Part 6 (1/2)

Before I could even finish the sentence Maddox was already on his way back to the rooms. I walked over to the front door and started to open it, when realization smacked me right across the face.

What was I going to do?

Chapter 7.

”Sweetheart, we're here. It's time to wake up.” Maddox nudged me again and I started to open my eyes and noticed how bright it was outside. I closed my eyes again and started to yawn. I couldn't believe how tired I was, but d.a.m.n, that hour nap felt so good. I slowly opened my eyes again and wiped them. I yawned again and then looked up at Maddox who was smiling down at me.

”Oh Maddox, I'm sorry I fell asleep. I guess I was just really tired.” I sat up in my seat and pulled down the visor to check and make sure that my mascara wasn't running down my face or that I didn't have eye crusties in the corners of my eyes. Or worse, dried spit running down my mouth.

Oh thank G.o.d, I looked somewhat normal.

I let out a big puff of air and pulled my eyelash curler out of my purse to recurl my eyelashes. Sure, Maddox had come into my room in the morning to wake me up. He'd seen the bird's nest that I call hair hanging down my shoulders, the dried toothpaste on the center of my mouth and the little burps I make after drinking soda or beer. But I was his girlfriend now and girlfriends don't sweat, burp, fart, or p.o.o.p. We look perfect all the time. And if we did p.o.o.p, it would be glitter or b.u.t.terflies to make it more feminine.

After I put the visor back up I saw Maddox was staring at me with a huge smile on face. I started to laugh at him. The way he was always staring made me think that I'd cast a spell on him or something. Was I a witch or something? Could I cast spells? G.o.d, if I could cast spells I would definitely help out the poor guy who I saw the first day walking into cla.s.ses. I would totally use my powers for good. Pure, honest good.

I put my hands on his shoulders and started to shake him. ”Maddox, what are you staring at me for now?” He smiled again and those d.a.m.n dimples were up front and center just instigating the s.h.i.+t out of me. G.o.d, what I wouldn't give to be at our apartment alone for thirty minutes. No, an hour. I started to blush and Maddox had a smirk on his face. ”What exactly is going through that beautiful head of yours, sweetheart?”

I tried to cool off a bit before I answered, ”Oh, if you only knew.” Maddox winked at me and stepped back as I was getting out of the car. I turned around to close the door and when I started to turn back around Maddox had his hands on my hips pus.h.i.+ng me up against the car. I wrapped my arms and legs around him.

Before I could say anything Maddox's mouth was on mine and his tongue was swirling around with mine. I instantly took a hold of the back of his head and ran my fingers through his soft brown hair. I heard him moan and my stomach went crazy. It completely turned me on when he made noises like that because of me. And it only made me more determined.

I started to put my hands under his s.h.i.+rt and just like that he put me on the ground and stepped away from me. I felt like someone stole my air. I looked down at my hands and then looked at Maddox and noticed that he was breathing really heavily. He put his hands in his front pockets and looked me in the eyes. ”Will that hold you for a short while, sweetheart?” He had no idea how much he turned me on. And it actually started to p.i.s.s me off because like every other girl out there I started having an argument with myself in my head. I was thinking I wasn't good enough. That there was someone else better out there. That he could so much better than me. That I wasn't worth it. And then of course those thoughts only led my mind to places that I didn't want to go, my mother.

You are nothing. You will never be anything.

I shook my head and swiped my fingers through my hair. I was about to tell Maddox that maybe this whole weekend was a mistake. However, when I looked up into his eyes my mind quickly changed because the look in his eyes was pure hunger. Instantaneously, I bit my lip and put my hands on my hips. His eyes narrowed in on my mouth and I let go of my bottom lip and ran my tongue across where my teeth just were. I could see Maddox breathing even heavier than before and then he looked up into my eyes. It looked like he was about to blow right then and there and that only made me even more determined.

I shook my head back and forth, never taking my eyes off his. ”Not even close Maddox. I don't think you really have any clue just how much I want you.” A smile started to creep up onto his face and within a second Maddox was standing over me. I thought he was going to kiss me, long and hard. Just like another part of his anatomy. But what he did was so much better. He grabbed my hand and put it onto his crotch.

Holy f.u.c.kb.a.l.l.s!

He looked down at my mouth and saw that it'd fallen open and laughed. ”I think I have a pretty good idea, sweetheart. In fact, a very good idea.” I was still stunned speechless when Maddox kissed the corner of my mouth and swatted my behind. ”Now let's get all of the bags out of the trunk and go meet my family. Ok?”

I couldn't form words so I just nodded which only made Maddox laugh at me more. He kissed my forehead and said, ”Alright, let's go.” I walked to the back of the car with him and grabbed my bag. After closing the trunk we started to walk over to his house and I stopped in my tracks.

This wasn't just a house, it was a home. There were cars in the driveway and a basketball hoop standing by the garage. There were also toys scattered all over the yard ranging from pom-poms to bicycles. There were wildflowers planted everywhere and the house looked like it came out of a fairytale book. There were weeping willows all over the place and a pool in the backyard. The house reminded me of a cottage, a very huge cottage. They had a few acres of land and the house was very secluded.

Maddox broke me from my thoughts and placed a hand on my lower back. ”Ready?”

I gulped a few times, shook my head and looked at him. ”Yeah?” But for how much is what I couldn't answer yet.

We started walking up the driveway and I tripped over a huge bone. Maddox dropped his bags and caught me. I had my arms wrapped around his neck and he dipped me and winked at me. Maddox was about to bring me back up, when his family came out and his mom laughed and said, ”Well, don't just stare at her. Kiss her, Maddox.”

I started to blush and Maddox winked at me. ”I have to listen to my mom.” With that his lips were on mine. I got so carried away with the kiss that I slipped my tongue in his mouth and heard him moan. I giggled and he brought me back up. I started to grab my bag when he turned me around to hug me and said, ”Behave sweetheart. You are really tempting me right now.”

Laughter came from within me and I turned to him. ”Well, it's about d.a.m.n time munchkin.” I winked at him, grabbed my suitcase, and started walking over to meet his family.

I put my hand out to introduce myself to his mom and dad when I saw that they had a weird look on their faces. I turned to look at Maddox and saw that he wasn't standing next to me. I turned around and he was back where I left him. I laughed and winked at him again.

Point for me!

He shook his head and walked over to the three of us. ”Mom, Dad. This is Isabelle Clark.” Again I put my hand out and said, ”It's nice to meet you both, Mr. and Mrs. Maddox.” They looked between themselves and started to giggle. His mom pulled me into a hug and I dropped my suitcase. ”Oh honey, please. Call me Sharon and this here is Todd. Ok?” After she let go of me Todd gave me a quick hug.

Maddox put his arm around me and I said, ”It's nice to meet you, Sharon and Todd. Thanks so much for having me for Thanksgiving. I really appreciate it.” I could feel Maddox's eyes and looked at him and smiled. I looked back at Todd and Sharon and saw that Sharon's eyes were twinkling with excitement. ”Oh honey, it's not a problem at all. We're really pleased you accepted the offer. I just feel bad that you're not with your family for Thanksgiving.”

That instantly took the smile off my face and I didn't know what to say. At that moment Maddox said, ”How about we go on inside? I want to show Isabelle where she's staying and she's a little exhausted from the drive here.”

Sharon smiled again and said, ”Yes, absolutely.” She grabbed my hand and started to drag me into the house. Todd laughed and patted Maddox on the back. Before Sharon and I were inside I heard Todd say, ”Well done. You found yourself a good one, I can tell.” I wish I'd heard what Maddox said but the door had already closed behind us.

I took a second to take off my shoes and then just stared. The house was so beautiful. It was an open floor plan like our apartment. The kitchen was huge with every gadget you could think of. It had pots and pans hanging from the wall and cookies were spread out all over the island. d.a.m.n, the house smelled amazing, like sugar and spice...and everything nice.

The living room was right across from the kitchen with big comfy couches. They were facing a fireplace and above the fireplace was a huge flat screen television. The dining room was through a corridor with a brown table and eight chairs. There was fine china in gla.s.s cabinets and I saw senior pictures of Maddox and his two sisters, Sadie and Callie. In the corner of the living room was a shrine filled with pictures of the kids at all different ages and trophies from baseball, cheerleading, and soccer.

I turned to look at Sharon and told her how beautiful I thought the house was and how comfortable I felt being in it. Her exact response was, ”I'm an interior decorator, so it should be gorgeous. I was going for homey because just like you said I want people to feel comfortable. I want them to put their feet up and relax. But I almost killed Maddox the one time when he came home from baseball practice when he was younger and put his muddy shoes all over the sofa and he said, *But mom you said you wanted people to put their feet up and relax?' He said it with such sincerity I just laughed and gave him a kiss on the forehead. That little boy could do no wrong; he just melted my heart. Of course Todd was angry because he had to scrub and scrub some more to get all the mud off the couch. But by the time it wasn't visible I decided to redecorate the whole first level of the house.”

I started to laugh but then I heard scuffling sounds coming our way. I saw a huge shadow and then a bear of a dog appeared in front of us. He looked Iike he could eat me for a snack. Sharon saw my eyes get huge and chuckled. She pulled a treat out of her pocket and said, ”Give Rufus this and he'll be your best friend.”

I was still nervous but I felt a little safer when Sharon leaned down next to me to see Rufus. I held the cookie in the palm of my hand and as Rufus walked towards us my heart beat faster and faster. He stopped right in front of me and I saw s...o...b..r coming from his mouth. Before I knew it he took the cookie out of my hand and scarfed it down. He looked at me again and I thought he was going to kill me but he licked my hand for extra crumbs. I started to giggle because his whiskers really tickled my palm.

Sharon sat and smiled. ”He likes you.” Rufus walked up closer to me and licked the side of my face, which only made me giggle more. I kissed him on the top of the head and started petting his fur. Without turning around to look at Sharon I said, ”I like him too. He's really sweet and so cute and cuddly.” I kissed him on the head and heard Sharon say, ”I wasn't talking about Rufus.” I turned around to look at Sharon and saw tears forming in her eyes. I didn't know what to do and I was so relieved when I heard the door open and in walked Maddox and Todd.

Maddox winked at me which made me smile. Just being in his presence made me feel safe. Todd walked up to put an arm around Sharon and then saw she was tearing up. ”Oh darling, what are you crying about now?” Todd looked at me and smiled. ”You'll have to excuse my wife. She cries at just about everything, so don't mind her.”

I just smiled and stood up to walk over to Maddox. Rufus nudged my leg and I looked back at him and patted him on the head one last time. Maddox picked up my bag and I followed him up the stairs to the bedrooms. I thought I was going to go in the guest room but I walked into a room filled with baseball everything. It looked like somebody literally threw up baseball. There were bats hanging on the walls, trophies in a display, and signed autographs from Jered Weaver of the Los Angeles Angels, Matt Kemp of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers.

Maddox saw where I was looking and explained that since his dad is a pilot he befriends a lot of celebrities and gets tickets to a bunch of baseball games from all over the place. I smiled and sat down on his king size bed. I could have fallen asleep right then because it was so soft and comfortable. Maddox sat down next to me and took my hand in his. I looked at him out of the corner of my eye and said, ”So this is where all the magic happens. This is where you bring all the ladies?”

I heard Maddox laugh and then he got serious. He was tracing circles on my wrist when he said, ”Nope.” I looked up into his eyes. ”Not even Taylor?” He never stopped tracing the circles when he said, ”Not even Taylor. You're the first.” His confession made my heart melt and I felt warm all over.

I smiled. I don't think I have ever smiled as much as I have when I'm with Maddox. There's just something about him. I looked around the room again and stood up and turned to face him. ”So where's my room?” Maddox looked around like he was contemplating something and then looked back at me. ”It's right here.”

I felt my heart stop and I started to freak out. ”Maddox, I can't stay here. This is your parent's home and I don't want to disrespect them. I mean, I just met them and I want to make a good first impression.” Maddox stood up from the bed and put his hands on my shoulders. ”Sweetheart, relax. We're adults and they said it was fine. We don't have a spare room and if you really feel that uncomfortable about it then I can just sleep downstairs on one of the couches. Ok?”

I looked up into his eyes. As much as I wanted to cuddle up next to him at night and fall asleep in his arms I knew him sleeping on the couch was the best idea. ”Ok. Can you sleep on the couch? I would just feel more comfortable with that.”

Maddox laughed and kissed me on the forehead. ”I was kind of hoping you wouldn't say that, but yes, sweetheart. Anything for you.” He kissed me on the forehead again and then released me. ”So are you hungry or anything? What would you like to do?”

At that exact moment I yawned and Maddox laughed. ”Alright, I'll let you sleep. I'm going to go downstairs and hang out with my family. Just come down when you wake up. Ok sweetheart?”