Ignite: (#11 The Beat and The Pulse)
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Cupping my face in his big hands, he smiled. “I’ve got a proposition for you.”
My eyes widened, and I felt a trickle of sweat begin to bead on my forehead. Proposition? He had the crazy eye right now, and I wasn’t sure what he was playing at. It could be anything, but the first thing that popped into my mind was ‘wedding,’ and I felt like puking.
“Don’t piss yourself, Ali,” he said with a chuckle. “Just listen for a moment…”
I nodded as his thumbs brushed over my cheeks.
“After everything…” he began, his voice taking on a serious tone. “After all the bullshit… I’ve realized something. I’m your person now. No matter what happens, you’re not going to be alone anymore, you hear?”
I frowned. “I thought that was a given?”
“It is,” he replied. “That’s why I want to take you away. Leave everything behind and start somewhere new. Just you and me.”
I froze, not understanding where this was coming from. Hardly any time had passed since his last fight at The Underground, and his face and body still bore the marks of Viper’s attempted murder. Because that was what it was. No need to beat around the bush about it. If I hadn’t shown up when I did, this story would’ve had a different ending.
“What do you mean?” I asked, hardly daring to jump to conclusions.
“Pack up your apartment, and give your landlord notice,” he said. “Put your stuff into storage with mine, and let’s just go.”
“Where?” My heart jackhammered in my chest, my palms sweating. Images of all the places around the world I wanted to visit popped into my mind’s eye. I hardly dared…
“Anywhere,” Liam declared. “Let’s just pack our bags, go to the airport, and get on the first flight out of here.”
“That’s crazy… I have no money…”
“Remember what I told you?” he asked, grasping my shoulders. “That night by the bar when you kissed me? If you want to live life…”
“Reach out, and take it.”
He smiled, his hands smoothing through my hair. “So?”
“What about the Championship?”
“I’m done with The Underground,” he replied. “I won’t go back there. It’s not worth losing you over it.”
“But your dream… The money could change everything for you.”
Liam shook his head, his lips quirking. “It was never about money, Ali. It took me a long time to realize, but it’s always been about you.”
“Me?”
He nodded. “You, Ali. You and your honey colored eyes have stolen the heart I never knew I had.” He smiled, his excitement palpable. “So what do you say? Wanna blow this popcorn stand?”
I stared up at him, the fighter known as Blade, and could hardly believe this was my life. He loved me, I loved him, and now he wanted to take me away and make a life with me. Not just any life. A beautiful adventure with no destination other than chasing the sunrise.
I didn’t know where we were going, but it didn’t matter. Anywhere was electric with him by my side.
“Yes,” I said, my heart soaring. “Let’s get out of here.”
The End
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