Beautifully Revealed by Bethany Bazile Read Free Book Online Page B

didn’t mean to blurt it out but I’m anxious and scared.
    “What?” His voice is almost a whisper.
    “Anna’s been missing since last night.” The silence that ensues worries me. “Liam? What are you going to do?”
    “I don’t know,” he answers.
    “You have to go Liam, s he’s your mother.” He’s quiet for a while and I’m not sure if I got through to him or not.
    “She called me,” he finally says. “She called me and I blew her off…now this happens.”
    “You have to go to Chicago, Liam.”
    “I don’t know if I can.” This is hard for him and I wish I could hold him and reassure him that going to Chicago is the right thing to do.
    Lucas steps out of the restaurant and immediately asks, “Were you able to get a flight?”
    “Not till tomorrow morning.” He nods his head and we walk to the elevator. As hard as I know this is for Liam, it’s ten times worst for Lucas. Anna is his everything and we need to get to Chicago as soon as possible and figure out what’s going on.
    “Hello?” I say into the phone and realize that Liam hung up on me. I contemplate calling him back, but I’m pretty sure Lucas’s voice chased him off in the first place so I decide not to.
    Back in our suite, Lucas’s demeanor is dismal and the blank look on his face worries me. He refuses to eat and won’t even attempt to get some rest.
    “You should really get some sleep, Lucas.”
    “Will you come with me?” he pleads sadly.
    I shake my head a t him and he rubs his forehead with his hand. “Please Izzy, just lie with me. You always had a way of helping me get to sleep.”
    I feel horrible saying no , but this would make Liam crazy. “I can’t.”
    He nods and doesn’t push the issue any further. We sit in silence until I begin to drift off to sleep on the couch. Less than an hour later his phone rings. We both look at it, then at each other.
    “Hey D ad,” he says into the phone. My heart begins to race because this could mean they found her and she’s fine or…I can’t even think about the other possibility.
    His eyes lock with mine and I see the tears beginning to form , and all I can do is shake my head in disbelief. He hangs the phone up and sighs deeply before saying anything, “They found her, but she’s not good.” His voice begins to shake so he inhales and exhales to calm the tremors. “She was in a car crash and has been stuck in her car for hours. She went over the embankment and her car was found in a ditch. Now she’s in critical condition.” Tears begin to pour down his face and I move towards him in auto pilot.
    “Izzy, this is like what happen ed to my mother all over again.” My heart breaks for him. I hold him in my arms wishing I could absorb some of his pain, but the pain I already carry around is too much of a burden for me. How can I possibly know what to do for him when I never know what to do for me?
    “Our flight is in five hours, let’s go to bed.” If he needs me to hold him tonight that’s what I’ll do for him. I run into my room and change into a t-shirt and shorts before joining Lucas in his bed. He lays his head on my chest while I hold him tightly, his tears soaking my shirt until he finally dozes off.

 
     
     
    Liam’s finge rs are lightly stroking my clit. His tongue is licking behind my ear, causing me to moan. I gently rock my hips against his hand as I try to clear my sleep haze. I take a deep breath and freeze, every muscle in my body locks up because Liam’s smell is ingrained in my system and right now I realize I’m still in bed with Lucas.
    I leap out of the bed in complete shock. My eyes bulge, my breathing escalates and I cover my mouth with my hand to keep from screaming. Lucas looks at me confused, and I have the urge to slap his face.
    “Are you fucking crazy!” I scream at him. “I slept in this bed with you as a favor to a friend and you take advantage of me !”
    “Izzy , calm down, it’s nothing we haven’t done before. Plus