antithesis. // payne

Chapter twenty three: I'm ready.

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"Liam. Liam. Get up. Liam. Liam. Wake-up," I chant over and over with my right pointer finger poking Liam's right cheek only to frown as he turns to his side so his back is to me.

"I'm in black lingerie and in the mood for morning sex."

As soon as the word lingerie is out of my mouth Liam turns, sits up in bed, and looks at me with a boyish smile making me raise an eyebrow at him.

"I'm ready." Taking in my large t-shirt and hidden fleece pajama shorts covered body he pouts at me after his deep statement.

"You're a liar," He says in his deep and gruff morning voice making me smile and lean forward to kiss his pouted bottom lip.

"You're a pervert," I shoot back at him with a smile before jumping off the bed hearing Liam chuckle.

"Why am I awake at seven in the morning?" He asks groggily after looking at the clock making me grin, he doesn't know what's happening.

"Come downstairs to the kitchen in ten minutes. Okay? Exactly ten minutes or else," I threaten jokingly before checking the time and running out of the room and down the stairs. Liam will be coming down at seven-fifteen and then the day will start.

Today is August twenty-ninth or more importantly, Liam's twentieth birthday. I have a huge and long day planned out for this special day and I hope Liam likes it. He deserves a full day of nothing but fun and appreciation after everything.

It's been about a month since my mother's death and for about three weeks I didn't want to do anything. I just didn't feel like I could get over her death but with Liam's help and after a lot of talking, hugging and crying, I kind of realized something. I can't change what happened to my mother but I can make sure everyone remembers her as she was before her death and I can make her proud by being happy and living my life with Liam. Like she wanted. I'm still mourning but I just remind myself that she's in a better place and is finally happy.

Hurriedly, I run in to the kitchen and thank everything on earth that the breakfast I had been cooking hasn't burnt. I flip the eggs and bacon before grabbing two plates and filling them with enough food for Liam and I. Hearing footsteps come slowly down the stairs, I rush to place the plates on the dining table and straighten Liam's white collared shirt on me that ends a little higher than the middle of my thigh and grin in anticipation. When Liam finally walks in to the kitchen he smiles seeing the breakfast in the table and me standing with my arms now wide open.

"Happy birthday!" I shout happily.

Liam shakes his head before walking over to me and bringing me in to a hug, spinning me around the kitchen before placing me on the counter with both of our laughs floating around the kitchen around us. I wrap my arms around Liam's neck lazily while his hands are beside my thighs on the counter.

"Good morning birthday boy," I say with a smile watching Liam return the gesture before he looks around. Looking back at me with a raised eyebrow I giggle and swing my legs slightly.

"Where is the rest of the bunch?" He asks making me smile wider.

"That's part of your birthday! But first, eat breakfast and then I'll tell you everything. Okay?" I say rubbing my right hand gently through his hair resulting in a fake glare from Liam.

"Did you really just mess up the birthday boy's hair?" He asks rhetorically making me smile wickedly before using both hands to mess up his hair crazily with a fake evil laugh.

Liam laughs with me before using his own hands to mess up my hair making me squeal and mess his hair even more. Finally, Liam grabs one of my hands along with my waist with his other hand while I grab one of his hands from my hair and grip on to his shoulder. Staring silently at each other, I let out another squeal as Liam tickles my waist with his hand making me glare at him and wrap my legs around his waist. Smirking as I do so, I pull my legs so Liam is right in front of me and kiss him hard on the lips, thanking God I brushed my teeth along with Liam. As my hands make their way naturally to the back of Liam's hair and his hands go to the small of my back I break the kiss and lead small kisses up to Liam's ear lobe. Biting slightly on his ear earning me a throaty moan, I chuckle.