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father.”
    Her eyes shot up in surprise. “Are you sure?”
    “It matches up.”
    Meg stared at his tense body. She knew this had to be hard on him. That side of the family had always been something he tried to avoid.
    “Have you asked your mom?” she asked.
    He shook his head. “My mom.” He squirmed a little. “She was wasn’t a willing participant from what I gather.”
    Meg gasped in shock. “Oh, Liam,” she said softly.
    No wonder his mother was so adamant about keeping him away from that side of the family.
    “This has got to be eating her up inside,” Meg said. “You’ve got to talk to her.”
    They stopped at a light, and he looked over at her. Anger was etched on his face.
    “How?” He tossed his hands up. “How the hell am I supposed to bring up something so painful to her?”
    “I don’t know.”
    “I can’t,” he said and turned around when the light turned green.
    They drove in silence for a bit before she spoke again.
    “Are you going to take the job?”
    He sighed. “It’s good money, but I don’t know if I can do that to my mom. Besides, there are other options for money.”
    Meg waited for him to go on.
    “Like?” she asked.
    Liam scrubbed a hand over his face. The shave from this morning was starting to grow back. She could make out the slight shadow.
    “Reed offered me a new position,” he said.
    “That’s great,” Meg said excitedly. She would much rather he was with her family. It was the only chance she’d get to even see him.
    “It’s in Texas,” he said quietly.
    Her heart fell.
     

Chapter Five
     
     
    Liam knew it would be a shock to her. Hell, it had been a shock to him.
    “Texas?” she repeated.
    “He says it’s a good spot,” Liam said. “Land is cheap, and there’s a lot of traffic there from a lot of South American countries that cause problems. Johnny and Trent are planning on joining, so we’d have their military experience.”
    He stopped outside her place and turned to look at her. All the color had drained from her face. When she turned to smile at him, he felt his stomach twist at the unnaturalness of her expression.
    “Well,” she said, continuing to smile at him. “Congratulations.”
    She jumped out of the car, and he watched as she struggled to get the back open. Liam turned off the car and went around to help.
    “I’ve got it,” she snapped at him.
    He could see her hands shake as she popped the back hatch and attempted to pull out the bag.
    “Just let me help.” He slid in next to her.
    Meg jerked away, the suitcase along with her. She stumbled back in her high heels and only stopped when he wrapped an arm firmly behind her.
    She stared, stunned, back up at him. Not even meaning to, he pulled her in just a little closer.
    “I should just…” Meg pushed at his chest a little and stood on her feet. She fell forward hard into his chest. “Oh no!” she cried.
    Liam looked down and saw the heel of her shoe hung oddly.
    “Brand new,” she moaned.
    “They looked good,” he said quietly.
    When she looked up to him, he almost wished he hadn’t said anything. “Why didn’t you say anything about my hair?” she asked quietly.
    Her wide doe eyes stared at him from under thick lashes.
    “Why did you go to London?” he bristled.
    Meg frowned. “To learn new skills from John and Nicolas.” She took her shoe off and stepped back. “Why didn’t you tell me about Reed’s offer before?”
    “Because I wasn’t sure,” he said and stepped forward.
    “Sure? Sure about what?” She backed up against the car. “What does that even mean?”
    He took another few steps forward until he was standing right in front of her.
    “Sure about anything.”
    The warm air of the last days of summer carried the smell of her perfume in the breeze. It intensified the closer he got. Liam groaned and placed a hand against the car above her head. When he leaned in, her eyes grew larger.
    “Were you with either of them?” he asked quietly.
    She