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We eat our breakfast in silence, but it isn't awkward. It's peaceful. We exchange glances, and I smile when she blushes and shyly looks away from me and distracts herself with her food. When we’re finished eating, we clear the table and wash the dishes, together—something else I haven't done with a woman in a long time. Once our chore is done, I lean down and kiss her lightly. I can't get enough of her. I seem not to be able to go longer than a half hour without needing to be in contact with her in some way. I grab her hand and lead her over to the couch to sit. She cuddles in close to me, and I wrap my arm around her as I grab the remote to turn on the TV and see what's going on with the weather.
According to the news, the worst of the storm is over and plow trucks are working on getting the roads cleared. Of course, that doesn’t mean anything for us up here in the mountains. There was a total of five feet of snow in some places, but it varied up here.
I get up to look outside to see if it’d be possible for me to plow the roads in the next few days. Taylor stays on the couch as I open the front door and take a look at what we are dealing with. Her truck is almost completely covered in snow. If I were to step off of the porch, I’d have snow past my waist. It’d take a few days, but I could clear the driveway and roads. With that thought, my heart falls. The sooner I get them plowed means the sooner Taylor will leave me. Suddenly, it's the last thing I want to happen. I want her here with me forever. Trying to keep my emotions in check, I close the door and return to my place next to Taylor.
“So? What do you think?” she asks as soon as I sit back down.
“Uh, well, there’s a lot of snow to contend with, but I think I can get the road cleared in the next few days.”
“Oh, okay. That’s good, right?”
“Yeah,” I say, forcing a smile as I grab the remote.
I search through the channels, not looking for anything specific, trying to not think about the fact that my princess will be gone in a few days. I need to make the best of the last few days with her because it might be the last.
She rests her head on my shoulder and tells me to stop on a movie I've never seen before. We cuddle together and enjoy the film, not talking, but the whole time all I'm thinking about is trying to figure out the best way to make her stay.
Chapter Fifteen
Taylor
The evening is drawing near and we've had another fantastic day. One I'll never forget for the rest of my life.
Maddox has been playful and sweet, making the day that much more meaningful. However, the fact that the storm is over and our time together is coming to an end has been playing
on my mind the whole time, and I think it's on his as well. I would’ve never thought Maddox would end up being the man who’d take my virginity when we first met, but now I can't imagine it being anyone but him. But with an ending upon us, I realize there's still so much we don't know about each other, and I want to make sure we make time to learn more.
We’re curled up on the floor in front of the fire with fruit around us, playing a game of Rummy. I decide now would be a great time to cash in on our deal and share our stories that we’ve been keeping from each other.
“So, I think now would be a good time for us to talk,” I say.
“Oh yeah? I kind of had something else in mind.” Maddox waggles his brows, which makes me laugh.
“Not so fast, slick. We made a deal,” I remind him.
“Alright, alright. Do you want to start, or do you want me to?”
“How about I go? I want to get it out of the way,” I admit.
“Okay. Whenever you’re ready, princess.”
“Okay, so, I’ve not really had the best of luck with men in the past. In high school, I was always the shy, reserved smart girl that was more interested in learning and getting good grades than in boys. So, I ended up only dating two guys during high school, both of which got tired of my goody-two-shoes motto. They didn’t think I was worth their time and effort when they realized I wasn’t going to sleep with them. So, of course, this grew into an insecurity and lack of self-confidence issues when I went off to college.”
Maddox grabs my hand and surrounds it with both of us, looking so sweet and tender. It melts my heart, not that he hasn’t already stolen it.
“Taylor, you have nothing to be ashamed of. You’re an amazing, beautiful woman. Any guy would’ve been lucky to call you theirs. They’re idiots and lost out on an amazing person.” Maddox cups my face and rubs the pad of his thumb on my cheek.
I smile, genuinely. ”Well, thank you for saying that. In college, I decided to try to loosen up a little and not to be so uptight where guys were concerned. I dated a guy for a few weeks at school, and I was falling for him, and he seemed to feel the same way. We had gone back to his dorm room after a movie one night, and his roommate had gone to a friend's place. I was going to have sex with him to basically get it out of the way, so I didn't have the virgin tag on me anymore, but when things were getting heated, his girlfriend showed up. I was devastated because I really liked him, but I was nothing more than the side chick, a cheap, quick fuck. I ran out of there as fast as I could and ever since then I haven't been able to trust anyone."
When I finish with my story, I can’t look at Maddox. I don’t want him to look at me with pity. When I finally look up at him, there’s a mix of sadness and fire behind his eyes.
“I want to rip that guy’s head off.” Maddox growls. “So, what happened to him? Anything?”
"No. Luckily, I never really saw him after that. We weren't in the same classes or anything. I never told anyone that before. I was hurt for a really long time over it, but eventually I got through it.”
“But that was a big deal, Taylor. You were ready to give yourself to someone who you thought was special and he took your trust and threw it out the window.” The sincerity in his eyes is so sweet. “I’m so sorry you went through that. College guys can be fucking assholes.”
His cussing makes me laugh, but it’s nice that he cares so much.
