Dirk: A Stepbrother Romance(81)
Chapter Three
The intimate and comfortable evening Ginny spent with Liam ended exactly as she had hoped it would. With plenty of kissing and storytelling, but no sex, it was almost surprising to Ginny that things had been so sensual and yet not progress to sex – or at least to heavy petting. Just another reason that proved how much of a gentleman Liam really was. Letting out a deep sigh of romantic intentions Ginny forced herself to refocus on her current task at hand. Heavy petting could wait…for now.
The entire night she was with Liam, Ginny had been keeping a mental note of each story he told and each quirk about him that she found out. It was all in an effort to not only get to know the man better but also to create substance for her blog. Ginny just couldn’t help but share the amazing stories she learned from Liam and it was her journalistic instinct that drove her to put everything on the blog. But she also meant everything she wrote. The details of how he kissed and the way he held her when he did it, all the way to the idiosyncrasies he had while cooking. Every detail was interesting and worth noting, at least to Ginny.
The blog was Ginny’s version of a diary, albeit a very public diary, but it was just how Ginny felt comfortable sharing her story or Liam’s story to be more exact. Besides, she had decided to keep both his – and her identities anonymous. Really it was just a place to put out her heart, as well as to document his adventures, as well as her fascination with them. Within a few days of Ginny’s initial few posts the blog gained a fairly decent following, more than Ginny had ever expected. It was a wonderful feeling to know that her words were being heard, even if it was under a pen name. Just glancing at a few of the comments Ginny could tell that her ‘fans’ were more than interested in details of her love life.
“OMG! So hot!”
“My friend told me about this blog, and it’s just amazing! I mean you’re writing almost makes me believe that vampires are real. Lol.”
“Love your writing!! Can’t wait to see where the story goes next!”
There were pages after pages of comments, all of which were positive. The momentum the blog was gathering was exploding in a way she never imagined it would. At the rate it was going there was even the potential to run ads on the blog and make some cash.
With her mood running high she was even more excited to meet Liam for another date that night. Ginny was feeling more and more comfortable with the man who had such an … interesting past. Their date for the night was most fittingly, a history museum. Since Liam had learned of Ginny’s passion for history he booked a private evening in the museum. They would have the whole place to themselves. It would be a perfect place to delve deeper into Liam’s colorful past and perhaps if the mood was right create a little history of their own.
Ginny opted to wear a simple bright red dress with a low cut back and strappy heels. She let her wild red curls down and applied a natural looking makeup. Ginny’s goal was to be sexy but simple. Surely Liam would be more than pleased by her outfit choice - easy on and easy off. With a devious smile Ginny contemplated her ulterior motives for the simplicity of the dress. Glancing at the time, Ginny realized she was running a little bit late and cursed softly under her breath. Grabbing her bag she darted out of her apartment and down the four flights of stairs in her building before bursting out onto the street. Lucky for her there was a cab just going by and she was able to flag it down quickly and hop inside before someone else grabbed it first.
“Natural History Museum,” she informed the driver. He took off immediately and within ten minutes she was paying him and exiting the vehicle. Standing outside, encased in an aura of light from the museum, was Liam. He was waiting for her with a small bouquet of flowers. Ginny smiled with delight and her heart skipped a beat at the sight before her.
“For you my lady,” Liam offered the arrangement of lilies to Ginny.
“How did you know I liked lilies?” Ginny racked her brain trying to figure out if she ever mentioned it to him. Liam smiled to himself, but it was that same resigned somewhat sad smile she remembered from the other night.
“They were also Phillipa’s favorites,” Liam looked slightly ashamed for comparing his current love interest with a woman from his past but Ginny simply smiled back at him.
“Well she had good taste in flowers.” Ginny couldn’t help but feel the nagging need to know more about this woman that still seemed to haunt Liam’s mind. Clearly she had meant a lot to him and as Ginny was starting to fall in love with him her desire to know about him only intensified. Strangely she felt no competition with the memory of her.
“I suppose she did. Shall we go inside?” Liam was clearly changing the topic, for reasons of guilt or discomfort Ginny wasn’t sure. But she was happy enough to let it go and get their date started properly.
“Yes, I’m very excited to see this museum. I can’t believe that I haven’t gone yet, but perhaps that’s because I was meant to go with you.” Ginny reached for Liam’s hand and he grasped it tightly and gave her a peck on the cheek.
“I’m sure you will love it.” The couple entered the building and at first the sheer size of it overwhelmed Ginny, along with the fact that they were completely alone with the entire place to themselves. It was eerie and exciting at the same time.
“I don’t know how you managed to convince the entire staff to leave,” Ginny started to question, but the fact that Liam was a billionaire popped back into her mind and it was suddenly very clear how he was able to do it. She almost felt ashamed for forgetting such a fact but Liam just laughed beside her. He had probably donated enough for them to rebuild or restore the entire place.