Superman: A Liam Payne Fic

Chapter 12

We walked home, and I found out that Elizabeth was in New York still, like I thought, and Will was going to stay with us at Bella for a while.

The guys really seemed to like him; I mean he was older, but they all seemed to get along really well. Will seemed to forget everything about Liam and how he'd gotten a little hostile before, and even they got along. That night, I was going upstairs and Liam was following me when Will asked, "What do you think you're doing?"

"Going to bed," Liam said confused.

"Oh, the dare. Harry dared Liam and I to share a bed till Christmas or something like that," I said.

"Oh." I couldn't tell what he was thinking. He seemed a little uneasy, though. "As long as it was just a dare."

I laughed and walked the rest to the way upstairs. We walked in and Liam shut the door behind us. "What did you mean earlier when you walked out on me like that?"

"I don't know what you're talking about," I lied through my teeth, reaching for a shirt.

"You know," he said.

"It was nothing."

"It was something, Em," he said walking over to me.

I looked up at him and got nervous again; I should trust him by now but I don't fully yet. "No it wasn't."

Liam sighed. "I just want to help you, whatever it takes. I really like you, Emily."

I paused. "I like you, too, Liam.

He leaned close to me and his hands went to my hips. I swallowed back the lump in my throat, but Liam seemed to notice right before he kissed me. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing," I lied again.

"Please tell me, Emily. Is it me? Please, just tell me." He was begging now, and it hurt. It really hurt that I couldn't trust myself.

"I-" I faltered. Liam was patient. "You're my first. And I'm scared, Liam." I looked down. "I never had a boyfriend before, you're my first kiss, and I don't know what to do." Liam was silent.

"I'm sorry, I thought there must have been someone before me because you're just so beautiful, how could any guy not want you," he said.

I had to look up at him; he couldn't be serious. He was. "Thank you. But what are you sorry for?"

"Am I going too fast for you?"

"I don't know, that's why I need you," I admitted quietly.

"Ok." He was quiet, and I stared out the window still in his arms. "Come here," he said pulling me to the window, and he pulled it open.

"What?" I asked confused.

"This is so you don't have to get up later."

I smiled at him and climbed up to lounge in the window. Liam placed his hand on my thigh and looked into my eyes.

"What?" I asked smiling.

"You're just the most beautiful girl I've ever seen," he whispered.

I blushed, but leaned my head on his chest so he wouldn't see. We stayed there for a long time, and I fell asleep in the window. I briefly woke up as he carried me to bed, but I surprised myself by falling right back to sleep. And it was midnight.

The next morning, I woke up in Liam's arms again, and smiled as I remembered last night. I actually fell asleep soon; I'd like to say that it was because of Liam, but I knew in my heart that it was Will. He'd come home. I didn't wake up last night! I can't tell you in world how proud I was of myself. I haven't slept like that in forever! And it was all thanks to my brother, and the beautiful boy lying next to me. I smiled as I took in his messy hair and the rising and falling of his chest under his T-shirt. He blinked a few times and slowly opened his eyes to look at me. His beautiful brown eyes stared into my hazel ones for a long minute until I said, "I didn't wake up last night."

It took him a minute to register before he pulled me into a tight hug. "I'm so proud of you," he whispered in my ear sending shivers down my back. Liam noticed and smiled. He slowly leaned in and our lips pressed together. We kissed for a while before Harry burst through the door with everyone else followed him. "Liam and Emily were SNOGGING!" he screamed successfully waking up everyone else who wasn't entering our room.

"Oh my God," I muttered holding my face in my hands. I think I was blushing more now than I ever had before in my life. My knight in shining armor came to my rescue forcing everyone out of our room. I didn't even hear his excuse; I was so horribly terrified. I felt Liam sit next to me on the bed, and he pulled my hands from my face and held them in his hands. "You're so cute when you're embarrassed," he said smiling.

"Yeah, then you're a dream come true," I said.

"Then you are my whole world and I'll never let you go."

I stared at him with my mouth slightly open. There was nothing I could say to that. Did he really mean that? Did he really feel that way about me? Was I really his whole world? Did I really deserve a guy like this? Could I find the courage to tell him how I really felt about him?

"Really?" I asked. He was still holding my hands.

"Really? Yes. I'll never let you go… ever. Emily, I-" He was cut off by my brother bursting through the door.