I saw the world in his gorgeous green eyes.
A world I couldn’t wait to explore with him.
"I need to ask you something," I said.
His eyes narrowed in concern. "Why do you sound so hesitant?"
"Because I know what you're going to say. But I want you to hear me out and really think about this. Okay?"
"Now I'm nervous," he teased.
"I want you to write a song with me."
His eyes softened. His pressed a kiss to my hair. "I would love to."
"As a member of Cherry Lips," I continued.
Liam's arms squeezed around my waist reflexively. I could feel him tense up.
"We want you to join the band," I said. "And I know it's hard for you. Your old band betrayed you. Your family betrayed you. It's a hard thing to get over. But trustme." I pressed both my palms against the sides of his face, forcing him to meet my eyes. "I will never do anything to hurt you. And neither will the others. We want you to be a part of us. We want to be your family."
Liam swallowed hard. His pained eyes bored into mine.
"I don't know if I can," he whispered.
"I know you can." I pressed a soft kiss to his lips. "You just have to trust us. Do you think you can do that?"
Liam's gaze roved all over my face, as if trying to gauge my sincerity. "And if I say no?"
"I'll be sad. We're so much better with you. I know we can do great things together. But nothing between the two of us will change. This is for you. I only want what will make you happy."
"And you think joining Cherry Lips will do that?"
"You need to learn to trust people again, Liam. I think this would be a good first step."
He continued staring into my eyes. I wondered if he would end up shooting me down.
Slowly, carefully, he nodded. "Okay."
"Okay?" I repeated, just to make sure.
The corner of his lips quirked up. "You want to make it official? I, Liam Knight, want you, Cerise Moreau, to be my lead singer."
I threw my arms around his neck and pressed myself against him.
"I promise, we will never betray you. We will always have your back."
His fingers sifted through the hair at the back of my neck as he said three words that meant everything to me. It wasn'tI love you. I already knew that much was true. These words were even more meaningful.
"I trust you."
