There was a part of me that wanted to pull that door wide open and let him deal with whoever was on the other side. I wasn't particularly proud of that but it was his mess, I figured he should lie in it.
However, looking at his worried expression and the way his eyes begged me to help, made it impossible for me to actually do that. There was also the fact that he still held both of my wrists in his hands.
I let out a sigh and spoke out loud, "What's going on? Who is that?"
"Shhh!" In a panic, Maddox released one of my wrists, pressing his hand over my lips. He threw an anxious glance at the door just as the doorbell started ringing again.
Trying to stay quiet he pulled me away from the front door and into the living room area. "Please just do me this one solid and don't open the door."
I frowned, getting slightly annoyed at the way he avoided my questions, "I'll consider that request.... If you tell me what's going on."
Maddox clicked his tongue, running a hand through his wet hair. I tried not to get mesmerized by the drops of water that fell down his torso as he did that but it was harder than I thought.
He's a freaking male Medusa!
"I only do one-night stands, and I make that very clear to the girl before, you know, check if she's okay with that." He spoke through his teeth, clearly feeling awkward talking about this. Not that I really understood why considering I'd already been exposed to every hit single on his sex soundtrack. Every night. For weeks.
"But, one night I got drunk at this bar and this girl showed up that I hooked up with a while ago. I think she saw my Instagram stories... Anyway, she came up to me and was very adamant about, uh, wanting her needs to be satisfied. Like I said, I don't do that usually, but I was really drunk, I don't really remember much but, I woke up the next day and she was still in my bed and—" He stopped mid sentence, exhaling loudly in frustration, "I really don't want to talk about this. Can you just—"
"So, she was in your bed.... and now she's ringing our doorbell like a maniac, why?" I was curious about what actually happened but I could also feel a spark of anger growing inside of me. Even though Maddox played around, it kind of sounded like this girl stalked him and took advantage of him when he was drunk. I didn't think that was okay regardless of gender.
He looked at me for a little while, searching my face for something before settling on my eyes. Then he let out a defeated sigh and looked away, finally letting go of the hand he was still holding.
"I asked her to leave. She didn't want to, she wanted breakfast. I didn't. I told her last night was a mistake. She said it was 'destiny' or something like that. I guess I was kind of harsh, cause eventually she cried and left. But, then she kept messaging me, and I ignored her, but — and I'm really not proud of this — she sent me nudes a few days ago when the quarantine started and I was feeling pent up so I replied. It was just a few messages before I got back to my senses but I guess that was enough to, well...." He motioned to the door and took in a sharp breath.
I stared at him, wide-eyed and surprised. I couldn't help but wonder where I was when this was happening. Was I just in my room, unaware of this entire situation?
I opened my mouth to speak but he stopped me, raising his hand.
"Look, I know what you're gonna say. I'm an asshole and an idiot, and it's my own fault this happened. I know all that, but please just this one—"
His sentence was interrupted by another round of ringing and he shuddered. I'd never actually seen him like this. Surprisingly, I wasn't even going to tell him any of those things. Whatever he did, or she did, or they did, it was the middle of a quarantine and this girl had no business abusing our doorbell like that.
Almost instantly, an idea formed in my mind and I grabbed his hand, pulling him toward the door before I changed my mind.
"Come with me." I whispered at him when I felt his reluctance.
"What are you doing?" He whispered back, his voice pleading for me to not do whatever I was about to do.
Though I'm sure he wasn't expecting what happened next. I definitely wasn't. Something was, for sure, wrong with me.
When we reached the door, I took a deep breath and threw another glance at his very naked, towel covered body. Trying to calm my heartbeat, I steeled myself and wrapped a hand around his waist pulling him against me.
His eyes instantly widened in shock, his mouth falling open as if he couldn't believe what was happening.
Well, you and me both, buddy.
I took another quick breath, clearing my throat before I swung the door open, making sure both me and Maddox were fully visible to the person outside. The very naked Maddox.
"As you can see, Mads is busy. Bye now." I said in my best impersonation of a preppy girl voice, which was still the worst impersonation of a preppy girl voice you've ever heard.
The blond girl that stood in front of me stared at us in shock. Her eyes went from Maddox, to me, to my hand wrapped around his towel covered waist. I could almost see the wheels turning in her head before she let out a gasp.
Not wanting to get into an argument and hoping this was enough to dissuade her, I quickly closed the door in her face.
After a few seconds, she yelled loud enough for the whole building to hear, "You're such a freaking asshole, Maddox!" Before quick footsteps receded down the hallway.
I dropped my hand from Maddox's waist instantly, letting out a long breath.
I cannot believe I just did that.
My heart threatened to beat out of my chest as my body flooded with adrenaline. It was probably the most daring, stupidest thing I'd done in my young adult life.
But, that was kind of fun....
"Mads?" I heard his voice and swallowed hard.
Taking a cautious look at him I was fully prepared to see his usual amused smirk, but what I found made me freeze in place. The smile on his face was so bright and warm I could almost feel it radiating heat. There was a glint in those gray eyes of his that hadn't been there before, an unfamiliar spark that made my cheeks flush. I thought he was attractive before but this was bordering on illegal.
It should be illegal. That smile was bad for my health.
I looked away, taking a quick breath. "What, did you have a problem with that?"
Considering I didn't exactly check with him before putting my plan into motion, I probably should have dropped the attitude. But, then again, if I didn't have an attitude with him he would have devoured me already. Yikes.
He chuckled, quickly shaking his head. "Nope, no problem, at all."
And then he took a step closer, his body almost flush against mine and I was once again more than aware of his lack of clothes.
"In fact, I'd love to be busy with you," he said, brushing a strand of hair behind my ear.
My breath caught in my throat and even though I wanted to tear my gaze away from his, I was trapped yet again. I'd never noticed before the spots of yellow that interlaced with the gray. It was kind of mesmerizingly beautiful.
Just as his face started getting uncomfortably close to mine, I managed to get back to my senses and took a few steps away from him.
"Yeah, well, I don't do one-night stands." That was definitely a lame excuse but my mind was still frozen. I felt like I'd taken one too many fast sips of a slushie.
"Who said anything about a one-night stand?" He frowned, tilting his head on the side.
"You. You literally just said you only do one-night stands." I rolled my eyes at his selective memory.
He clicked his tongue, frustrated, "That was befo—" He started but stopped himself, letting out a frustrated huff.
"I knew I shouldn't have told you that," he muttered and I wasn't sure I heard him right.
"What was that?" I asked.
"Nothing," he replied, letting out another sigh, a sad look crossing his face. "Thanks for doing that, by the way."
"It's um, no problem," I mumbled, feeling awkward when the memory of touching him flashed through my mind. He smelled so good. "Now please go put on some clothes or I'll consider it as a rule-break."
He let out a dark chuckle, giving me a weird look. "Yeah, wouldn't want that."
Then he turned around and started walking toward the bathroom.
I couldn't help but stare after him. How was it fair that some people looked that attractive even from behind? I didn't even look that attractive from the front! The way his muscles moved as he walked, drops of water still glistening on his perfect skin, and oh, that towel left little to the imagination. I couldn't help but wonder what it would be like if it just mysteriously dropped to the floor....
"Hey." I heard him say and took a sharp intake of breath.
Oh my God, Oh my God. Oh. My. God. Did I just get busted staring at him?
"Hmm?" I croaked out, flustered.
"I liked that." He said, nodding towards the front door.
"What?" I asked, curious about which part of that hot mess of a scene he actually enjoyed, damn sadist.
"When you called me Mads." He replied, scratching the back of his neck.
Well, that was unexpected.... I didn't really know how to reply to that but he didn't give me a chance to anyway.
"My mom used to call me that." He had an odd smile on his face for a moment before he chuckled and it was replaced with his usual one. "Anyway, yeah, thanks," he added, and quickly turned the corner toward our bedrooms.
Oh, no. This was not good. This was so not good.
I clenched my chest, trying to ignore the pang I felt in my heart.
Hi lovelies! ❤️
"Whaaaat? A new update?! Didn't she update yesterday?"
YES, yes, I did. But, I decided that I owed you guys for my little Houdini disappearance act, so I'll be posting a new chapter every day for a week!
Eeek, I'm excited because some interesting stuff is going to happen, also some sad stuff so you know, be prepared. *shifty eyes* I'm so happy that I have some time now so I can focus on MMIQ. I hope to get 2 more chapters done today (like I did yesterday), and stay ahead of the schedule even after this week. But, we'll see, my life has a habit of seeming normal and then going total batshit crazy, so let's just hope for the best, haha.
Anyway, how did you guys like this chapter?
Were you surprised by Aimee's actions?
I hope you like how the story is going, it definitely won't be easy from now on -- far from it -- but it will be exciting, that's for sure.
Stay safe, and stay strong!