Chapter 5 - Maddy

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The noise of the traffic outside stirs me awake, and I slide my hand across something unusually hard as I stretch my arm out. Hmm, that was weird.. Peeking my eyes slowly open, I'm greeted with one heck of a view. The body is amazing. Michelangelo himself couldn't have made anything better. Aiden is all lean lines of toned hard muscle leading down his chest, abs, arms, and I'm going to say by the feel of it, legs. When my eyes hit his stomach I can see a peek of that V that instantly turns my throat dry. I so desperately want to touch him. The night slowly floods back to me, in dribs and drabs, as my eyes travel back up the body I'm lying on. Like scenes from a hazy movie. Did I really strip in front of him? Oh lord. Add blue drinks to the list of things I'm never drinking again. The way his chest is steadily moving, I'm guessing he's still asleep. I can't help myself. I reach out slowly, and gently run my fingertips over his chest. I take my time as I make my way down his smooth skin, and follow the cut lines of his abs. The body may be incredible, but the man himself is pretty amazing too. I've heard colourful stories over the years of Vince's best mate, but only parts really sound like the guy I spent yesterday with. My fingers are dancing just above his stomach when the body jerks, and lets out a laugh.

"My bad, that tickles.."

My hand stills, my whole body freezing. Shit, how long has he been awake?

".. You can keep going if you want. I was rather enjoying it.."

I tilt my head, and look up into his eyes, dancing with wicked delight.

".. Although, if you keep going on your current course you might get a lot more of a surprise."

He wiggles his eyebrows, before winking at me, and I can't help but laugh at the face he's pulling.

"Good morning to you too." I grin back.

"Is rather a good one."

Aiden shifts a little, moving his hand from my side to stretch, and I realize he's still holding me. Did he hold me all night? He slides his arm back around me, hugging me tight against him, and I can feel the power in his arms. It's such a tender thing to do, and I feel so safe here.

My brain is ticking with this new information.

He stopped me from literally throwing myself at him, and was the perfect gentleman even though I basically asked him to get naked several times. My eyes travel down to his shirt I'm wearing. The one he buttoned at the back so I couldn't take it off. I think he was going to sleep on the couch till I asked him to get in the bed. And he apparently held me all night while I slept stretched across him.

"Ah, a girl's got to pee."

I smile softly at him as I sit up abruptly, praying my nerves aren't shining through in it. He's watching me cautiously as I climb across the bed and perch on the side of it.

"Maddy?"

My head's swimming, and trying to keep up with the fact that the notorious playboy I've heard so much about just cuddled me all night. My hand clutches his shirt I'm wearing, that smells so much like him. God it's intoxicating. I turn my head over my shoulder.

"Can you unbutton me? It feels a bit weird now being strapped in."

Aiden doesn't move for a moment.

"Maddy..." He says again, his voice dropped a lower in a warning tone.

"Please." I whisper at him.

I'm not even sure he heard me until I feel his fingers trail down my skin in the open fabric, before slowly undoing the buttons. His hands gently brush my shoulders, pausing briefly there before nudging the fabric down. I lean into his touch, as it sends shivers along my skin, and leaves me wanting so much more of it. Before I know what I'm even doing, I stand up, promptly taking the shirt off and spin around to hand it to him. Aiden's eyes go wide as they focus on the shirt, and he flies out of the bed. My sheets being half thrown off the mattress in the process.

"Oh no you don't. Not this time."

He quickly grabs his jeans off the floor, and tosses them blindly behind him on a chair, before stepping forward and blocking me from reaching them. His eyes never leave mine. It takes everything not to laugh at the fact he just cut me off from his pants so I wont throw him out again. Watching him, it briefly runs through my mind that I still could anyway. I mean he is somewhat covered... Aiden's eyes go wider as if he can hear my train of thoughts. Ok, I need a speck of space for a moment. If I stay this close to him, I'm going to end up embarrassingly throwing myself at him again. I force myself to smile, dropping his shirt on the ground as I do, and I watch him physically relax.

"I'm going to have a shower. Feel free to let yourself out. I believe you know where the door is."

I turn quickly, walk into the bathroom and start the shower. The warm water feels amazing, and it gives me a chance to breath. To slow my breaths and gather my thoughts. My whole body wants to go back out there. I barely even notice the shadow behind me, until the shower door is opened, and Aiden steps in.

"What are you doing?" I squeak at him.

A grin spreads across his face as he steps closer.

"I'm saving water and helping the environment. I was going to shower at home, but hey you're already having one, and I'm here. I thought we could share.."

A laugh escapes me when I think about how ridiculous that sounded. I turn back under the water, and will myself not to look down. To not notice how the water falls against his bare skin. To not notice how close he is. Or how my heart beats faster when he's near. However hard I try, it's rendered useless the moment his hands find my hips as he presses himself firmly against my back. I can feel his lips against my neck a second later as his head dips.

".. Do you want me to leave, Maddy?"

It's hard trying to keep your breathing steady when all you want to do is push the poor guy against the wall and climb him like a tree, but I manage somehow.

"No." I whisper out, as I'm very short on oxygen right now.

"Good, cos there is nowhere else I'd rather be."

I snort out a laugh, loud and unattractive.

"I'm sure you tell all the girls that."

Aiden spins me around, his hands still on my hips, and pulls me flush to him. Oh dang, is that what I think it is, I almost choke out as I strongly feel him against me.

"No, I don't."

His mouth is on mine before I fully register what he's just said, and my body takes control, giving my brain a little holiday for a minute. One of his hands travels up my back, while the​ other grabs my ass, at the same time my arms latch around his neck. In a swift movement he lifts me, holding me there, and I giggle against his mouth.

"Sorry, I may have been thinking of doing this exact thing a second ago." I say when he pulls away to look at me.

Aiden makes this primal growl, that is bloody freaking hot, and his mouth slams into mine again. Need pumps through my veins as his mouth moves against mine. I cling on to him with everything I have, feeling his kiss in every inch of my body. My legs wrap around his waist and pull him in tighter, moulding my body to his. A gasp escapes me as his mouth leaves mine and travels down my neck. I arch my back in his grip, pushing my chest into him further and hear him groan.

"Fuck, Maddy.."

Aiden's head travels down to my chest and my head drops back, as I dig my fingers into his back, and let out a loud groan myself. His arm twitches, and his grip slips on me for a moment before he grips me tighter. His voice is more growl than anything else, and fires me up even more.

".. You keep that up and I'm going to come right now."

His mouth finds mine again, silencing any comeback or answer I may of had. I can feel the heat rising between my legs, pulsing with need, when we both suddenly freeze at the voice trailing through my apartment. Shit, Nora.

"Maddy, where the hell are you?"

I hear Nora's voice call out, from what I think might be the lounge room, joined with the click of her heels on the wooden floor steadily growing louder as she wonders around my apartment. Aiden eyes are on mine as we both stare blankly at each other.

"I'm in the shower, give me a minute, ahh, soap in my hair."

I shrug at Aiden, who raises his head up at the ceiling and struggles not to laugh. Sighing, I wiggle my butt a little to tell Aiden to put me down, but he shakes his head and grips me tighter.

"Tell her to fuck off, I'm not finished with you yet." He growls out low, before leaning in and nipping at my neck.

I pull my lip between my teeth. God, how I want to do that, but I know for sure that Nora would just walk in to the bathroom a second later if I did. The woman has no boundaries.

And if I'm to be honest, I don't particularly think I want her seeing me naked and sandwiched up to her fiancee's best mate.

I push Aiden back, tilt my head to the side and stare at him. He quietly groans, putting me down and releasing me, but not before he grabs the back of my neck and pulls me in for one more kiss. It's commanding, and my body immediately melts into him, before I reluctantly pull myself away and point a finger at him. Aiden chuckles under his breath as he turns off the shower and steps out after me. I grab my towel, wrapping it around myself, and turn around to hand him another one when I just stop and stare. Damn, he was hot as hell before, but his hair damp, the looking at me under his lashes, and the water trickling down his body takes it to a whole new level, not to mention everything standing fully at attention. The impressive proof of how much he wants me. A grin spreads across Aiden's face and he steps confidently towards me. I mean, really, he has every reason to be VERY confident from what I can see. I snap out of it, and roughly fling the towel at him. Aiden catches it, laughing quietly.

"So, what exactly is the plan here? I hide in the bathroom?"

His voice's low as he wraps the towel around his waist. My eyes just stare for a moment at the way it just hangs there, before shaking my head and notice that Aiden's watching me with heated amusement in his eyes.

"Short answer, yes. I'll try and drop your clothes by the door so you can.." I trail off as my eyes wonder up and down again. How in the world does he look that good in just a towel? And why do I just want to walk over there and lick up the lines of water trailing down his skin.. Clearing my throat, I try and get my mind out the gutter and continue. ".. Ah, can dres. I'll try to keep her away from the bathroom, as I don't really want her poking her head in, and having a repeat of the 'Mrs Schaffer incident'.."

I quirk an eyebrow at him, and he bites his lip trying not to chuckle and nods. Damn he makes that looks sexy too.

".. Ok, I'll try and get her out quickly, so you're not stuck in here forever."

I'm turning to leave when Aiden closes the distance between us, and grabs my arm in his firm grip, pulling me into him. I don't even resist. His kiss is full of fire and has me reaching up to thread my fingers through his hair within seconds. My towel forgotten as I latch myself to him. We're both breathing hard when I pull away, his eyes full of heat and desire as they look into mine. Holy hell, I'm in so much trouble, but it's clear to see that I'm not the only one, as Aiden seems to be just as affected as me. He reaches out and touches my chin, while his thumb lightly strokes the side of my cheek. I lean into the touch for a second before remembering Nora, with limited patience, is standing somewhere in my apartment. Pushing my hands against his chest, Aiden doesn't budge as I try and gently push him away.

"Damn it, stop doing that will you." I mumble out.

Aiden chuckles as he holds my chin, before taking a few steps back and holding both hands up in surrender. I pull myself together, retrieve my towel from the floor, and open the bathroom door just enough to get out. Nora's sitting on my bed, leaning back on her hands, looking too comfortable as she waits for me. Absolutely no boundaries. She grins up at me when she sees me.

"You take forever in the shower."

"And you are far to liberal with your set of keys.." I smile back at her.

Nora lets out a laugh as I move off away from the bathroom to grab some clothes. She turns around on the bed to face me after she's finished laughing.

".. So why are you here, dear sister?" I ask her, trying to act normal, and not at all flushed from my time in the shower. Or the fact that I have a towel clad guy in my bathroom right now.

"Well I wanted to tell you about the engagement party we're having, and possibly needed to ask you a big favour?"

She smiles sweetly at me, which makes me suddenly very nervous. Oh, this should be good. Letting it linger, I finish putting my pants on and tugging down my t-shirt. I turn to find a brush on the dresser before I answer her.

"I'm slightly afraid to ask what favour you could possibly need." I call over my shoulder.

"Well, I need something delicious to feed people, and was wondering if my darling sister could whip a few things up... When did you get jeans like this?"

My body freezes mid search. Shit, Aiden's jeans. I turn slowly and see Nora has moved off the bed, and is standing by my chair in the corner of the room, casually holding Aiden's jeans up to inspect them.

"Sorry what was that?" I try and stall.

"These.." She holds the jeans up to me. ".. When did you get these, they look way too big for you."

"Oh those, a while ago, boyfriend jeans style apparently, suppose to be that way."

I turn before she sees my face turning red. Damn thing feels like it's on fire.

"Ohh, well for the record, not a fan."

She drops them back on the chair, and I let out a sigh of relief. Bloody hell.

"So you basically want me to feed your guests? You know I'm not a chef or anything."

"I know, but your baked goods are soooo good. Please be a huge favour for me and will owe you big time." Nora bats her eyelids at me.

"Ok, first need to stop batting your lashes at me. I say this with love, but it looks like your having some kind of a fit or something. Second, you owe me big for this.."

Nora's body suddenly hits me out of nowhere, and tackles me in a hug.

".. Can add it to the number of things you already owe me.." I grumble out. ".. So what exactly did you have in mind?"

Nora lets go and bounces off in the direction of the kitchen.

"Oh I have notes in my bag, just a few suggestions."

I groan, and roll my eyes while I tie my hair up. Of course she does. Frankly I’m surprised the binder fit through the door. I wait for Nora to leave the bedroom before I run and grab Aiden's jeans, shirt and shoes off the floor and drop them by the bathroom door. I turn the knob and open the door a jar, before heading out to find what exactly I just agreed to.

  
    
     
Nora talks about all the sweets she wants, and I argue her down from feeding a large army to a smaller one, that's more suited to the size of her guests, before agreeing on a few bite sized desserts I'm happy to do. She finally leaves and I immediately make my way to the bedroom after I watch the front door click close.

Aiden is nowhere to be seen, but the clothes are gone. Pushing the bathroom door open, I spot him sitting on the edge of the bathtub, his head bent to the ground. He's dressed now, but the white shirt is open, giving me a view of that chest. I can feel my heart beating faster just looking at him. I know how much my body wants him, but my mind is screaming at me that Aiden does this kind of thing all the time and I couldn't possibly mean anything to him. More a conquest or an amusement. A gentlemanly walk home to make sure I got there. It's just a bit of fun, and while I'm usually all for a good time, I just can't place it, something feels dangerous here. He looks up as the door swings fully open, and I snap out of my staring to lean against the frame.

"You're freed." I smile at him.

His smile breaks into a wide grin and my heart stops for a second. How does he keep doing that? The man is gorgeous, but the way his smile lights up his whole face is truly something else. He's up off the tub in an instant and closes the few steps between us in seconds. A strong arm wraps itself around my waist and my hands instinctively come up to his chest to hold him back. My eyes watch him as he swallows and stops.

"Maddy?.."

I catch him flinch a little, his smile falling away as he let's me go and steps back. I think I see some hurt in his eyes before he raises his hand to run threw his hair and turns his head away from me to look around the room.

".. So your sister left then?.."

I nod, looking away, finding myself suddenly speechless. Nerves clawing there way into my chest. What is wrong with me, I'm usually full of words. Aiden's hand runs under my chin and turns my face to his as he leans into mine for a moment.

".. Maddy, talk to me."

I breath in deep and try to get the words out.

"I don't know what to do now.." I whisper.

Aiden's face twitches as he tries not to laugh.

".. You laugh at me and I will smack you." I glare at him.

"Wouldn't dream of it.." But I can tell he's trying so hard not to right now. ".. What do you want to do Maddy?"

I snort out a laugh of my own.

"Oh, I have a million things I want to do.."

I pause as Aiden's eyes light up and the grin reappears on his face. He looks like a freaking kid at Christmas, and it's utterly adorable.

".. But, I know what I should do, and that's say good day to you."

"And why should you be doing that?" He watches me intently, before he steps closer. "I know you were enjoying what happened as much as I was. Tell me why I should leave, Maddy?"

"Look, I know this is all just fun, and while I am enjoying it, very much so..." Stopping, I feel myself short of breath as Aiden moves closer again, deeply invading my personal space. ".. I know how you are with women, and I don't wish to be a funny story of another notch on the old belt. So thank you for taking care of me last night, and getting me home... but you should probably go."

The last part comes out barely more than a whisper, as I really don't want to tell him to leave, but I'm trying to make smart decisions here. To cut whatever this is off before the butterflies reappear or he clouds my judgement again. Aiden's eyes are on me as I look everywhere but at him.

"So, you're worried about being another name in a little black book, and a story I tell mates over a few drinks?.."

I'm still avoiding his gaze but I feel his hands slide onto my hips.

".. Maddy, look at me.."

My cheeks puff as I let out a breath and force myself to tilt my head and look up at him. His eyes meet mine, and I realize they're a shade of dark

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