They’ve barely had a chance to catch up with one another, and when the crowds begin to quieten down and Bodhi sees Xaden strutting up to the dais to stand next to Panchek, she realises, with slightly flushed cheeks and a swelling heart, that Liam has just been solely asking her about herself for the last hour and a half. It felt like mere minutes. As time always flies far too fucking quickly with him. He’s just so easy to be around.
Bodhi has to physically place her hands on those lovely meaty shoulders of his to turn Liam away from her and to get him moving back towards the crowd. She doesn’t want to get him in trouble, especially not on his first day and definitely not when he’s just too perfect to mar in any way. Still, she’s certainly swooning a little again.
He doesn’t help when he gives her a cute pout over his shoulder, making her heart clench and her fingers slip quickly from his shoulders, lest she fucking molest him. Although, somehow, considering the way he frowns softly in protest before grabbing her hand in his and twining their fingers, she doesn’t think he would mind.
Since when did he become so touchy? Sure, he touches her—not going there—all the time, in fact. But always so playful and light. Never so...needy.
Bodhi has never been one for clingy types. But maybe that’s because everyone she’s bedded and has let bed her has never been anything real or worth more than her while.
Nothing compares to Liam. And he’s never even touched her in that way.
Gods, she’s pathetic.
“Not pathetic. Just in lo...twitterpated.” Cuir chimes softly. Then, immediately ruins it by flashing a fancy fanged grin in her mind before bluntly adding, “OK, a little pathetic.”
Bodhi fights back another scowl. “Shutting you back out now.” She quickly snips back, shoving her free hand into her jacket pocket as she lets Liam tug her gently along.
He stops just outside of the crowd of other the cadets. Both of them standing at the back.
Though, Liam frowns softly when he turns and sees Bodhi having to peer through the others, all various inches taller than her. However, a thought does suddenly occur to him. “Shouldn’t you be up there with Xaden?”
The little snort Bodhi lets out is most unladylike. Though, as always, Liam’s reaction is to smile that cute dimpled smile he always smiles and always almost makes her heart explode from the vision alone.
Let’s not even get started on what it does to the rest of her insides...
“Yeah, right.” Bodhi scoffs quietly, trying not to scowl over at her cousin. “He only talks to me when he needs me to do something for him, or when I force him to. I get that he’s got a fuck load more of shit to deal with since starting here, but he could, at least, just give me a look of acknowledgement every now and then.”
Liam throws a small glare Xaden’s way. He’ll be having words with the asshat when he finally gets him to himself.
Liam looks at her and gives her hand another firmer squeeze. He grins brightly and hoping cheer her up, he tells her, “Well, I’m finally here, so, now, the fun can start up again.”
Uhhhhhhhhhh, what??? Bodhi blinks several times and gulps silently. Holy shit. OK. Not a big deal. He didn’t mean it that way.
“Holy shit.” Liam mutters, eyes suddenly wide in mortification. “I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean it that way.” There is no fucking way he will ever let her believe she’s just a bit of fun to him.
Gods damned, it’s like he’s inside her head. Like he knows every damned part of her. (Damned for loving the most oblivious and adorable man in the world.)
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The Things You See In Me ((Female Bodhi Durran/Liam Mairi))
Fanfiction"First of all, he's not my boy. Second of all, I haven't seen or spoken to him for a whole year. A lot can happen in a year."
