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Her breathing accelerates I study her face, noticing with great satisfaction that her pulse is going insane The vein in her neck is pulsing faster with each passing second

"It’s not that I’ up on you--or us--Maddox I just think that we need to talk about things before we ju to fuck you," I say Her eyes narrow at that, and I could kickthat out "Yeah, clearly I’ood at this shit, Em Cut me some slack Bottom line, I don’t want you away from me I need you near me I need to feel your war scent, and hear your sass even when you’re silent I get that we need to hash shit out, but right now, I need to feel that you’re still here more than I need to waste time with some pleasantries of separate bedrooms I need you, Em Maybe even more than you needlot" I kiss her lightly, breathing her scent in deeply, before taking off to the bathroom to shower

(EMMY)

"Okay, okay Get your wits about you, girlfriend," Iaround in the bathroom, the door cracked I’ to himself, the almost upbeat tune so unlike hies, vibrating-with-anger Maddox slowly start to fade away since our time at the cabin It’s hard to pinpoint when I noticed it happen first But I do remember the exact moment he flipped a switch and the old Maddox came back

So, yeah--I’m a little hesitant to believe that this is real I would be stupid not to havemore than to knock all this stress off ive it all up To give him up

If you don’t take this opportunity, this second chance, you’ll regret it forever Just put one foot in front of the other Baby steps… We all have to learn to walk soet steady on your feet--that’s when you gallop with everything you have The beauty of it all will be that the ain once, so he’ll be there--ready-- to hold your hand the whole way

I repeat that over and over Clearly lost inback into the rooe bed, a towel hanging low on his hips and water drops still rolling down his chest I watch as one drops from his chin and lands between his pecs My hand twitches in my lap as I watch it slowly--so erotically slowly--travel through the dusting of black hair, between the two perfectly sculpted rows of his abs, and then continue its path right between the deep V disappearing between his white towel

I gulp, the sound so loud that it’s like a gunshot blast At the risk ofmyself look like so the best I can to relieve sos His tattoos are so vibrant, the red dancing with the black from his wrist to the base of his neck His chest is bare of ink, but I can see so on his left side God, he is delicious

"You done yet?"

My head snaps up,eyes His face coasp at his beauty

Then I stupidly tell him, "You’re so beautiful" My cheeks heat instantly

His lips move, a small twitch, but he doesn’t sht The normal hardness has been replaced with content to do hs