Written In the Stars

Chapter 17

Chapter 17

I didn't sleep at all last night. I tossed, turned and cried on and off all night long. I was still in disbelief that this is where we've ended up. I finally get up around 6am, and go into Wyatt's kitchen to brew some coffee.

I sit down at his kitchen table and open the folder. I know what needs to be done. It's time to move on. It's time to take the burden off Steffy and let her heal. I am the one who ultimately deserves the pain. I am sure this is what needs to be done.

I grab a pen off the counter and sit back down. I hover over the signature line. It's so much harder than I thought it would be.

****

"Steffy! Hey," I say, as I reach into Steffy's tub to pick her up out from under the water.

"Okay," I say placing her down on the floor and begin doing CPR on her. "1-2-3-4. 1-2-3-4," I say as I start doing chest compression on her and giving her rescue breaths.

She coughs forcefully

"Okay, alright. You're---come on," I say as I lift her up to a sitting position. I am breathing hard and nervously. "You are okay. You are okay." I look at her, scared out of my mind.

Moments later, I have her wrapped in a blanket and she is sitting on the couch. I am trying to get her to calm down and control her breathing.

"Liam, you saved me."

"I'm calling 911,"

"What? No, I'm fine you saved me."

"Liam, I could've died. I am alive because of you."

"Live your life, Steffy,"

She smiles at me, "Says the man who gave it back to me."

"You are a really good person, you are definitely someone I can trust Liam," she says as we sit in front of her fireplace. "You rescued me in more than one way today."

I scoff in embarrassment.

"You know, I thought you were incredible before, but you know what—"

I start to get up to leave, "Liam, wait," She leans over to me a kisses me softly on the lips. I'm shocked, but at the same time I can't pull away. I can't help but enjoy it.

****

I wake up remembering last night, and telling Steffy that she had to go. I get up and already am dreading the fact that I still have to write that article. I walk out to the living room and open my laptop.

"Uh-Uh," I am in disbelief and don't even know what to say. She did it all for me. I feel a great weigh immediately lift from my shoulders.

"You saved me, you know," I say to her as she sits down next to me.

"It was all there, it was basically a matter of flushing it all out. I just put it together.

"No, it was more than that and you know it, I am listing you as a contributor."

"Liam, don't don't,"

"You deserve the credit,"

"That's not why I did it," she shakes her head. "I just wanted the stress to be lifted from your shoulders. You shouldn't settle for a one-sided relationship, you deserve more."