lifted up and cradled his fiancé's face in his hands,
wiping her tears away and kissing her passionately. "We'll love our baby,
Emily. More than any parent has ever loved a child. We'll give this child the
best life possible and there will be no doubt that it's loved."
A tearful smile lit up Emily's face. That was all she needed
to hear.
Liam didn't want to intrude on their moment, but he couldn't
bring himself to walk away. He watched as his son rested his head in his
fiancé's lap and pulled her against him. She cradled his head in her arms, her
slender fingers combing through his hair. The glint of her engagement ring made
Liam smile.
Conall was a nervous wreck after he bought that ring with
the help of his father. Some of the diamonds from Isabelle's ring were placed
within the design. It's what Isabelle would have wanted. Ash already knew the
diamond on her ring was actually from her mother's. A piece of that symbol
he gave her so long ago had gone to each of his children.
Emily glanced up and saw Liam standing in the doorway. She
smiled at him and he gave her a quick nod before stepping out of sight.
A few minutes later, he heard Con shout out, "I'm going
to be a father!!"
Footsteps pounded down the hall and down the stairs before
the front door opened. Then he heard his son shout again. "I'm going to be
a father!"
He assumed the entire neighborhood would hear him and Ash
and Lucas would be there any minute, ready to help celebrate.
Chapter 6
Izzy
Izzy couldn't stop smiling.
Nine days in Ireland had already made the difference she
needed. She could practically reach out and grasp her freedom and the worries
she'd come here to escape were no longer in her view.
Liam was there every day, ready to show her anything she
wanted to see. He'd taken her to the Selskar Abbey in Wexford and the Nineteen
Arches Bridge in Arklow. They spent countless hours walking the streets and
just admiring the land around them. Isabelle couldn't remember the last time
her breath had been taken away by a simple view.
When Liam brought her back to the house each night, she
couldn't help but feel saddened that she would spend a few hours away from him.
Just his company had become something she longed for and something that she
didn't want to imagine not having. He made her laugh and he listened to
every word she spoke, as if they were words that would change his life. The
heady feeling she got whenever he looked her way, the smile that he would give
her when they were talking about absolutely nothing; it was so different from
anything she knew before him.
It was real.
His small touches became more and more frequent. A light
touch to her arm to get her attention, a hand on the small of her back to lead
her through a door, the brush of his leg when they sat together. If she didn't
do something about it soon, she might just explode.
She'd felt desire before. In fact, her boyfriend through
high school had turned her on like a light bulb, but it was nothing like this.
All the kissing and necking in the world back then couldn't have compared to
the flutter she felt when Liam Brannock touched her so innocently.
Izzy's smile nearly cracked her face wide open when she
thought of the night before. The best night of her life so far started with the
simple moment he'd held her hand as they walked to a nearby eatery in town.
They crossed the street and Liam absently entangled his
fingers with hers in an attempt to lead her to the building. He kept hold of
her hand when they walked in and didn't let go until they were seated and
forced to separate. She easily caught curious gazes being sent their way, but
the grin on Liam's face took all of her attention once they say down. The rest
just fell away into the background.
They ordered some food and drinks and once the waitress
stepped away from their table, Liam leaned forward and smiled. "I feel
like I've been talking nonstop, Izzy. Will you tell me more about yer
family?"
She
wiping her tears away and kissing her passionately. "We'll love our baby,
Emily. More than any parent has ever loved a child. We'll give this child the
best life possible and there will be no doubt that it's loved."
A tearful smile lit up Emily's face. That was all she needed
to hear.
Liam didn't want to intrude on their moment, but he couldn't
bring himself to walk away. He watched as his son rested his head in his
fiancé's lap and pulled her against him. She cradled his head in her arms, her
slender fingers combing through his hair. The glint of her engagement ring made
Liam smile.
Conall was a nervous wreck after he bought that ring with
the help of his father. Some of the diamonds from Isabelle's ring were placed
within the design. It's what Isabelle would have wanted. Ash already knew the
diamond on her ring was actually from her mother's. A piece of that symbol
he gave her so long ago had gone to each of his children.
Emily glanced up and saw Liam standing in the doorway. She
smiled at him and he gave her a quick nod before stepping out of sight.
A few minutes later, he heard Con shout out, "I'm going
to be a father!!"
Footsteps pounded down the hall and down the stairs before
the front door opened. Then he heard his son shout again. "I'm going to be
a father!"
He assumed the entire neighborhood would hear him and Ash
and Lucas would be there any minute, ready to help celebrate.
Chapter 6
Izzy
Izzy couldn't stop smiling.
Nine days in Ireland had already made the difference she
needed. She could practically reach out and grasp her freedom and the worries
she'd come here to escape were no longer in her view.
Liam was there every day, ready to show her anything she
wanted to see. He'd taken her to the Selskar Abbey in Wexford and the Nineteen
Arches Bridge in Arklow. They spent countless hours walking the streets and
just admiring the land around them. Isabelle couldn't remember the last time
her breath had been taken away by a simple view.
When Liam brought her back to the house each night, she
couldn't help but feel saddened that she would spend a few hours away from him.
Just his company had become something she longed for and something that she
didn't want to imagine not having. He made her laugh and he listened to
every word she spoke, as if they were words that would change his life. The
heady feeling she got whenever he looked her way, the smile that he would give
her when they were talking about absolutely nothing; it was so different from
anything she knew before him.
It was real.
His small touches became more and more frequent. A light
touch to her arm to get her attention, a hand on the small of her back to lead
her through a door, the brush of his leg when they sat together. If she didn't
do something about it soon, she might just explode.
She'd felt desire before. In fact, her boyfriend through
high school had turned her on like a light bulb, but it was nothing like this.
All the kissing and necking in the world back then couldn't have compared to
the flutter she felt when Liam Brannock touched her so innocently.
Izzy's smile nearly cracked her face wide open when she
thought of the night before. The best night of her life so far started with the
simple moment he'd held her hand as they walked to a nearby eatery in town.
They crossed the street and Liam absently entangled his
fingers with hers in an attempt to lead her to the building. He kept hold of
her hand when they walked in and didn't let go until they were seated and
forced to separate. She easily caught curious gazes being sent their way, but
the grin on Liam's face took all of her attention once they say down. The rest
just fell away into the background.
They ordered some food and drinks and once the waitress
stepped away from their table, Liam leaned forward and smiled. "I feel
like I've been talking nonstop, Izzy. Will you tell me more about yer
family?"
She
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