"I kissed him." Lia confessed and covered her face with the pillow. She still couldn't believe what she had done.Jane's expression showed that she couldn't believe it either. "You kissed him? As in on the lip?"Lia rolled her eyes but didn't remove the pillow from her face. "You know what a kiss is, Jane Austin.""Of course I do I'm just shocked that you, Amelia Lawson, the shy 21 year old actually initiated a kiss."Lia took the pillow off and frowned at her friend. "I don't know if i should take offence or.."Jane shook her head. "I didn't mean it like that, I'm just shocked. What did he say then?""Who?"Jane rolled her eyes. "Fernando, stupid."Lia sighed and buried her head in the pillow again. "I didn't wait to see his expression."Lia raised her head from the pillow and found Jane's mouth was hanging open. It was so funny Lia wanted to laugh but she couldn't. Embarrassment was eating her up big time and she had no one to blame but herself. Why did she have to go and kiss him
Apparently even walking up the stairs took a lot of work.Lia winced as Fernando pressed the cotton wool on her bruised knee. She could die of embarrassment in that moment and no one would blame her. Who couldn't walk up a couple of steps without tripping and falling on their faces? Since when did that become a chore?Liam was probably having a good laugh at her expense after all he had offered to help her up but she had turned him down stubbornly."It's not so bad. It doesn't hurt so much, right?" Fernando asked and Lia could see he was trying very hard to hold his laughter."It's okay." She sighed, her shoulders sagged. "You can laugh at me because I'm so stupid. I mean who falls on the stairs?"Fernando shook his head as his face turned serious. "A lot of people do, babe it's called an accident.""I'm not.."Fernando shook his head cutting her off. "Don't do that. You tripped and you bruised your knee. Who cares if others don't? I'm just angry that you got hurt not because you wer
"What are you doing here man? You should be with your wife." Adam said as Fernando walked into his office.Fernando rolled his eyes as he took his seat, hanging his coat on the hook behind the door."Well? Where is your wife?"Fernando shrugged and ran a hand through his hair. "She left."Adam frowned, not understanding anything. "What do you mean she left? You said she came over to watch a movie with you.""That's because she did. We watched a movie together but she left as soon as it was over."Adam gasped fighting back a laugh. "Damn man, what did you do?"Fernando frowned, struggling not to be offended by his friend's words. "Why do you think I did anything? Couldn't she have done something?"Adam shook his head and hands with a smile. *No man, they're never wrong and it will do you well to remember that."The frown on Fernando's face deepened. "She didn't actually do anything and neither did I.""Well?""She just said she had to go back to her friend's place." Fernando filled Ada
"When are you going back to work?" Jane asked, throwing some of her clothes on the bed.It was a Saturday and every Saturday the girls cleaned up the house, and then cook a big meal since none of them were going out.Lia looked up from her phone and tried to hide her smile but Jane noticed. "Uhn, I don't know if I even have a job anymore. With everything that happened, the wedding and these changes, I've been so occupied and I didn't even take permission.""Well have you reached out to Shane then? He's going to be so disappointed when he realizes you're off the market."Lia rolled her eyes and looked down at her phone with a frown. Why was it taking him so long to reply her message?"Trouble in paradise?" Jane asked in sing song voice as she rose to her feet. "I'm almost done packing."Lia looked up from her phone. "Fernando is ghosting me." She huffed and tossed her phone on the bed. It landed with a thump sound against the bed.Jane dropped a pair of jeans on the bed and looked at h
'Come to Australia with me.' Lia sighed and put the plate on the sink shaking her head. Fernando's last words had been playing over and over in her head.The doctor has released her to go and Fernando had insisted he ran more tests just to be sure. It was nice to see him so concerned so she obliged. The doctor ran a few tests, and only then did Fernando call Liam to come and pick them up. Liam had picked them up and Fernando followed her to the door insisting on coming in with her. She kicked him out with a promise to call him if anything happened. ***And now she was alone in Jane’s house.Jane had sent her a text on her way home that she was meeting with her fiancée and wouldn't be home until later. Lia got bored all by herself and decided to tidy up the kitchen. 'Come to Australia with me.’There it was again. It was such a tempting offer but why did he even want her to go with him anyway? Why was he going? He didn't tell her anything so how could he just ask her to come wit
"Why are your eyes closed?" Lia opened her eyes and looked around confused. She thought...."Did you think I was going to kiss you?" He asked leaning even closer and she shook her head, avoiding his eyes. She felt so embarrassed! "Uhm, are you hungry? I told you we made dumplings right?" She made a move to pull away from him but he stopped her with his hands. "Not so fast." He smirked, leaning in to whisper in her ears. "You're not going to get out of this so easily. Remember we haven't talked about the.." Lia placed her hands over his mouth and blushed. "Jane can hear you from the bedroom, the walls are very thin." Fernando chuckled and bit her palm. Lia gasped and pulled her hand back, glaring at him. "Are you five?" She pulled away from him and rose to her feet. Fernando didn't stop her until she tried to walk away. He pulled her back into his lap and she protested. "Let me go." Fernando planted a kiss on her back through her shirt and she squirmed. "You can't keep running
"You shouldn't run off like that.” Fernando said coming behind Lia and she rolled her eyes. "I don't need a babysitter, you can go back to the others." Lia told him without turning to look at him. She was waiting for that nice lady who had promised to get her a tour guide. Fernando didn't need to know that. Fernando sighed and opened the sunscreen, squeezing some out on his palm. "At least put on some sunscreen. Your skin is too perfect to be sunburnt." Lia tried to hide her blush with her hair and coughed. "That's enough.. Thanks but I'm sure I could have put it on by myself." "I didn't mean to upset you Lia, it was a harmless comment." Lia scoffed and shook her head. Men just didn't get. "Well I guess we're done here." She walked off, standing under an umbrella. Fernando stood for a while and watched her. She didn't acknowledge him once and he sighed walking off. He would have to earn her forgiveness in a different way. "Does that yummy muscle on a stick belong to you?" The
Lydia opened the door and frowned. "Amelia, what are you doing here?"Lia plastered a smile on her face even if she didn't feel so great on the inside."Can I come inside? I need a place to stay for the night and first thing in the morning, I'll be out of your way ." She rubbed her hands together, the weather wasn't so hot again.."What are you talking about? Come in"Lydia asked, opening the door wider and Lia groaned. "You don't have to do this if you don't want to."I want to. Come on." Lia followed her into the room and Lydia locked the door behind them.Lydia dragged her arm and took her into the room. Lia sat on the bed first and sent Lydia a grateful smile. She had only met the woman yesterday and she was being so nice. She was acting the way Jane would in any situation.I miss Jane…. She thinks."So tell me, what happened?"Lia looked down at her hands and sighed. What really happened? It had been such a small issue but then it blowed up in their faces. She recounted everythin