A heart stopping scream makes me jump awake. I try to sit up but Maddox's heavy arms around me don't allow it. Looking around the room, I spot Brooke in the doorway. "Finally!" she says, her hands up as she looks up at the ceiling. "Thank you. You've finally realized they should be together!"
Rolling my eyes, I lay my head back down and look at Maddox. He smiles at me before brushing a kiss against my forehead. "Good morning," he whispers.
"Good morning," I reply quietly.
I lean forward and kiss him. It's a slow, passionate kiss. We pull apart when we hear Brooke in the background. "Aww."
"Get out!" I yell, throwing my pillow at her.
She dodges it, laughing. "Okay, okay."
After she closes the door, Maddox and I are left alone once again. He runs a finger up and down my spine as I stare into his eyes. "This is the first time in four years that I've actually woken up happily," he says. "Four years since I last woke up next to you."
Laying my head on his chest, I take in his scent. He has always smelled so good. It's one of the things I loved about him. "I moved on," I begin. "I -"
"What did he to to make you so willing to be with me?" he asks.
I bite my lip. Will he think that's the only reason why I came to him? "I told him about us," I admit, looking at the wall.
"And?" he pushes me on.
"He had work to take care of back home so he left - said he'd be back in a few days. Then... the other night, my friend Chloe texted me. She asked if we were still together because he was there without me," I sigh. "I didn't get it to the next morning and when I replied, she said oops and sent me a video. He let her go down on him."
Maddox hugs me to his chest and kisses my forehead. "You deserve so much better than that," he murmurs.
I do know that. I refuse to let that man crush me - I'll stay strong. And I'll move on. "We've been together for three years and he refused to do anything with me. Sometimes I wondered if maybe I was doing something wrong but he just wouldn't let anything happen between us. I mean, you told me you loved me before he did. And I'm engaged to him!"
By now, tears are flowing freely from my eyes. He wipes away my tears as he rolls me to my back. "Don't cry, princess," he whispers. "I'm happy I could tell you I loved you before that asshole did."
He let's me cry while he holds me in his arms for what feels like forever. Thankful that he's here with me, I press my lips against his. Seconds later, he's straddling over me. We pull our lips apart when there's a knock on the door. "What?" Maddox groans.
"The front desk just called and said we had an hour before checkout," Brooke yells.
"Okay," he replies.
When he leans down to kiss me, I turn, making him groan. "We have a plane to catch," I say.
I gently push him aside before climbing out of bed. As I dress, I feel his eyes on me. "I hate planes," he admits. "They scare the hell out of me."
"I'll make you forget about your fears. But if you make us late, you're going to have a horrible trip back," I smirk.
When he hears this, he jumps up from the bed.
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When we get back to town, we drop Brooke off before going home. Maddox stops at the bottom of the stairs and smiles. "I had fun."
Leaning back against the door, I smile at him. "Me too."
"I'm going upstairs to shower."
I nod and he goes upstairs. When I hear my moms voice coming from the kitchen, I walk towards it. A very familiar figure stands, talking to my mother, wearing an expensive black suit. My mom laughs at something he says and I clear my throat. "Hadley," Caleb smiles. "I missed you. What happened to your phone?"
He's seriously going to act like nothing happen? He's such an ass. "It broke," I say.
When he leans in to kiss me, I turn my head and he kisses my cheek. "What's wrong?" he whispers.
I can feel my mom's gaze burning holes through us. He grabs me hand and begins walking but stops. "What?" I ask, confused as to why he stopped.
"Where's your ring?" he asks, examining my fingers.
"I sent it to Chloe," I snap.
His eyes widen and he drops my hand. "Everything okay?" my mother asks.
"Yeah. We'll be upstairs," Caleb says.
He allows me to lead the way up to my room where he closes the door, locking it behind him. "Did you have fun while you were away for business?" I ask.
"I don't know what you're talking about. The office needed me - I was in the office the whole time."
"Is that what you named Chloe? Or is that just what you call her mouth?" I ask angrily.
He shakes his head. "She meant nothing."
Raising my hand, I slap him as hard as I can. I point an accusing finger at him. "You're an asshole. You can take your ring and shove it up your ass."
He cradles his cheek. "I'm not leaving this room until we make up."
"You'll be here a long time," I laugh dryly.
Grabbing my waist, he forced me back onto the bed. He pushes my legs apart and kneels on the floor. "Is this what you want?" he asks angrily.
When I try to sit up, he pushes me back. My dress is hiked up from him holding my legs open and he looks at my panties. "Caleb, I don't want be with you anymore," I whine.
Completely ignoring me, he rips my panties off of me. Literally rips them off of me. He stares at my exposed flesh and I squirm, trying to get away.
This may be crazy, but him and I being pissed at each other kind of turns me on. It's like role-play almost. Here we are, angry as hell, with him between my thighs. I can't just forget about him after three years. I've wanted this to happen for so long.
His tongue slowly caresses his lips as he licks them lightly. Wandering eyes search my body and I quit struggling to get away. My lips are parted from my breathing picking up, and I stare at him, waiting to see what he'll do next. Leaning forward, he tastes me.
I moan quietly, my back arching slightly. Smiling, he brings his hands up to me. While he holds me with his hands, his tongue delves into me. My fingers tangle in my hair as he continues, dipping his tongue inside me. My stomach tightens as I feel myself getting closer. I cry out when I find my release.
Keeping my eyes closed, I try to calm my breathing. I hear him move and open my eyes. He stands between my legs, his left hand on the bed beside me and his right one above my exposed body. "How do you feel, Hadley?"
"I - I," I swallow. "I fucking hate you."
He slides a finger inside me and I whimper. "You don't mean that."
"I do," I insist.
Shaking his head, he slips another finger inside me. "You don't. You'd spend the rest of your life with me if it guaranteed you'd get this every day."
I moan as his fingers continue pleasuring me. My hips grind against his hand, wanting more. "I don't need you," I say breathlessly.
"Come, Hadley," he says. "Put that ring back on your finger and I'll wake you up like this every morning. And every night before you go to bed, I'll rock your world." When I moan, he smiles. "Let's go to Las Vegas right now and I'll fuck you in the chapel."
The enticing thought pushes me over the edge and I come - once again. He slowly withdraws his fingers. "Caleb, I -"
"I'll be at the hotel. You have twenty four hours to think about it," he says.
I quickly sit up and cover myself when he walks to the door. He glances at me before leaving. Burying my face in my hands, I curl up onto my bed. "Tell me something, princess. Did you use me to get back at him?" Maddox asks quietly.
"Please leave me alone," I mumble into my hands.
Peeking through my fingers, I see him shaking his head. "Not even twenty fours hours later and you're with someone else. Did you lie when you said you guys never did anything sexual? Because what I heard a few minutes ago sounded pretty fucking sexual to me," he growls.
"He only did it because he wants me back," I snap, sitting up. "I don't know what to fucking do, anymore. My whole fucking life is fucked up and I just don't know what to do. Tell me what I'm supposed to do. Tell me what you want me to do," I plead.
He frowns then shakes his head. "I'd never be that selfish. He can be an asshole and tell you to put that ring back on your finger - use sex for christs sake, to try to amend things between you - but I'd never be that selfish. This is your decision and yours only. But let me tell you this - this is the last time you're gonna play with my heart, Hadley."
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