*A Friends to Enemies to Lovers Romance*
Madalynn Reese never expected to see Liam Tucker again. Not after all of these years, and not after he broke all of their promises. But when she heads off to her dream college and runs into her ex-childhood b...
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Pulling up to the address, I turned my jeep off and squeezed the steering wheel as I stared at the white brick building in front of me.
Georgia Rehabilitation Center was etched on the stone sign out front, offering me no indication as to why Liam would be here.
I unbuckled and hesitantly stepped out, making my way to the entrance. Beautiful, potted trees immediately captured my attention, which were placed near cream-colored chairs in the waiting area. I then turned toward the front desk, only to gasp at the two figures standing in front of me.
There Liam stood, his back turned toward me, with his mother slightly bent over next to him, holding tightly to a pair of forearm crutches. I covered my mouth from the shock I felt at seeing Mrs. Tucker in her current state. I had loved her like a second mother and seeing her again after all this time in that way, hit me hard. I felt a twinge of guilt realizing it wasn't just Liam's life I had unwillingly vanished from.
"You're all set Mrs. Tucker. We will see you again in a couple of weeks. You're making great progress, keep it up."
"Thank you. We appreciate you guys." Liam turned, smiling fondly at his mom and grabbing ahold of her arm. "Come on, let's get you home."
Suddenly, they were headed my way, neither yet noticing me. I panicked, not wanting to be seen encroaching on their privacy. Looking around, I quickly jumped behind the only thing near me, which just so happened to be the potted tree. With leaves attacking my face, I crouched awkwardly as they began to pass by.
However, their movements were slow and steady, juxtaposing my heart hammering out of my chest. It must have been making a lot of noise in the process because Liam turned his head, glancing at me and then away, before doing a double take. His startled eyes landed on mine, and I sucked in a deep breath, vacuuming a leaf inside my mouth in the process. I wildly coughed, swatting away at the branches.
"Madalynn? Is that you?" Liam's mom, Claire, asked in shock, plastering a huge smile on her face once full recognition took place. Liam, on the other hand, remained quiet as he continued to stare at me in almost a state of stupor.
"Um, yes. Hi, Mrs. Tucker. It's so good to see you." I nervously smiled, stepping out from behind the tree.
"Please, Hun, call me Claire. Wow, you're just as beautiful as Liam said you are. Although, you always were."
I jerked my head toward Liam who was finally showing some sign of life. He shook his head ever so slightly before narrowing those emerald's in on me.
"What are you doing here?"
"I, um...I... I heard this place had really pretty trees. Thought, I'd uh, I'd ask where they got them from."
"Trees? You're at a Rehabilitation facility to look at trees?"
I tucked my lips in, my eyebrows lifting as I slowly shook my head yes before clicking my tongue. "Yepp." I said, popping the p. I reached to the side of me, and patted the potted plant pretending to admire it.
