certain things

22.

"Man, I cannot thank you guys enough." Emily huffed, handing Nolan over to me. I just smiled a little and bounced the baby in my arms.

"No problem." Liam answered, with a smile, and Harry and Emily told us goodbye before going to their car.

The past month, we have all noticed a change in Emily and Harry. They were struggling with parenthood and we all knew it. I figured that they needed a break so Liam and I offered to watch Nolan for the weekend.

"Alright, so what exactly do we do with a baby?" Liam asked as the door shut and I laughed, handing him Nolan.

Liam's eyes widened and he held him out from his body. Liam has never been knowledgeable about babies so it made me laugh at how uncomfortable he was. I showed him how to hold Nolan and Liam finally slightly relaxed after a minute. I walked to the kitchen to finish dinner and Liam came in, sitting at the counter. He sat Nolan on the granite and made faces at him, causing me to smile at their interaction.

"What are you cooking?" Liam asked as I stirred the rice in the pan.

"Stir fry." I simply answered and poured in the vegetables.

Liam cheered and I smiled, knowing it was his favorite. I finished the dinner and dished it onto two plates, setting one in front of Liam. I got us both a soda and sat down, taking small bites. I held Nolan, giving him his bottle and attempted to eat at the same time.

"Sam, I got him." Liam offered, seeing as he was already finished, and I just nodded, handing Nolan over to him.

I couldn't help but smile, watching him with him and I continued eating, mostly just pushing the food around the plate. Since I've been back, it's hard to adjust to being around Liam so much. Since we live together, I'm with him all the time. We haven't done anything as a couple and I actually kind of miss it. I think he thinks that I'm still mad. Sure, we've shared small kisses here and there but nothing big.

"I think he's asleep." Liam whispered, breaking me from my thoughts.

"If you clean, I'll take him to bed."

Liam nodded and I took Nolan from his arms, slowly so he wouldn't wake up, and made my way to Liam's bedroom. Him and Harry had set up a folding crib in there so I sat Nolan in, putting his blanket on top of him. I left the room, leaving the door cracked, and walked back to the kitchen. Liam was putting our plates in the dishwasher so I walked over and put the leftovers in a tupper ware, putting it in the fridge.

"Do you wanna watch-" I was cut off by lips on mine and my eyes widened at Liam's sudden action.

Soon enough, I melted into the kiss and he pulled my closer by my waist, me holding on to the back of his neck. Liam pushed me back against the counter and slipped his tongue into my mouth, pulling my hips into his. I let out a shaky breath into his mouth at the friction and Liam reached down, picking me up by my thighs.

I wrapped my legs around his waist and he walked us to my bedroom, stumbling a few times. I laughed against his lips and Liam smiled, dropping me onto my bed. He crawled on top of me and ran a hand up my t-shirt, latching onto my breast. I reached up and tugged at his jeans, getting the button undone. I pushed them down his legs and Liam threw his shirt to the floor, pulling away from the kiss to get my shirt off.

Liam yanked off my shorts and I used all my strength to flip us over. He pulled back with a surprised look on his face and I just smiled a little, tugging on his tight boxers. I got them off and his erection slapped up to his torso. Before I could take him into my mouth, Liam grabbed my hand, tugging me up.

"It's your night." He mumbled, flipping us over.

I smiled, straining my neck up to kiss him. Liam fumbled with my bra clasp and he got it apart, pulling it off my shoulders. His lips attached to my neck and I leaned my head back, running my fingers through his hair. Liam slightly went down my body, resting his torso in between my legs. His lips trailed underneath my breasts and he pulled my thigh up.

My breathing became more shallow as he slid down my body, gripping my hips. He ran his thumbs on the inside of my thighs and I gasped a little when he licked a stripe up my folds. He slowly pushed his pointer finger in and flicked his tongue across my clit. I moaned and gripped his hair when he pushed in another finger, seeing as I was tight from not doing anything for over seven months.

"I need you inside of me. Now." I breathed out and Liam just smiled, coming back up to face me.

"Gladly."

I clutched Liam's shoulders and he positioned his tip at my entrance and he leaned down to kiss me. He slowly slid into my and I winced at the stretch. Liam kept his lips on mine, as if he was trying to make me more comfortable, and I nodded, letting him know I was okay. He thrusted in and out at a steady pace and I released a shaky breath, turning my head when he started kissing my neck.

"Li," I breathed out and he smirked against my skin, intertwining our fingers next to my head.

"I love you so much." He groaned into my neck and I smiled a little, running my fingers through his hair.

"I love you too." I moaned and he looked down at me, pressing his lips to mine.

Liam deepened the kiss and I whimpered against his lips, feeling my stomach tighten. I knew I was close and I could tell he was too, by the way he gripped my hip. After a minute, I felt my release wash over me and Liam did too, groaning into the kiss. He rode out our orgasms and finally pulled out, pressing one more kiss to my lips.

"Liam," I whispered after a while and he hummed, peering down at me. He adjusted his hold on me so that I could roll over and be on top of him. "I think we have an audience."

"What?" He furrowed his eyebrows and I pointed across the hall to his room.

Nolan was standing up in his crib, watching us with wondering eyes. Liam immediately started laughing and I couldn't help but giggle. I leaned my forehead on his chest before rolling off and standing up. I put my clothes back on and Liam followed suit, kissing my forehead when we were done.

"I love you." He mumbled and I smiled a little, looking up at him.

"I love you too, Li."