Chapter Thirty-Four
Madison
I had prepared myself for a night of Max trying to explain himself to me while I got increasingly upset at him. I had pictured myself storming out before the night was over and coming home still starving because we hadn’t even gotten around to eating yet. I had expected things to go badly and for the upcoming days at work to be even more awkward than they were now. The last thing I had expected was for Max to be with me when I got home. I drove home with him behind me the whole way, and I couldn’t help but smile. Max had actually apologized, something I never once expected him to do. I wasn’t sure what was going to happen between us, but I was just so glad that we were finally talking again. Talking, laughing, and teasing each other like the old days.
“Welcome back,” I said as we walked towards the house. I wasn’t sure that Max was ever going to see the inside of my house again.
I opened the door and let him in. When I finished locking the door, I was surprised to see Max still standing right there. I looked up at him, and before I had the chance to say anything, he pushed me against the door and started to kiss me. My mouth opened and a soft moan the moment his lips touched mine, and I felt my knees begin to buckle. I had missed this more than I had thought, mostly because I had tried not to think about it lately at all.
“I’ve missed you,” he said as if reading my mind.
The kiss was hot and heavy, fueled by a passion that went above and beyond any of the other times that we had been together. It was clear that we both had a lot of pent-up sexual frustration after being apart, and I was glad to see how much he wanted me. After thinking that he wasn’t interested in me at all, this made for a nice change. There was nothing better than knowing that you were wanted, especially when it was from the person that you wanted too.
“Come on,” I said. “Let’s go to the bedroom.” As hot as it was getting kissed against the door, I was desperate to be in bed with him. Desperate to take things further. There was no way I was going to stop now that we had started this.
As we got to the bedroom, we took off our clothes and threw them to the side. Neither one of us was in the mood to take things slow this time. We wanted each other too badly to waste our time with foreplay. We fell on to bed, and within seconds Max’s mouth and hands were all over my body, caressing, exploring.
“Holy shit, Madi. I’ve missed you so much,” he said as he put my breasts into his mouth, teasing my nipples with his tongue. He explored my body as if he were seeing it for the first time, and each time he kissed me or licked me, I would moan out loud.
I once had sex with a guy in my bedroom and had been so embarrassed by how loud he was. I knew that the neighbors were close enough for them to probably hear us, and I had been mortified the entire time. But it was different with Max. With Max, I didn’t care what anyone thought. In fact, I was too lost in the moment to even worry about someone overhearing us. I wanted more and more and more of him, and the only thing I could think about was the way he made me feel. Max turned me over so that I was now astride him.
“I like this view,” he said as I sat on top of him. He slid easily inside me, and I smiled down at him.
“I like this view too,” I said.
I rocked over him while he touched my breasts and trailed his fingers over my body. I liked that we had the lights on, and we were so fully on display to one another. I wanted to see all of him, and I wanted him to see all of me too. I pushed harder so that he could get even deeper inside of me.
“Oh my god, that’s so good,” he said.
I rocked again, and he squeezed my nipples a little harder than usual. I cried out as the pain mixed with pleasure and told him to do it again. We continued to touch, to squeeze, to rub, to kiss, until I could feel him about to release. I leaned down and kissed him on the mouth. I took his hands and put them on my waist. He held onto me as I moved over him, and our lips released the moment we both lost control. As he came inside me, I came too, and the feeling of complete ecstasy lasted longer than it ever had. We’d both been waiting for this moment.
After we’d caught our breath, I reached out for my robe and asked him if he wanted that cup of coffee I had promised.
He grinned. “Only if you serve it to me naked,” he said.
“I’ll think about it,” I said. “Wait here. I’ll bring it for us,” I said and walked out.
I made the coffee and took it back upstairs, but the moment I got to the door, I shrugged off the robe and walked in without anything on.
He grinned. “You know, I always knew the coffee was good around here, but I had no idea the service was this great too.”
“I hope you know I’m expecting a tip,” I said and handed him a cup.
“Oh, you’re definitely getting one. Thanks, Madi, this is great. I’m annoyed that we spent so long without doing this. We could’ve been doing this every night this week.”
“You have nobody to blame but yourself,” I said, and he laughed.
“That’s true. Hey, Team Maverick are back together again.”
I smiled. “, speaking of teams, what do you think about me heading up the narcotics department? Were you surprised? I had no idea it was going to happen. The chief called me into his office that morning.”
“I’m not surprised at all. I can think of nobody better for the job. I’m so proud of you. And you chose a great team. You did well at that meeting. I overheard people talking about you afterward and everyone agreed that it was the best thing that the chief could’ve done. People really respect you at that place. I think they respect you even more after you stood up to me and told me what a coward I was.”
I chuckled. “Sorry about that.”
“Don’t be. I deserved it.”
“Yeah, I think people were very surprised. It’s not like you and I to fight like that. I mean, we always fought, but only in a joking-around way. That was serious, and everyone knew it. I felt bad afterward,” I said.
“No, you didn’t.”
“Okay, I didn’t. But like you said, you deserved it.”
“Yeah. Yeah. I did.”
“So, you like the team I put together, huh?”
He frowned. “I mean, I do. But obviously, it could be better.”
“You know, I was thinking the same thing. There seems to be just one guy missing from the team.”
“Does that guy happen to be the most handsome man in the world?”
“Uh, no. George Clooney is unfortunately not interested in joining our narcotics team.”
“Such a tease.”
“But seriously, Max. I’d love you on the team.”
“Seriously?”
“Of course. I never wanted to break us up. I hate working without you, and you know we work better together than we do with anyone else. I know you’ve joined another team now, so it’s completely up to you. Just think about it, okay?”
He nodded. “I’ll think about it. Although, I must say, I really don’t deserve you taking me back like this.”
“Yeah, you don’t,” I teased. “The things I’ll do for sex, huh?”
He chuckled. “I’m certainly not complaining.”