by Mj Fields
���Yeah okay,��� he smirked, ���Let���s go.���
���Maddox, take everyone up to the suite. I���ll be up shortly,��� Maddox nodded to his Dad and walked to the elevator.
���Is this the place?��� Ava whispered to me as we walked into the suite.
Maddox looked at me and I felt my face start to heat up. He laughed and kissed my head as he shut the door behind Zack.
The room was even more magnificent than I remembered. It was a mix of European contemporary and traditional fixtures; the floor was wooden and the walls held black and white photos of many beautiful New York City architectural wonders.
I hadn���t noticed them before, I wonder why.
Everyone sat around the dining table and sofas, all of which looked new to me as well. There were eight people in the room looking around the same way I was. I looked over and Maddox was talking to Surge or rather at him as he nodded no doubt taking instruction.
���Damn Harper check out this bathroom,��� Ava peaked her head out of the door and I smiled at her. ���Oh you already have haven���t you?���
Ava laughed and I looked towards Mom who was smirking down at the ground.
I shot Ava a look and she giggled as she walked back in.
I looked into the bedroom where Maddox and I had first made love. I felt like if anyone were to look at me right this moment they would be able to see my thoughts. I stepped back quickly hoping to avoid that and right into a wall of lean muscle and warmth.
I looked up as Maddox grabbed my hips stopping me from falling.
���You okay?���
���Yeah,��� I cleared my throat as he looked at me curiously.
���You tired?���
I shook my head no and stepped around him.
Brody walked in the suite and clapped his hands and everyone looked at him.
I admired how he commanded attention.
���I love your father,��� I smiled as I looked at him.
���Anything I need to be concerned with?���
I looked at Maddox and laughed, ���No Maddox.���
He looked at me suspiciously and I laughed again.
���Harper, I have an ice pack for your eye,��� Brody walked towards me and Maddox snatched it out of his hand.
���Thanks Dad, I got it.���
Ava was peeking out of the bathroom wrapped in a fluffy white robe, she winked at me and pointed at the bedroom and screamed.
���A mouse, under the bed, oh my good lord, Brody, Maddox, get it.���
Brody and Maddox ran in and looked under the bed, everyone was watching as they flipped the mattress and pillows frantically looking for the ���mouse���. I looked at Ava and now she was covering her mouth trying not to laugh.
They put the mattress back in place.
She handed me her phone, ���Just one photo please.���
She flopped on the bed as each one of them, one on each side of the bed, placed a pillow against the head board. She raised her hands up and bit her lip and looked up giving me a sultry look.
I, of course, snapped the picture and she laughed and sat up and stretched, ���Thanks boys! You were better than I imagined.���
My mother���s laughter erupted from behind me and she walked in, ���You are absolutely adorable Ava Links. You remind me of ������
���Dad?��� she smiled.
���No, actually Ben,��� Mom sat next to her.
���Kendal���s husband?��� Ava asked.
Brody let out a frustrated grumble and Ava looked up at him, ���Oh lighten up rockstar we���re on a mini vaca.���
���A vacation?��� Brody laughed.
���Hell yes, we���ve been at a concert, a mosh pit, and now in a hotel room with two very hot legends. Thanks for that, now I can cross it off my bucket list.���
T appeared in the room as I sat next to Ava, ���Could���ve done it up right Ava Links.���
���Not everything on my list is crossed off little drummer boy, a little rump-a-bum-bum is still on that list.���
���Oh the Goddess Ava has returned more beautiful than ever.���
���Alright I hate to be the voice of reason interrupting this fantasy here, but we have a lot to discuss. A lot went down this morning,��� Brody pointed out. ���Let���s all sit and have a chat.���
Ava patted the spot behind her, ���Have a seat here Brody.���
���You���re something else Ava. I���m a very happily married man and I am sure my wife wouldn���t appreciate me feeding into your������
���Awe man you had to go and ruin it,��� Ava groaned dramatically and stood up and stomped to the table in the expansive dining area.
The room emptied and Maddox looked at me and appeared a touch irritated. I smiled and he smiled back thoughtfully.
���You called her,��� I whispered as I stood up.
���I did, didn���t I?���
He took my hand and kissed it, ���You sure about staying here a few days?���
The concern in his eyes was fervent and I nodded, ���It���ll do us all some good to be away from home for a few days.���
The way he looked at me, the way he had looked at me for a few months now, continued to take me by surprise. I don���t know why. He loved me, adored me, the same feelings I had for him. Feelings I didn���t feel I needed to bury anymore. Feelings that I no longer questioned.
���Let���s go see what Dad has to say shall we?���
He smiled and sat in the only available chair left at the table and pulled me down on his lap. He grabbed the ice pack he had set on the table when Ava cried ���mouse��� and held it against my eye.
���All better now?��� he whispered before kissing my head.
���Much,��� I leaned back into him.
���What exactly happened today?��� Brody asked looking between Ava, Mom, and me.
���I���ll tell you what happened. Those bitches made some,��� by the grace of God Ava stopped and looked at me. Her eyes turned sad and she looked at the floor.
���They said some very not nice things about Harper. I told them to shut the���I told them to shut up. They realized then who she was and apparently thought it alright to look at her like she was shit. I told them off, one pushed me, and so I pushed her back. Bimbo number two elbowed Harper. Tessa and the brothers pushed to the front of the crowd and then Maddox stopped singing. They should be beat down like the bitches they are for saying what they did to her.���
���Harper what did they say?��� Mom asked.
���Just stuff they had probably heard on the news. I don���t want to talk about it.���
���I���m sorry you had to deal with all that Harper, I truly am. However the studio called and apparently the police have asked for the footage. Ava you appeared to be the antagonist in it so we need to make sure we can show otherwise. They have your names, all of you. I prefer to handle this without lawyers and police so anything we can tell them proving otherwise would be beneficial.���
���Are you fucking kidding me Dad?���
���No son, I wish I was.���
A low grumble escaped Maddox���s mouth and I looked at him, ���It���ll be alright.���
He took a few breaths as he stared intently into my eyes, ���What did they say to you Harper?���
���It really doesn���t matter Maddox.���
���It does.���
���Look, I���m sure ev
eryone is tired. We had a late night and you all flew in very early. I have a suite down the hall and another across from this one. Let���s all rest up for a few hours and meet for lunch. Emma and the girls are flying in with Clive; Maddox, they should be here in two hours. Sound good everyone?���
I looked up into Maddox���s intense stare knowing he wouldn���t let it go and then away.
���Sounds perfect,��� I smiled at Brody.
���Good, Tessa, you and the boys and Ava can take the one across the hall. Emma, the girls, and I will be next door.���
���Where will you be T?��� Ava giggled and twirled her long dark hair in her fingers flirtatiously.
���I���m only one floor down with Claire and Zach. Anything you need you just let me know,��� T winked and left the room.
Once everyone had left I took my bag into the bedroom. Maddox was pacing in the dining room. He followed me in, looked at me and then the door.
���You���ll tell me won���t you Harper? I don���t like not knowing.���
���Sure will, just let me get things put away.���
���Hold up,��� he grabbed my hand and walked towards the wall and caged me like he had a long time ago.
���I love this room Harper, all except what happened right here. We need to change this memory, now.���
I closed my eyes as he pushed me gently against the wall. I opened them when I no longer felt him touching me. Now, his hands were now on the wall capturing me.
���Do you remember me telling you I didn���t know how to let go?���
���I do.���
���I never did and I never will. Harper you are the other half of my soul.���
���I feel the same, you know that right?���
���Of course.���
He leaned in to kiss me and my mouth fell immediately open needing his touch.
My body went into a frenzy as soon as his lips touched mine. It was as if every cell that makes me who I am comes to life when his tongue touches it. That connection, that intimacy, the hunger for Maddox, my beautiful Maddox, was all I needed to truly be brought to life.
He wrapped his arms around me and his hands moved down my back, under my pants and panties, skin on skin. He cupped my butt and his long fingers lightly traced its natural divide. He didn���t ask permission to touch me, he didn���t need it. A body that was once mine was now shared with him. He owned every part of me, just as I owned him.
His mouth left mine and traveled slowly, sensually down my neck, inch by inch he awakened my senses. One hand left my ass and cupped my breast gently. He kneaded me as his thumb skimmed over my pebbled nipple.
���I need you naked,��� his breathy whisper hit my neck and my arms rose instinctively.
With one hand still stroking my butt as he squatted down and pulled my shirt up exposing my midriff. His tongue dipped into my belly button and took my breath away. Heat spread down my belly further warming my moistening subordinate lips.
���Maddox,��� I moaned.
���Hmmm,��� his nose ran across my pelvic bone as my pants started slowly coming down.
Not long ago it had made me uncomfortable, almost feeling ashamed when he knelt before me as if he was worshipping my body. I didn���t understand yet that hunger, the need, the revering that overtook him. I thought it was my body and not me. It was now natural, expected, and as much my need to hear his appreciative moans, his indigent inhales of breath and his hungry growls as he tasted my skin. It was moments like this that I felt there were only two people on the planet, time like this brought out the animalistic nature brought out in me by Maddox, the man I loved, and the man that loved me. The man I had watched desperately for years struggle. Praying that one day he would become the man I knew he was destined to be from the first time I saw his beauty, his torment, the heart that had just only begun to beat. He was born again in front of me, the man stolen and taken in ways that made me feel as if my heart would burst and fall to the ground in a pile of ashes. From those ashes rose my friend, my lover, my soul mate, and the man I knew undoubtedly was created by God for me.
���Sweetness?��� I looked down as he was lifting my foot, ���Please, I need you.���
���You can have all of me,��� I lifted my foot and his jaw clenched.
I quickly removed my shirt as he kissed his way up from my toes to my inner thigh.
I looked down fumbling with my bra. I couldn���t get it off fast enough.
He licked his lips and then leaned forward and blew a cold burst of air against my bare, hot, wet skin. My knees buckled as I was overcome by sensation.
He grabbed my hips firmly, steadying me.
���Your pussy is soaked Harper. Your desire is beading up on that beautiful fucking skin. I need to taste you,��� his voice was thick, full of need and desire.
He stood and ducked his head taking one of my breasts in his hand and the other in his mouth, leading me towards the bed.
He pushed me gently on the edge of the bed and fell to his knees. He grabbed behind my knees and spread my legs wide as he looked me over.
���Fuck Sweetness, look at you,��� he looked up at me expectantly.
���Maddox no������
���You don���t tell me no when it comes to this Harper. One hundred and ten percent trust and zero boundaries when it comes to our need for each other.���
He took my hand in his and brought it between my legs, ���Feel how wet you are?���
���Yes,��� I whimpered.
He was barely letting our hands touch my body. Only his thumb was touching, rubbing right above my clit. I rocked my hips upward and he pulled our hands away.
���Move back against the head board. Sit up, feet on the bed, and Sweetness,��� he said as he stood and kicked his shoes off, ���Spread as wide as you can because, I���m fucking starved for you.���
It took me a minute to take my eyes off of him as his jeans dropped to the floor. I saw the head of him against his belly button, my knees clenched together as he pulled down his boxer briefs.
God, I loved his size. I knew there was nothing in my past to compare it to, but it was so big. So thick and heavy that when it was in my mouth, no matter how hard I tried, and believe me I tried, to take it all for him, there was no way. There was nothing I wouldn���t do for him, to please him, just like there was nothing stopping this storm of a man from controlling my body with just a word or a look.
He moved with jungle cat prowess, up the bed towards me as I moved back quickly.
He started to lay down, ���Your shirt Maddox.���
���Not yet,��� he pulled my legs apart.
���Yes, please, I need to see you as much as you need to see me.���
He let out a deep breath and sat back on his heels, ���Promise me you won���t stop me after I take this off?���
���Of course I������
I gasped when I saw his side covered in bandages, ���What happened to you?���
CHAPTER THREE
Angels At The Met
Maddox
���I almost forgot������
She sat forward and touched my face, ���Maddox just tell me alright? I won���t������
I reached up and closed her lips with my fingers. I knew what she was thinking. She thought I had cut myself. Something I had done in the past to stop the emotional pain.
���I got a tattoo Harper,��� she looked stunned like a deer in headlights.
���What? Why? When?���
I couldn���t help but smile. But I was nervous about what she would think.
I didn���t answer. I pulled the tape off and she leaned in closer to look.
I watched her face change from concern to wonder. She glanced up at me and then bent her head and kissed my rib.
���For you,��� I said cupping her chin and I bent and kissed her.
���It���s beautiful Maddox. It really is.���
I lay down on my back and raised my arm so she could get the whole picture.
���See the harp?��� I pointed and she smiled and nodded, ���Guess what that represents?���
She laughed, ���Me?���
���Of course it���s you. And in the floating notes is you, look closely it spells out���what?���
She looked closer and then smiled, ���Sweetness.���
���Yes, now you���re always with me.���
���The angel,��� she whispered.
She pointed to the decretive etching on the harp���s sound box.
���Our son,��� I leaned down to kiss her and she sat back and looked at me.
���You saw him?��� her broken voice crushed me, ���I thought you didn���t.���
���Harper I������
���We don���t keep things from each other remember Maddox.���
She moved so quick I didn���t have time to grab her. She grabbed her clothes and ran to the bathroom and locked the door.
I felt anger rising inside my chest. I was angry, but not at her, at myself.
I knocked on the door, ���Sweetness please open the door.���
���I need a minute Maddox.���
���I���m coming in.���
���It���s locked!���
���I���ll come in regardless.���
I was ready to bust down the door when she opened it.
I went to reach for her and she held up her hand.
���You���ve given yourself time to process this, now give me time Maddox.���
She was hurt and angry and I was as well, ���No, you���ll hear me out Harper.���
���You don���t get to������
I picked her up and carried her to the bed and sat her down.
