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CHAPTER 9:

After a few days of chaos in Goa, everything returned to normal. Everyone went to their homes, unpacked and went on with their lives. Amasia was really glad she went on the trip as she had found someone she actually wanted to be with. Liam was handsome, intelligent and most of all, he made her feel loved. They talked till morning almost every night and their feelings grew more and more. She had never had a one night stand before, and the first one she had, turned into something worthwhile.

There was just one problem in their otherwise perfect love story: Brett's feelings. Amasia and Liam had to find a way to tell him about what had happened. They decided to meet for a cup of coffee and talk about it.

Amasia reached the coffee shop near Liam's home and took a table for two in a corner away from the window as she didn't want anyone to know she was meeting Liam. She hadn't told Brett she was going out. Moreover, she knew she had to lie if he asked her where she was in the afternoon. Her stomach churned at the thought of lying to Brett. This was the first time she lied to him and it killed her inside but she couldn't help it. It wasn't some fling, her feelings for Liam were true, as was his. She kept thinking about Brett in addition to playing every scenario of how she was going to break it to him, but in every case, he ended up either yelling at her, screaming at her or leaving her altogether.

Liam arrived and scanned the coffee shop to find her. He saw her sitting in a corner sipping coffee, staring at blank space with her face suggesting she was thinking about something serious. He walked up to her table and sat in front of her saying "you look pretty". Her serious expressions transformed into a smile as she heard the compliment.

"What were you thinking about?" asked Liam as he ordered mocha for himself.

"What do you think? Brett, of course" she said apologetically.

"Why are you going crazy over this? Let's just tell him."

"Have you ever seen him cry?"

"No. Actually, once he teared up because we were watching cricket in a stadium and we'd lost the finals"

"Well, I have, and the reason has always been me. It's not a pretty sight plus, it's not easy to handle" she said taking a big breath.

"Look Amasia" he said holding her hand that was resting on the table, "I really like you. If you had said that you wanted to be with Brett and not me, I would've understood and left you alone. But you want to be with me too. So if both of us want this, then I'm not going to let Brett come in between. If you don't tell him, I will. I really want to be with you."

For a second, she thought she should tell him to leave because Brett meant a lot to her and if he left, she would feel really guilty, so she'd rather leave the guy that she loved as it seemed easier than hurting Brett. "Alright. When do we tell him? I don't want to do it alone, you have to be there too and we don't tell him about the sex" she asked eliminating her previous thoughts about leaving Liam.

"How about tomorrow? The sooner the better? Yes, we won't tell him about the sex" said Liam trying to make her feel better.

"Oh god. I think I'm going to be sick" said Amasia holding her stomach.

"Well, then let's forget about him. My house is empty right now" Liam said raising his eyebrows. Amasia giggled at the offer saying "are you always horny?"

"Hey, it's your fault. You're the one who got naked in front of me. Don't blame me for the consequences" said Liam trying to reduce the seriousness.

"You kissed me first. Don't blame it on me!" teased Amasia.

"Nuh-uh. You kissed me first. If you want, we can go back to my place and I'll show you how it happened."

"Haha. I really want to but the thought of Brett keeps coming to mind"

"When your boyfriend talks to you about having sex, he doesn't want to hear that you are thinking about his best friend at the moment."

"Haha. You know what I mean and technically, you are not my boyfriend" said Amasia tilting her head to one side. Liam's eyes widened. He realised how oblivious he had been to the fact that he never even proposed her, instead he had just told her that he liked her, that too after sex. He was filled with remorse and wanted to take care of the situation as fast as possible. He felt that she should have the perfect proposal, a proposal she deserved and would cherish forever. Without hinting at the fact that he was thinking about proposing her, he continued his banter, "well, I am the closest you have to a boyfriend, so I'm the boyfriend." Amasia giggled while her phone came to life and started vibrating. Brett's name flashed on the screen and her face froze. She looked at Liam as her phone trembled on the table.

He told her not to answer it if she had a problem but she had to as she never missed a call from him and then she would have to lie again about why she didn't pick up the phone before. Her mouth dried as she answered "hey".

"Hey. Where are you? Wanna meet?" asked Brett unaware of her surroundings.

"Umm, I can't actually. I'm out" replied Amasia taking deep breaths hoping he won't ask any more questions.

"Out where?"

"I'm with Brittany actually. She wanted a girl's day out. It had been a while" said Amasia looking at Liam, feeling mortified.

"Oh. Okay. Let me know when you come home. We'll talk then"

"Bye" said Amasia and hung up the phone as soon as possible, then cupped her face with her hands.

"Oh my god. I can't do this. I feel like I just died. I don't like to lie, I never lie" said Amasia shaking her head.

"Calm down. You are not lying to him on purpose. You are trying to protect his feelings. You are doing nothing wrong" said Liam, taking her hands in his and stroking them. He was in awe of Amasia's innocence plus he loved the way she cared about people and felt that he was lucky to have her.

"I need a couple of cigarettes and I need to cuddle. Let's go to your place" she said grabbing her purse and called the waiter for the cheque.

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She stood in the balcony of his bedroom, tapped the cigarette box on her palm and took one cigarette out, putting it between her lips. She lit the match stick along the side of the match box and brought it near the other end of the cigarette as she inhaled at the same time. She took a number of drags, tossed the smoke out and watched it dissolve into air, thinking about Brett. She wanted to get over the feeling that she betrayed Brett but she couldn't find a way how. She didn't want to leave Liam; she was falling for him by the minute but at the same time, she didn't want to hurt Brett.

Liam in the mean time cleaned his bed while looking at Amasia after every few seconds. Her hands taking support of the railing and her legs complimenting her posture as her right leg endured all her weight. He walked up to her when he was done and hugged her from behind, and told her it was going to be okay.

She replied with a forced smile; she was too busy figuring out how to deal with Brett. He took the cigarette from her that was now half dead, took a few drags himself and asked her if she wanted to cuddle.

"Not right now. I want to smoke for a while and I can't do that on your bed" replied Amasia without looking at him. After slaying a few cigarettes, along with talking about the world, they decided to go in.

Amasia lied down next to Liam, putting her head on his chest with their legs intertwined. She placed her hand on top of his chest, feeling his heartbeat and stroking his chest, finally feeling calm. He took his hand that was below Amasia's head and ran his fingers up and down her hair, stroking it.

"Mhmm...That feels great. Thanks" said Amasia.

"Anything for you" revealed Liam, lifting his head a little to kiss her on her forehead.

"Then do another thing for me."

"Sure, what is it?"

"Take off my clothes and fuck me."

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