After Santa had handed out the gifts, Liam snuck out, not wanting to have to make small talk about Roxanne. He just wasn't in the mood. And, luckily, Kiki didn’t ask anything else after he told her that Roxanne wasn’t coming.

“Leaving early?” Steve asked, holding the door open for him as he approached.

Liam slid inside. “Yes.”

Steve closed his door behind him and was in the driver’s seat a moment later. He glanced at Liam in the rearview mirror. “Where to?”

Liam let out a deep breath as he looked out the window. “Home.”

“Yes, Mr. White.”

Within minutes, they were on their way.

As he watched the...