Falling for Him by Alexandra O'Hurley

how much she’d always wanted him, she wouldn’t do anything to jeopardize their relationship. Not even if she thought Jenny was a little fake. Liam apparently liked her, so she had no right to interfere. She would have to avoid him, which wasn’t going to be easy since he was going to be there to volunteer his time.
    As if her thoughts had conjured them, Jenny and Liam strolled through the doors to the grand hall. Liam’s gaze immediately slammed into hers and heat filled her body. She resisted the urge to move closer, to bask in the warmth and scent of him. Olivia wanted that kiss now as much as she had the night he’d offered it to her, her body tingling all over at the thought of him touching her again. Her idea of staying away from him went straight out the window with one heated glance.
    Her gaze moved to Jenny, whose face was twisted into a frown as she looked over Olivia. Jenny was wearing designer clothes, her hair and makeup perfect. Olivia was in a pair of jeans and a T-shirt, her long hair pulled into a ponytail. They couldn’t be more different. Jenny grasped Liam and began tugging him over toward a group of other volunteers. Olivia chuckled to herself as she saw Liam resisting her hold a bit.
    Olivia walked to the next box and lifted it. Liam rushed closer and grasped it before she could. “Hi there. Where do you need this?”
    She flushed and watched him a moment before pointing to the door of the coatroom. “Over there. We’re moving the coats so we can spread them out on the tables.”
    Olivia’s mother found them and walked over. “Liam! Jenny! I’m so happy you came. We sure could use the help. Liam, once you’ve moved that box, I have a chore I need your muscle for, if you don’t mind. Jenny, if you want to help Olivia separate the coats into children and adult sizes, that would be great.”
    Olivia hid her face as she grimaced. She could think of nothing better than to spend her Saturday with Jenny. Perhaps a hole in the head.
    “Sure, Mrs. Owens. That sounds like fun,” Jenny said brightly, her perk just too perky for that early in the morning.
    Olivia grabbed the last box of coats and followed Liam into the coatroom, Jenny tailing behind them, empty-handed. Liam dropped the box on the floor and turned to the both of them. “You girls play nice in here.” His gaze went to Jenny before turning to Olivia. “I’m going to go help Maria.”
    Once he was gone, the tension in the room turned up a notch. Neither of them spoke as they perused one another. It was apparent Jenny didn’t like her any more than she liked Jenny.
    “So, where do we begin? I’d like to hurry this up so I can go out and meet some of the other club members.”
    Olivia looked at the two sets of long tables lining the room. “You can go on out if you want. I can handle this.”
    “What? So you can tell your mother I left you? I think not. That’s no way to get into the club.”
    Olivia was stunned for a moment as she saw Jenny for exactly what she was: a social climber. This wasn’t the kind of woman she’d thought Liam would choose, but then again, it was hard to see any woman with Liam. “Adults on the right, kids on the left? I’ll start with this box and you grab another? Sound like a plan?”
    “Sure.”
    They started working in silence, the tension only growing by the minute. Olivia felt the insane need to start talking again, asking the woman questions, but the only questions she could think of were ones that centered on Liam, and she knew those questions would only feed Jenny’s obvious distaste for her. How had the two met? How long had they dated? Were they serious?
    Are they serious? Olivia paused a moment as she considered the thought of Jenny becoming Mrs. Liam Palmer. Jealousy swept through her, and she knew she had no right to feel the emotion. She had no claim to Liam, never had.
    “I’ve seen the way he looks at you.”
    Olivia froze, Jenny’s heavy declaration hanging in the air. She