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“Damn, woman. Are you trying to kill me?”
"No. Just thought you could take it." I feign innocence and shrug my shoulders. Maddox glares at me as he gets his breath back and controls his coughing. He moves his chair back into place and starts shuffling the cards. Now, his mood has changed. I thought the drinking thing would be fun, but it seems to have sparked something in him. Competitiveness. I guess I will have to wait and see. Maddox looks at me why he shuffles and shakes his head.
“What, are you mad now?” I ask.
He lets out a growl that somehow instantly makes me wet.
“Not mad, princess. Just ready to take this to the next level.”
Oh damn. I have gotten myself into uncharted territory, and he means business. I have a feeling that I have no idea what I'm in for.
Chapter Ten
Maddox
This woman is pushing buttons on purpose. This innocent game is taking a turn that I'm not sure can be derailed. I'm soaking up this side of her and am hoping this is who she is. Her smartass responses grab my attention and make me want her even more.
I knew the alcohol would loosen her up, but I didn’t expect this. While she's coherent and playful, I want to get as much out of her as I can. It has been a long time since a woman has worked me up in more than one way, and all without touching me. She has my pants standing at full attention and haven’t fully come down from what happened earlier. I’d give anything to see her up close, to feel her perky tits in my hands and to see just how soft her skin is.
While I'm shuffling the cards, I do my best to not look at her. I don’t want any distractions because I'm determined to win this hand. Trying to kill the silence, she starts small talk.
“So, have you been watching the news? Have they said how much snow we have gotten or how much longer it will fall?”
“Those are questions, princess.”
“Oh, come on. They aren’t specific questions about you or your life, so I think they are allowed. Besides, don’t you want to know how long you’re stuck with me?”
"Well, to be honest, I'm enjoying your company, so I don't see it as being stuck with you." I look at her and see she's slightly surprised by my response. "From what I heard, we have gotten close to three feet of snow, and it isn't supposed to let up for another twenty-four hours."
“Oh, wow. That's crazy. How will you ever get out of here? I mean, at least down in the town, we have snow plows and stuff. How do you clear the roads all the way up here?”
“I do it. I'm the only house out here for miles if you didn’t notice on the way here.”
“It was a blizzard. All I could see was white.”
“Right. Well, on the road we took to get here, there are only three other driveways, and I clear them all, as well as the road.”
"Wow, that's nice of you. And you do it out of the goodness of your heart?"
“You know, I'm capable of generosity.”
"Oh, are you now? I would’ve never guessed." She giggles.
Seeing her smile right now makes my heart lurch forward. All I can do is smile at her. During our conversation, I manage to deal us each our cards.
“Now, let’s get this game going. I want to see how bad you lose,” she tells me.
“Yeah, yeah. We’ll see who loses!”
Our first few hands were uneventful and got rid of about five cards from each of us. But she then discards a color I have none of, and my hand is filled once again with more cards than when we started. Finally, I draw a wild card and slam it down in victory.
“Ha! Take that one, princess. You have to answer a question and take off a piece of clothing.”
She rolls her eyes at me and takes off her shirt. I'm disappointed to see she has dressed in layers. Damn winter. She had a wool sweater on, and now she's sporting a cotton T-shirt. If I had to guess, I’d say she's also wearing a tank top before getting to her bra. This is going to be interesting considering all I was wearing was a shirt, pants, and boxers against her layers upon layers of clothing.
“Now I see why you weren’t too phased with the strip part of our new game. You have a million layers on!” I tell her.
“It’s not my fault your house is freezing.” She shoots me a wink.
