Liam showed up

Chapter 3

    Aliyah POV

    I didn't know I was ever going to meet Liam ever in my life again, or maybe not any time soon, but when I got that call from him, I felt my heart flutter at the sound of his voice.

    "Are you ok, mommy?" Nancy asked me when she noticed that I spaced out once again while I was doing her assignment, and I quickly nodded my head while giving her an assuring smile that I was fine, although I wasn't ok.

    "Yes, my baby. I'm just tired," I replied to her, and she slowly nodded her head.

     After I did her assignment for her, I finally put her to bed and decided to get fresh air on the balcony. I was supposed to meet with Liam tonight, according to him, but that was the last thing on my mind. I couldn't just bring myself to meet someone that abandoned me for years like there was no time his world used to revolve around me.

    Liam was a tough guy right from school. I hate to admit this, but it was one of the reasons I fell for him, little did I know that I was being stupid and digging my own early grave. I am very much aware of the dirty things he could go the extra mile to do whenever he was determined, which only meant that his presence in LA was going to jeopardize many things and that included my life and that of my baby.

    "You can face him, Aliyah. There is no need to panic," I said to myself before I turned and walked back into my room to sleep. I thought I would be fine with just telling myself that I will be, but it turned out that I was more bothered than I'd imagined it.

    Spending the whole night tossing on the bed and having many thoughts running through my mind, it was soon morning, and I stood up from the bed. Since it was Sunday and we weren't going anywhere today, I decided to allow Nancy to get as much sleep as she wanted, while I headed downstairs to clean the house and make something for us to eat for breakfast.

    About thirty minutes into cleaning the house, the doorbell suddenly rang, and I sighed tiredly as I cleaned the sweat on my forehead with a towel before I advanced toward the door. I just found out when I went into the kitchen that my sink was leaking, so I called the plumber to come and fix it for me. I guess he would be the one at the door.

    Thank goodness for the hole in the door that I looked through to check who was at the door, but I froze on the spot at the sight that welcomed me. It was the unforgettable face of Liam. The man that ruined my entirety and made me miserable.

    I gasped sharply and covered my mouth with my hand as my eyes narrowed in shock. How did he know where I live? I asked myself, forgetting for some seconds that he could literally find anyone he desired as long as he wanted to. 

    While contemplating whether to open the door for him or just shun him, the doorbell rang for the second time, and my heart fluttered. I shouldn't be scared, I knew that, but for some reason, I couldn't explain, I felt nervous, or scared rather. Maybe because it has been a while since I last saw him, or for some hidden reason, I didn't know about.

    I took a deep breath before I pulled the door open, and there he was, tucking his hands inside his pocket. He was still the same way he has been since the past years that he left. Nothing has changed, or should I say there wasn't really much change? He was still the most handsome man in my eyes, he was still that perfect man I have always viewed him to be before he broke me. He still had the perfect height, sharp jawline, blue eyes, blonde hair, broad chest, and the dark aura he had always maintained from the time we have been together. It's crazy how I still had my heart beating rapidly at the sight of him, but that didn't matter, anyway.

    "Hi!" He said as he stared at me, his eyes piercing at me like he wanted to see through me. I could explain the look on his face to be that of remorse and regret, but I wasn't going to fall for that. He couldn't be away for so long and show up from nowhere putting on that look and expect me to fall for it, right?

   My heart fluttered as his eyes bore invisible holes in my body. Seeing him now, I realized how much I've missed him so much these past few years, even though it was crazy to think about, considering what I've been through because of him.

    "What are you doing here, Liam?" I finally managed to ask him, feeling a bit irritated when I thought about what happened between us in the past, but it only lasted for seconds and disappeared immediately, replaced with the crazy feeling of wanting to desperately hug him. I tried to figure out if I hated this man, but sadly, my feelings were not clear. I hated the fact that I still felt this way around him, I detested that he made me feel this way even after showing up now like nothing happened after six good years of being away from me.

    "Can we talk, please?" He asked me calmly, his voice was so low that I could barely hear him speak, but I still did, anyway.

    "How did you find me? What are you doing here?" I asked him.

    "That does not matter now, Aliyah..." He paused before he went on his knees, and I scoffed as I shifted away from him. What does he think he is doing? 

    "I'm sorry, Aliyah... I know I have wronged you, but can you please, at least talk to me?" I could see the trail of tears in his eyes as he pleaded with me. The sincerity in his eyes made me doubt if he was still the same person I'd always known. 

    "What do you think you are doing? You disappeared for years and came back now asking me to forgive you. What the hell do you think you are doing?" I yelled at him angrily, the tears I didn't want to shed in front of him found their way down my cheeks as I couldn't hold them back.

    "Aliyah..."

    "Get out, now!" I cut him off.

    "Please listen to me..."

    "I told you to leave already, Liam. Leave my house and never show your face to me, ever again!" I cut him off, and he slowly nods his head as he stood up.

    "Let's talk when you are calm enough to listen to me," He said before he finally turned and strode out of my compound. I watched as he hopped inside his car and drove off before I broke down in tears.

"Mommy, are you ok?" I turned swiftly to find Nancy standing behind me as she blinked rapidly with confusion written all over her. Oh no! Did she hear us? Did she see him?

"Mommy, are you crying? Who was that?" She asked as she tried to look out through the door, but I quickly pulled her back.

"No, I wasn't... I was...I was thinking about my book. Uhm... I mean, the character... You know. That's why I was shedding tears," I squatted in front of her and held her shoulders after I wiped my tears.

"Who was that?" She asked again, and I scoffed as I smiled at her.

"That was the delivery man... Yes, the delivery man..."

"Did you order something? Where is it?" She asked as she raised her eyebrows with a look on her face that told me she didn't believe any of the things I said to her.

"Oh, that? I think he lost his way. He came to the wrong house, but not to worry, I've given him the direction to the place he was supposed to go to," I tried to sound as much convincing as I can, and she stared at me for seconds before she finally nodded her head even though she didn't look entirely convinced. Why the heck was I not careful?