“Merry Christmas,” Haley says and beams at me.
“I should smack you for going behind my back with Killian, but I’m going to hug you and say thank you instead.” I pull her in for a hug.
The guys went to check into a hotel for the night. Bill wasn’t about to invite them to stay here. I still can’t believe Killian is here. He asked me to marry him, and this time my answer is yes.
Hayley pulls back. “I owed you both, and I could see how sad you were, and it killed me knowing I had a part in any of it. Killian does love you. I wanted to at least try to make things right. The grief on your face when you saw him broke my heart, Liri. But now look at you. You’re so damn happy you’re glowing.”
I wipe at my eyes. “Don’t make me cry. I’ve done enough of that.”
“Yeah, but this time it’s happy tears. You have your man back, and you’re going to have his baby.”
“I’m going to marry him.” I wipe under my eyes, and Hayley’s phone buzzes.
“Speaking of your man…” She grins and goes over to the window and lifts. Killian climbs through with a smile. “Good night you two and please be quiet. My dad can hear the neighbor’s cat next door fart and wake up.”
I shake my head at her, and Killian takes four steps to me. Hayley shuts the door behind her.
“Merry Christmas, baby.” Killian kisses me then goes to his knees and kisses my stomach. I sit on the edge of the bed, and he moves between my legs and wraps his arms around me. “It feels so good to hold you. I couldn’t stay away.”
“I would’ve come to the hotel.” I comb my fingers through his hair.
“No. We only found one room, and I don’t want those assholes in the way.” I blush at his silliness.
“You make me happy, babe.”
“Sorry I don’t have you a present.”
I gaze into his eyes. “I have you. That’s all I need.”
“I don’t deserve you, but I’m going to do whatever it takes to make it all up to you.”
“I know you will. I have faith in you.”
“Can you forgive me?”
“I want to leave the past behind us, but that night…seeing Jackie with you…you broke me.”
“No one will ever come between us again. No one, Liri. I promise you. I will never make you feel like that ever again. You and our baby are everything to me. I won’t mess this up.”
“I trust that you love me, but I swear to you—hurt me again and there won’t be anything left of me or you. I’ll leave you, and I won’t come back.”
We move up on the bed, and we kiss and talk for hours. We cry a little too, but mostly Killian just holds me.
Chapter 24
Killian
“You got everything?”
“I think so. I only brought the one bag.” Her powder blue eyes connect with mine and take my breath away. Liri Hart owns me so utterly and completely. I’m never letting her go again.
“Good we need to get to the airport.”
“Are we really crashing your brother’s wedding?”
“Stop asking so many damn questions.”
“How’s your hand?”