Chapter 24 - All The Way (18+)

Liam

Asher comes to a stop in front of me, his eyes never leaving mine.

“I looked for you all over tonight and didn’t see you until the very end. Were you going to bail on me?” He asks in an angry, low voice, holding his jersey in one hand while tilting my chin up with the other. I shake my head.

“Of course not; I was at the rally up until Coach lit the bonfire and headed straight to the football field afterwards.” I stutter and feel as if I am gasping for air. He grins, then brings his face closer to mine.

“Good, I felt pissed off all through the game because I didn’t see you. I thought you bailed on me for something or someone else.” He says, not breaking eye contact at all.

My mouth goes dry at his words, and his closeness causes a tent to pitch at the towel around my waist.

“Why… Why would I be with someone else when you said that I was yours?” I say, blushing at my own words, but they seem to make Asher smile.

“You’re not mine completely… yet,” he says, then lifts his arms