After our little moment in the kitchen, we went to Sophie's room to sleep. I made a makeshift bed for Liam on the floor, but Sophie woke up and asked for him, so he climbed up the bed and squeezed in beside her.
Sophie curled her little body close to Liam, so he hugged her to him and tapped her back to help her go back to sleep. I was facing them and stared painfully. Liam saw my emotions and reached out to touch my face. I lifted my eyes on him and smiled weakly. We stared at each other for a long time until he broke the silence.
" Tell me about him." He said softly so that he won't wake Sophie up.
" What's there to tell? It was so long ago, and things didn't work out." I told him, shrugging my shoulders and averting my eyes again. Suddenly, I felt nervous and conscious.
" Bella, it
