The baby contract novel Chapter 22

   He grinned wickedly " I'm gonna make you then " He mimicked her words and in few quick strides, went over to her. She looked a bit surprised at his agility but before she could utter a word, he scooped her in his arms effortlessly. She really needed to gain some weight for she was too frail and fragile, he thought

  Her eyes widened in shock " What... What are you doing?! Put me down right now! "

 But Liam ignored her and walked to the door.

 " Put me down! " She repeated, more louder this time. 

" You jerk..! " She shouted, her legs dangling helplessly from his hold. 

 He shut her up when his lips slammed down on hers. Her eyes widened in shock as the kiss was unexpected. He coaxed her to give him access into her mouth and she slowly responded to the kiss. Her hands went around his neck involuntarily and she pulled him closer to her, the action made Liam smile against her lips. She felt it and that jolted her back into reality. She pushed him away, which almost led him to lose his balance. 

 " Get away from me! " She shouted but he just grinned wolfishly. 

" I won't, you have to eat anyways " He said, shrugging his wide shoulders. 

" Please " She said quietly and he laughed. 

His eyes widened slightly in mocking surprise " I didn't know the mighty Carla Reeds could come off her high chair and beg " 

She managed to control the urge to roll her eyes again " I'll eat so please let me go, people can't see us like this " She begged. 

 His hand was on the door handle and he was on the verge of pulling it open " Who cares? You'll be my wife soon so they better get used to it " 

 She frowned " I thought you said I don't get to work here once we get married? "

 His eyes twinkled with mischief and he tilted his head to a side " I didn't say you can't come here once in a while for a visit, did I? " 

She did roll her eyes at that " I'll think about it "

 He laughed " Who said it was your choice to make? "

" And who said it's yours? " She fired back. 

" I get to decide that, not you, Liam Blake " She added. 

" Imagine how good my name sounds together with yours, future Mrs Carla Blake " He said out of the blue with a wink. 

 She blushed, it did sound good but she would never admit it " Just let me go, please "

 He looked at her for a full minute before he grudgingly set her down on her feet. 

 She heaved a sigh of relief " Thank you " She said quietly. 

 He humored her by nodding "You're welcome, I'm good at it you know and there will be more of it in the future "

 She raised her eyebrows quizzically " Good at what? "

He feigned innocence " Didn't you just thanked me for the kiss? "

He watched her happily as color rushed up her cheeks in embarrassment. 

" No I didn't! " She exclaimed in exasperation. 

His eyes widened slightly in fake surprise " Oh you didn't? I thought that's what you thanked me for " He pouted. 

 She rolled her eyes " No sir, now shall we go? " She didn't wait for him and she opened the door. He followed her immediately after the locking the door. 

" Where are we going anyway? " She asked, glancing sideways at him. 

" Out " He said plainly and reached out to take her hand in his. 

" What are you doing?! " She whispered harshly, trying to remove her hand from his but he had intertwined her fingers in his tightly so she found it difficult to break from his grip. She finally relented and tried not to mind the curious stares they were receiving from the other employees. She looked over to Liam but he didn't seem to mind as he walked confidently without a care in the world. 

 In minutes, they got to the restaurant he talked about and she almost turned back as she had never been to such an expensive restaurant before. But Liam drew her back with a glare.

" Are you trying to run away now, Bella? " He narrowed his eyes at her. 

She shook her head quickly " No... No that's not true, let's go to a less expensive restaurant please "

 " Why? " He asked, looking confused. 

" It's not my place to be here, this is a restaurant for the high class people, not people like me. I can't afford to eat in a restaurant like this " She whined, begging him to let go of her. 

 He sighed " Carla, you're eating with me here and that's final " 

" Liam please, I can't afford to eat in a place like this " She begged. 

 He raised one eyebrow " And who said you'll pay for your meal? Come on Carla, don't be ridiculous "

 She placed her hands on her hips and stared at him from under her long lashes " Even if you're paying, this is too much Liam. I'm not going in, you can go on without me " 

 His eyes darkened and she saw anger clouding his eyes " Do you want me to drag you in? " He asked softly. 

 Her eyes widened at that and she looked over his shoulders. Sure enough, the place was filled and she would only embarrass herself if she refused. 

" Fine! " She huffed and started walking but stopped as though she remembered something. 

" I'll go in on one condition " She said with a raised finger. 

His eyebrows went up and he grimaced " You're almost in anyway but spit it out, what's the condition? "

" You better keep your hands to yourself or else...! " She warned threateningly and left her sentence hanging.