CHAPTER 37

"Morning," I answer crisply, watching Liam descending the stairs gaily. He's wearing a black fitted sweatshirt, his hands inside the pockets of his grey joggers.

And my heart flips, as always. Such a foolish I am.

"Are you okay?" he asks, and I cynically huff a small laugh. He squints hard at the sound of it, probably wondering why I'm grumpy so early in the morning.

"I'm good," I reply and move my feet to wherever I was going, my rotten mood unchanged.

"Wait." Liam grabs my wrist deftly. His touch takes my breath away. "Are you angry at me?" he asks, a frown on his face.

I slowly turn around to face him. His eyes are earnest. "Do I have any right to be?" I question while pulling my hand out of his.

His lips harden in bemusement. "What is the matter wit—“

"Oh, I nearly forgot; your mother said she had to leave early," I tell him while rubbing