all i need // l.p {au}

chapter thirty

"May I have this dance?" Liam asked, extending his hand to me. I took it, smiling at him. He led me on to the small dance floor in the ballroom. Liam's hands found their way to my waist and mine found their way to his neck. Liam pulled me close, so that I could lay my head on his chest. The song playing was slow and sweet, an instrumental piece.

"I like this," I murmured against his chest, enjoying being close to him.

"Me too. I can't wait until my wedding day," Liam mused as we swayed back and forth.

I separated myself a little at his words, but still stayed in his arms. "Who are you going to marry?" I asked with a confused look on my face. He knew my feelings about marriage and weddings.

Liam stiffened and looked taken aback, as if he didn't know what to say to my question. "Well, I was thinking about marrying you. I know we haven't been together long and it wouldn't be anytime soon, but I can still picture it, right?"

I sighed. "Liam, I don't want to have this conversation now. You know that I don't ever want to get married. Can we just have a nice evening and dance?"

Liam seemed annoyed now and I hoped that we weren't going to have a fight about marriage in the middle of the dance floor at my mom's wedding. "I just don't understand it, Logan. Don't you love me? When two people love each other, they get married."

"Up until I met you, I didn't believe in love. Now, you expect me to change my beliefs just because you made me fall in love with you? I don't want to get married, ok?" I stormed away from him and to the bathroom. Standing in front of the expansive mirror, I looked at my reflection. My eyes seemed watery, like I was about to cry. I touched up my make-up after wiping my eyes. I smoothed the skirt of my dress and was about to walk back out when someone entered.

"Logan, dear, are you alright?" my mother asked. Her white dress was covered in lace and looked gorgeous on her. She looked much younger than she was and I was actually happy for her, despite my feelings about her getting remarried.

"I'm fine. I just had a bit of a disagreement with Liam."

"Oh, Liam. He seems like a fine boy. He was so sweet. What happened?" She pulled me to the pale pink bench in the corner of the restroom.

"Mom, really it's fine. It's your wedding day, you shouldn't be worrying about my pesky problems."

"Your problems aren't pesky. Let me help you," she urged.

"We just- we have different opinions about weddings. He's acting like we need to get married right away and I don't even know if I want to. It just seems so rushed."

"Just tell him how you feel, ok? Not yelling or anything, just talk. Communication is key in a relationship. I've learned that the hard way." She patted me on the knee before she stood up and walked up to the sink.

"Thanks mom. You look lovely today," I said. I found my way back to the ballroom. Liam was sitting at our table, fiddling with the tablecloth.

"Hey," I said biting my lip.

"Hey," he said back as I sat down.

"I'm sorry, ok? I didn't mean to freak out on you, it's just that I'm scared. I'm scared to commit to something for the rest of my life because I feel like somewhere along the line I'm going to screw it up. I don't want to hurt you Liam."

He grabbed onto my hands, holding them in both of his. He found my eyes with his, his warm brown eyes making my stomach fill up with butterflies. "Like I was saying, we don't have to get married soon. I know that's not going to happen. Just being with you is what I want, so if we're still together far into the future and you still don't want to get married, we don't have to. I would do that for you. I want to make you happy and love you for a long time. You're all I need, not some wedding."

I bit my lip as I looked into his eyes. He sounded so sincere and I loved him for that. I leaned forward, steadying myself by placing my hands on Liam's legs, and closed the space between us. The kiss was sweet, yet passionate. "Why don't we get out of here?" I suggested, our lips still connected.

"Won't your mom mind if we leave?" I shook my head, smirking as I stood up and grabbed his hand.

***

Once back at the hotel, Liam layed me down on the bed as he hovered over me. His hand slid up my thigh as he kissed me. Our kisses were now greedy and full of want. I unbuttoned his shirt, needing to feel his skin on me. Liam stood up and finished unbuttoning his shirt, tossing it to the floor. I turned around and he slowly unzipped my dress, teasing me. He slid one shoulder off and then the other, letting it pool at my feet. I turned around, now only in my matching black bra and underwear.

"You're so incredibly beautiful," he murmured against my skin as he placed soft open-mouthed kisses along my collarbone. I moaned from his touch as he unclasped my bra and slid it off. I reached down to undo the button of his dress pants, pulling them down along with his boxer briefs revealing his arousal. We moved back to the bed, Liam hovering over me again. We kissed for awhile, a wetness forming in my underwear as we got more heated. I lifted my hips so he could slide my underwear down my legs, tossing them to the floor. He entered me with no warning, causing me to scream out his name. We soon both hit our climaxes and Liam collapsed next to me on the bed, our breaths labored.

I cuddled up to Liam, wrapping one of my arms around his toned bare chest. "Liam?"

"Yeah?" he asked.

"I want you to know that you're all I need, too."

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