The Boy Who Sneaks Through My Bedroom Window

Part 50

"Congratulations," I cooed, grinning. She kissed me again and I held her tighter. Damn, five years and I still couldn't get enough of her. I pulled out of the kiss, very aware that her little brother was sitting there making loud kissing noises and singing 'Amber and Liam, sitting in a tree'.

"Thanks. I was worried when I didn't see you; I thought you couldn't make it." She smiled as I set her back down on her feet.

I smiled and brushed her hair behind her ear. "I wouldn't have missed this for the world," I replied.

She was pulled into hugs by all of her family. Matt, as usual, was clinging to her legs so she couldn't move. He adored his big sister, not that I blamed him, I mean, who wouldn't adore my Angel? You'd have to be crazy. I bent down and pulled him off of her, tipping him upside down by his legs, making him laugh.

"So, what are you guys doing now? Shall we go have a drink or something?" Amber suggested.

Oh crap!

Everyone looked at me. OK, wow, add more pressure, I'm already freaking terrified! "Um.... actually, Angel, I was wondering if I could take you somewhere after. I've got something to show you," I answered, trying not to give anything away.

She looked at me curiously, she hated surprises. "Yeah? What?" she asked, wrapping her arms around me.

I bent and kissed her nose. "You'll have to wait and see," I replied, smirking at her, knowing this was probably killing her. She frowned and narrowed her eyes at me, making me laugh; I grabbed her hands, unwrapping them from my waist. "You ready to go now?" I asked, hopefully.

She nodded and looked back at her family who were grinning like mad people; my mom was crying happy tears. OK guys, tone it down! She looked at them all a little confused, obviously wondering what they were all acting like this for. "I'll see you at ours later then. One of you has a key, right?" she asked.

Jake jiggled his keys at her. "Go. We'll see you later," he instructed, nodding towards the exit.

I wrapped my arm around her waist and we walked towards the front. "So, how did practice go?" she asked.

"Um, yeah good," I lied as I opened the car door for her.

She kissed me again as she got in. She was grinning, obviously proud of herself for graduating. I phoned Pete on the way round to the driver's side to tell him we were now leaving.

~ Amber ~

Something was definitely going on. I glanced over to him again, he looked nervous about something; he was sitting really straight in his seat. This wasn't the normal, relaxed Liam, that I loved to death. After about twenty minutes of driving and making small talk about the weather and my graduation ceremony, we pulled up. He grinned and got out.

OK, where the hell are we? I thought he'd be taking me to dinner or something. I got out and held his hand as he led me forward, stopping outside a building with glass doors. I think it used to be a gym or something, but it looked like it had been done up recently, the outside had been painted a nice cream colour and the windows had been replaced.

"What do you think?" he asked, wrapping his arms around me from behind.

Think about what? What am I missing? "Um, it's great?" I shrugged, confused.

He laughed. "OK, you have no idea what I'm talking about do you?" he teased.

"No. Sorry, lover boy, should I have?" I asked, smiling apologetically.

"Well, see that building in front of you, with the glass doors?" he asked. I nodded, still a little bemused as to what this was all about. "It's yours."