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In that moment, she's not thinking about anything other than waking up securely in someone's arms, leaving sweet dreams behind, and seeing a familiar face next to her. Her eyes seem to be darker or browner than usual. Stray strands of her blonde hair stick out around her face and the wrinkles from my pillowcase are imprinted on her cheek. Her lips are the perfect shade of pink, drawing my eyes down to them. An insane, ridiculous, raging need to kiss her is nearly uncontrollable. Just as I go to lean forward, Maddie laughs softly.
“I'm becoming a pain in the ass, aren't I?” she whispers.
Her words jar me from the stupid act I was about to commit, leaving me temporarily dumbfounded by her words. “What?”
“You're always so nice to me, letting me hang out with you, and I repay you by sleeping over in your bed. Again.”
“Uh, yeah,” I mumble, distracted by my thoughts. “Real pain in the ass.” I lay my head back on the pillow, but Maddie doesn't attempt to move, so I don't remove myself from her. She's watching me though. I look up at the ceiling, anywhere away from those eyes and that pretty face. “I was about to kiss you,” I breathe in honest disbelief. What in the hell is wrong with me?
“You were?” Maddie's eyebrows are perched high. “Why?” She sounds more curious than asking as if that wa
s the most confusing thing ever. And the fact that she doesn't sound upset or disgusted that I would go there, but instead slightly surprised with wonder, makes me want to kiss her that much more.
“Fuck if I know,” I grumble. She frowns, and I quickly add, “Not that kissing you would be terrible. You're in my damn bed, Maddie. Look at us.” As if that explains it all. “You're fucking gorgeous too. That doesn't help,” I confide.
She props herself up on her elbows with a smile like she's remembering something. “You used to kiss me all the time. I could be in the middle of telling you what happened that day and you'd interrupt me with a quick kiss, saying that you loved listening to me.” Her eyes lock onto my own. “Do you still like me, Winston?” There's almost a light, teasing tone in her voice.
Turning my head to look at her, I set her straight. “No, I do not. That's come and gone, Maddie. I wanted to kiss you for a moment. That's all.”
“Then do it.”
“What?” She can't be serious.
“Do it,” Maddie repeats. “Kiss me.” It's a softly ordered demand. A demand. Oh, fuck.
Without another thought, I cup her cheeks as she moves to lay on me, eliminating all space between us. I stare into her eyes, searching for some sort of sign to stop and not to go a step further. All I see is a familiar desire. I move forward until only a breath separates us, our noses brushing against each other slightly.
Our breathing intermingles, and I'm sure I can feel Maddie's heart beating against her chest. Her tongue slips out of her mouth to run over her lower lip, brushing against mine in the process. She quickly presses her lips to mine, and I feel her move to straddle me, her fingers grasping my sides just above her knees. Maddie parts her mouth and mine automatically does the same. A groan from deep in my throat unleashes into her mouth as she slides her tongue against mine.
My hands glide down her back until I cup her ass. The kiss turns a bit frenzied as we attempt to devour each other. I want to pull her closer and closer until absolutely nothing separates us. I lift my head every time she slightly pulls away, always drawing her back to me. Our teeth clash, which makes me focus a little more than I was a second ago.
“Stop,” I murmur, closing my eyes and leaning back into my pillow. Maddie begins to kiss along my jaw, choosing to partly ignore me. When her fingers begin to dance up my torso, I struggle to remember why I wanted her to stop in the first place. “Damn it, Maddie! Stop,” I say more forcefully.
That catches her attention. She sits up and stares at me, waiting for me to explain. All I want to do is bury myself inside her, but that can't happen. Not now, not ever. I'm taking too long to say something, though, because she leans forward to rest her lips over mine. She's not kissing me, but she knows that when I go to talk, I'm going to have no choice but to feel that soft mouth.
“You're Dave's sister,” I quietly mumble the most pathetic excuse.
That's all it takes for her eyes to harden and for her to move off of me. Maddie stands, grabs her phone from the nightstand before walking over to the door, and slips on her shoes. “I can't believe that's all you can think about! After all this time, you still don't care enough. I don't know why I thought things would have changed. I don't know how I could be stupid enough to put myself back in this position. You said you would change it if you could, but I guess that was only a line to feed me, huh? You know what? You won't have to worry about me being around anymore.”
“Wait,” I protest as she starts to walk out the door, wanting to take the blame. It's my fault after all.
She glances at me over her shoulder. “Bye, Winston.” And then she practically runs out of my room.
Damn it. I swing my legs off the bed and run after her. “Maddie! Wait,” I call out.
She looks over her shoulder at me from the front door and groans. “Don't make this any more embarrassing than it is already, Winston. I won't bother you again, I promise.” She goes to leave, but I reach for her elbow to stop her.
“You don't have to do that. If you ever need anything, you can still call me, okay?” That has to be the lamest thing to ever leave my mouth. It's not what I want to say, but it's all I can force out.
“Yeah, okay,” she says.
I have a feeling that I won't see her for a long time. Before she can go any further, I kiss her forehead and release her elbow. Her lips are far too tempting, but I needed to kiss her, even on her forehead, to let her know that I care about upsetting her. Maddie quickly walks out the door, leaving me staring after her. What the fuck just happened? And why the hell do I want to bring her ass back here and make things better? Why did such a simple, innocent kiss feel like an apology and a goodbye? Sighing, I turn around, intent on going to my room when I hear Neil laugh.
“What the fuck was that?”
I flip him the bird before returning to my room. I'm horny and frustrated, which is not a good combination. After a cold shower, I decide that what I need is to get laid. Surely being sex-deprived is the cause of all this shit with Maddie. My shower ends up being pointless because I decide to go to the gym to workout before practice. Dave has texted me a few times, asking what happened after Maddie disconnected the call. When I finally reply in-between exercises, I tell him I walked her to her dorm. That's all.
“Winston?” a female voice says.
