Just Let Me Adore You

I

Gemma saw him first from across the dance floor, he was leaning in faded jeans and talking exuberantly with the bartender. She didn't think much before she got up from the VIP booth and took her first steps to leave, "Where are you going, bitch?"

Gemma rolled her eyes at her roommate who had been annoying her all night, all year really, "I'm going to find someone to take me home."

"What?" Sammie asked, "I thought you were going to get back with Ethan?"

"I never said that." She just shook her head and told Sammie that she could leave without her and then disappeared into the crowd. Gemma was a smart girl and she knew that at twenty one, she could get her way with a flip of her hair and a soft smile. She leaned against the bar right next to the handsome man with the puppy dog eyes, licking her lips.

He casually glanced to see who was next to him before doing a double take, Gemma found she had a taker, he released a nervous breath in greeting, "Hello there."

"Hi." She fluttered her eyelashes up at the man, before holding out her hand, "I'm Gemma."

"Liam." He responded holding onto her hand a moment too long, "Can I buy you drink?"

She smiled and nodded and that began their hour long conversation. Gemma thought she was in for a steamy dance and a one night stand but after only five minutes of back and forward, she saw something more in the man. He talked passionately and tilted his head in to catch every word leaving Gemma's lips. His eyes were so big and kind, her face grew warm from the intensity of the stare.

Her ex, Ethan, never cared what she had to say. He was only interested in building connections with her father and fixing his way into marrying into the infamous Styles' family.

Outside the club Liam asked, "Can I get you an Uber?"

"An Uber?" She thought about it, she'd only had one drink all night because she got so carried away talking with the nice new boy in front of her now, "How about you take me home?"

"My home?" Liam asked suddenly with wide eyes.

"Yeah." She nodded, confident.

"Honey, I live on the southside." He explained, "A pretty and nicely dressed little thing like you doesn't belong over there."

She pouted but the idea of this boy being slightly dangerous only excited her more, "You'll keep me safe. Right?"

The pair found themselves giggling and pressing kisses into each other's mouths as they made their way down the hall of the shabby and messy house. Liam shushed her when they reached the bedroom and shoved her down onto the bed. She giggled playfully pulling him down onto her and continuing their make out session.

Right when it was about to get steamy, Liam had his shirt off and Gemma was about to disrobe hers. There was a knock and the pair paused, "Do you have roommates?" That would make sense since he lived in a house.

"Umm sort of." Liam whispered and then slightly louder added, in an overly nice voice, "Whose there?" When the door was pressed open Gemma was a little surprised to find a little boy there, small and crying, "Another nightmare, bug?"

The boy nodded and clutched a blanket close to his body, "C-c-can I sleep with you?"

Liam sighed and shot this girl who was way too hot to have to deal with this an apologetic look before nodding, "Yeah, bug. Come here." The boy crawled into the bed and snuggled up to the man, finally noticing the platinum blonde woman beside him.

"Who are you?" He sniffled and looked up to her with big blue eyes and she just took it in stride, smiling kindly.

"I'm Gemma." She reached a hand out between them and he giggled slightly shaking it, "What's your name?"