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ok i have request where after Liam Hemsworth divorced with Miley Cyrus and news spread out about it. Liam was unhappy but glad he came back to his family. One day, he was invited to his highschool reunion in a local bar where he was reunited with his ex-girlfriend, reader.
sook/having a sook: whingeing, complaining, having a tantrum but where you go all sad and sulky.
dickhead: term of endearment. Your bestmates are dickheads, you love them.
deck: Porch, veranda, that wooden flooring with no roof just outside the back of your house.
pub: bar but definitely not a club
the local: the pub, but your local pub where everyone goes. A single venue in a small town. Think Coyote Ugly...
Logies: The Australian Emmy's yet more chaotic, and an ugly little award.
Neighbours: Iconic Australian Show, like Days of Our Lives, super long and only your grandma watches it. Arguably better that American stuff though.
are just something else: A compliment, you're special.
Reckon: Like saying I think or I bet with confidence i.e. I reckon it'll rain today... ya reckon? Like saying you really think so.
Liam signed switching off his phone once he landed at the airport. Ignoring the onslaught of texts and messages that arose from the TMZ article on his divorced.Â
 It was never his plan to be 30, divorced and sulking back to his childhood home. Yet here he was. Craving a long hug from mum and an ice cold beer.
 âWelcome home honeyâ
 âThanks mumâ
 He pulled her into a tight hug making his way into the passenger seat.
 They drove in silence on the way, his head against the window looking at the familiar sights. His mum glanced worried looks at himÂ
 âHey so Luke came over and told me you reunion is tomorrow night what good timing!â
 âYeah, I know I got the email Iâm not going.â
 âWhy not?â
 âBecause Iâm 30 years old, the whole world knows about my divorce to a well-known former childhood star and my brother is fucking Thorâ his snapped at her slightly at the end
 âOh, stop being such a sook⌠you should go itâll be good for you to reconnect with your roots, they always say when you donât know which path to go down, go back to start and try again.â
 âI just donât know if Iâm up for it.â
 âYou might change your mind when you know whoâs goingâŚâ
 âYeah whatever.âÂ
Chris laid out on the deck, letting the Australian sun warm his body, in nothing but sunglasses and board shorts he was finally getting into the grove of relaxing until a sudden jerk of his deck chair meant he was hitting the ground.
 âWHAT THE FUC-â
 âLong time no see dickhead.â
 âHoly shit! Joel!â
 Joel was Liamâs best mate from high school.
 He pulled his old friend into a bro hug.
 âHeard from your bro you were back wanted to see it for myself⌠you havenât gone all LA on us have ya?â
 âNah I havenât.â
 âGood cause youâre coming to the pub tonight.â
 âIs that where theyâre having the reunion?â
 âGreat detective skills Sherlock.â
 âNah mate canât we just hang out here.â
 âAnd drink wines on the couch with your mum while watching Neighbours? I think the fuck not. Come on youâre not too famous for the local.â
 âFine. One beer though.â
 âYeah, thatâs what they all say.â
 He grabbed his beer from the barman and made his way through the crowded pub, offering âHeysâ and âGood to see youâsâ until he landed in a quiet spot in the back. Sulking down with a sigh and sipped his beer, watching the scenes in front of him.Â
 It was comforting to be home, familiar sights, faces and smells but couldnât help the pit in his stomach of feeling like an outsider.Â
 YOUR POV:
 âHey stranger.â You stood in front of your sulking ex-boyfriend, as his head rose at the sound your voice.Â
 âY/N, Hey, shit look at you!â Liam beamed when his eyes connected with yours, pulling him out of his haze. You couldnât help but spot the hint of sadness on his face.Â
 He couldnât believe his eyes. You looked more beautiful since he last saw you, relaxed with your hair out, a little textured, clearly air dried after a late afternoon dip. Your skin pink from sun exposure, in its early stages of what was sure to develop into a tan. His eyes scanned over your body, the summery dress leaving little to the imagination, with your strong legs on full display and ample chest held together by a thin piece of string.Â
 âSame old me⌠move overâ The large man scooted on the bench, opening the space for you to sit down, drink in hand. While it was a two-person bench, his sheer size left little space between the two of you, his knees touching yours. Moving his arm to drape across the back, he gave you a little more room but now you were borderline engulfed by his arm. A tinge of nostalgia hitting you remember the same position, lying down in bed, your body snuggled up into his warm armpit.Â
 âWhat you been up to? Heard you got a job in the city.âÂ
 âYeah, but unlike you Iâm not too good to come home once in a while.â You took a swig of your drink, feeling a little tipsy at the familiar taste of alcohol.Â
 âIâm here arenât I?â He quipped at you.Â
 âBarely. Itâs not like you to sit in a corner and sook.â Reminiscing about all those nights, he spent singing on top of the tables in the very pub you sat talking in now.Â
 âFuck everyoneâs been calling me a sook lately.â
 âCause youâre acting like one⌠whatâs got your panties in a bunch?â
 âDo you not get internet at your joint or something?â
 âNo, I just donât spend my days googling my high school ex. So, whereâs Hannah Montana?â
 âIn LA.â
 âWhy? does she not like it here?â
 âNo, I just didnât think Iâd take my ex-wife to my high school reunion.â
 âEX Wife?â
 âSince 3 days ago yeah.â He took another swig of beer.
 âShit, Li Iâm sorry.â
 âNah itâs fine, itâs fucking whatever.â
 âWell, itâs not âwhateverâ you had a connection with someone, it hurts when you lose them. And nothing anyone says can really make the pain feel better.â
 âIs that how you felt when I went to LA?â A sudden tension fell over you two. How could he ask that?
 âYep.â She popped the P. Avoiding his intense gaze on you.Â
 âWell, youâre in a much better spot than me now.â He shuffled in his seat realising he hit a soft spot.Â
 âDoesnât mean the pain magically goes away.â
 âAre you still mad?â
 âStill mad? you told me you loved me and wanted to get an apartment together then we graduated, and you fucked off to LA. Iâm not mad at all Liam, Iâm hurt.â
 âIâm sorry it was selfish.â
 âEspecially considering I would have gone with you if you just asked.â
 âNo, you wouldnât, you would of hated it.â He tsked.Â
 âYou donât know that. And you will never know because you never asked. I loved you Li I would have followed you to Antarctica if thatâs what you wanted. You were so passionate about acting I was so excited to see your dreams come through I just didnât expect to be excluded from them.â
 âWhat do you think would have happened if I didnât go?â He pushed.
 âHonestly?â
 âHonestly.â
 âWe probably would have stayed together, brought a house on the beach, Iâd be on my third baby by now and youâd keep doing local TV, maybe take me to the Logies hahaha.â
 âWhy didnât you call me?â
 âI did⌠like twice and your assistant would always answer and tell me youâre not taking personal calls at this time or some shit, when I saw you shacked up with Miss Best Of Both Worlds, I stopped.â
 âI wish you didnât.â
 âWhy?â
 âCause then maybe I wouldnât be sooking here right now.â
 âYeah, well too late for us to go over what we would have done differently.â
 You both sat silence letting the truth of your words sit in.Â
 âDo you want to go for a walk on the beach?â He looked at you, eyebrow raised.Â
 âDo you even remember the path?â You scoffed at him,
 âOf course, I do, the secret passage near Battyâs path⌠where we used to ya kno-â
 âOKAY I GET IT, good to see you havenât forgotten everything, now come on.â You slapped his chest, jumping up out of the seat, Liam closely followed behind you.Â
 You walked in silence, listening the waves crash. His hands in his pockets and you holding your shoes and bag in the other. The sandy shore lit up by the moonlight, a light breeze in the air.Â
 âI donât think thereâs such a thing as too late ya know.â He piped.
 âWhat you mean?â
 âWell, you reckon itâs too late for us but whoâs to say itâs too late maybe itâs just the beginning.â
 âYouâve had too many drinks.â You laughed him off
 âNo Y/N Iâm serious.â He grabbed your wrist, stopping you along the shore. The tide coming as the waterâs edge tickled your bare feet.Â
 âHearing you describe what could of been⌠honestly sounds pretty good right now. You think Iâve gone all too big for my boots, but this place is still home to me ya know⌠why do you think I came here when everything went to shit?â You looked up at him, barely making out his facial expression in the dark. From what you could see, he was a broken boy, he seemed wrecked, and you decided take his words seriously.Â
 You sighed
 âCause when you donât know what to do you should turn around and go from where you started.âÂ
 âExactly but I think I know what I want to do nextâ
 His hand, falling to your face, thumb rubbing your cheek, he leaned in and you breathe caught in your throat. Your body once a little chilly now warmed by the sensation of his mouth on yours. What started with a tender kiss turned into a deep passionate embrace. It was different to all those times before, mainly due to his now beard face rubbing against your skin and the reality that his kissing skills had definitely improved.Â
 âLiam...â You pushed him off you, hands grazing the hair exposed on his unbuttoned chest, he felt firm and warm. Like the perfect mattress you could sleep peacefully on top of him.
 âWhatâs wrong?â
 âThereâs no point, youâll go back to your big city and forget about me all over again once you see some leggy model.â
 âNot happening.â
 âDoubt it.â
 âI didnât get a return ticket Y/N.â
 âWhat?â
 âIâve been looking at places, Iâm here indefinitely.â
 âWell, thatâs good but still doesnât mean we are going to work.â
 âCan we at least try?â
 âSo, you can break my heart a second time?â
 âI like to see it as giving me a very generous second chance to prove I made a mistake the first time.â
 âI donât know Liam, its all ve-â
 He cut you off with his kiss, planting his lips on you a second time and this time you didnât push him away. Your hands instinctively going to his now long locks, running your hands through the familiar boy now a man. Your mind rushed with memories of late nights sneaking out to go play on the beach, always ending up curled in a towel on the shore counting stars. You felt 18 all over again and the pain of loss slowly seeped away with him in your arms again. Â
 You both pulled out, panting at the sudden passionate embrace.
 âPlease?â
 You licked your lips, biting slightly on your lower lip.
 âKiss me one more time and Iâll see.â You grinned at him.
 âFuck me you are just something else Y/Nâ He pulled you into his arms, you squealed as he took you running with him into the ocean. Dropping your bag and shoes before the sudden shock of cold saltwater hit you as you were thrown into the blue. Coming up for air, you stood waist deep in water, smoothing your now soaked hair back, you were met with a hysterically laughing Chris
 âYou son of a-â Swimming over to him, you immediately jumped on him, wrapping your legs around his waist, pulling him down into the water with you. Making sure he was as equally saturated as you.
 He pulled you both out this time, you still firmly clinging onto him in the Koala position. Laughing you both passed, looking into each otherâs eyes, you kissed his salty lips again as he held you against him in the water, under the moonlight. And in that moment, it felt like no time had passed at all.Â