lips for a few seconds.

God, his lips are so soft.

I would honestly kiss them all day if I could.

“Hey mum,” Liam said, letting go of me and hugging his mother, finally acknowledging her