Chapter 11

An unexpected visit…

As weeks past Leah and Theo were spending all sorts of time together. Well outside of school it had to be secretly so her brother wouldn't find out. At school she continued to tutor him, though it was starting to become less about grades and more about the two of them having an excuse to talk. Liam would pass by the library after school and look in, glaring angrily as he saw them. Sure it was just tutoring, but he was sure something else was going on.

Liam had texted her a few times in the past few weeks and she had ignored them. He was starting to worry he'd completely lost her for good. It made sense though. He had let her walk away. He'd been an idiot.

Another Friday night had arrived and Leah got ready in her room, planning to meet Theo at Pine Park and hanging out in the field. They both admired the stars and it was supposed to be a beautiful night, perfect for starwatching. She couldn't think of a better evening, or a better friend to spend the time with. She ran down the stairs, not a care in the world, knowing how Stiles had gone to spend the night at Scott's and her father as usual for a Friday night was at the station. She flung open the door and froze as she saw Liam standing there. His hand balled into a fist as if he had been about to knock.

"Liam?" Leah asked. "What…what are you doing here?" She looked around for Scott and when she didn't see him she looked at him with confusion. Why would he be here on his own?

"Can I… come in?" he asked hesitantly. She saw how he kept avoiding eye contact and could sense how nervous he was. It was just like Liam.

"I…actually was…" she started before she stopped short. She was curious to see what he had to say, and as much as she hated him for how he'd left her she couldn't say no to him this time. Maybe part of her… still cared.

"Yeah" she corrected. "Sure."

She backed up and Liam walked in, closing the door behind him. He scratched the back of his neck awkwardly. "I… wanted to talk to you, see how you were doing."

She raised a suspicious eyebrow at her. Something was up.

"I'm doing fine Liam why?" she asked.

"You hadn't been answering your texts and… well I've seen how you're spending all this time with Theo after school and it got me thinking…"

Immediately red flags went up in her mind. She hadn't talked to Malia since their blowout and now all the sudden here Liam was at her doorstep, asking specifically about him. "You came here to question me about Theo?" she demanded, now instantly feeling defensive and backed into a corner again.

"Relax" Liam said as he spoke calmly. "It was stupid of me to even ask I mean it's not like you could possibly like a guy like anyways." He smiled. "Sorry that was stupid of me…"

"A guy like him?" she asks. "And what exactly is that supposed to mean?"

"You know" Liam said simply. He knew there were so many reasons. For instance how he'd tried to trigger him to kill Scott. How he was a complete psycho. "The guy's a loner… sketchy…a freak…" he went on.

"Stop Liam you don't know anything about him" she said angrily.

The humor faded from Liam's eyes at the change in her tone. Was she really defending him? Defending Theo?

"Wait a minute…you don't… you don't like him?"

"Even if I did that's none of your business. Now move Liam I'm late."

"You're going to see him?" Liam questioned. "Does Stiles know about this?"

She felt heat rush all over her body, her frustration was evident. The nerve!

"You have no right to say that!" she snapped. "And you better not even think about going off and blabbing to him!" She shoved past him and went for the door.

Adrenaline spiked in Liam, his heart beginning to race at the super human speed that it did when he was about to shift. He was angry. He couldn't control it. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. Is that why she had refused to respond to him? To acknowledge him? Because of Theo? Theo! Before he could even think he slammed the door closed and blocked her way out.

She looked at him in complete shock. "Liam what the hell?" she snapped. "Move!"

"I… I can't" he said. "You don't understand Leah…. This is a trap… he's… he's…"

"I don't care!" she shouted. "You're not about to start ordering me around too!" She pushed herself against him and pulled at the door trying her hardest, but her strength was not even close to his.

"Liam get out of my way!" she shouted.

"Are you really so mad at me?" he demanded. "That you're gonna just run off with him and forget all about me?" She shook her head, taking a challenging step towards him.

"You forgot about me!" she yelled. "You left, you kissed me and you left! I can't be with you if you have no idea what you want!"

His heart was beating so wildly now that he could barely hear her over the rush of blood pumping in his ears. He could sense her too stronger than ever. All the anger, the sound of her heart beating just as hard, but beneath all that. He knew the anger was coming from something more. She was hurt. She didn't hate him. She couldn't have. Because if she did she would have never opened that door. He was about to do it again, about to do the stupidest thing he could do. But he couldn't stop himself. He just wanted to fix it. To show her how much he did care, how sorry he was.

He pulled her towards him and kissed her. She was about to pull away but he held onto her and before she knew it she was melting in to him. His kisses had gotten stronger. But it was the same Liam. The same Liam she had had a crush on since she'd first met him. His skin was warm, his muscles were tight and comforting and the he was all so familiar to her. It felt right. Everything about him felt right. She wasn't confused or frustrated anymore but instead was filled with a perfect sense of bliss.

When she finally pulled away it wasn't because she wanted it to end, but because she had heard the sound of keys shuffling in the door lock. It looked like someone had come home earlier than expected.

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