Chapter 20 Caleb #2
“Then you should eat.” She gives me a look that makes it clear she’s not moving until I take the sandwich.
I like this side of Maddy, even if I have no idea what to do with it.
I pick up the sandwich and take a bite. For a minute, the only sounds are the rustling of wax paper and my own chewing. Maddy leans against the window, arms crossed, watching the skyline like she’s waiting for me to gather myself together before she says anything else.
It’s strangely comforting.
After a few bites, my heart rate slows. My brain starts to unspool. Maybe I was just hangry.
I clear my throat, voice steady this time. “Thanks for the food. And for cleaning up.”
Maddy shrugs. “It’s what I’m here for.” She pauses after that, biting her lip in a way that makes me wish I could do it for her. “You want help with the cost model?”
I start to say no, but stop myself. I’m supposed to be the steady one, but at this moment, maybe steady means letting someone else take the reins for once. It goes against every habit ingrained in me, but…
I nod. “Sure. It would make the takeoff a lot easier to have a second person.”
She smiles. “Okay, then just point and let me know what I can do.”
I take the last bite of my sandwich and swallow. “I’ve got to get the computer up and running, so we can enter all the numbers. The program will do most of the estimating for us.”
She nods and then moves around the desk. She brushes a thumb across the edge of my computer, and with a few keystrokes, she forces a hard restart. It immediately comes back to life, the familiar logo beaming. She sits on the edge of my desk and logs in as me.
She types in my password, then she’s off and running, opening the estimating program like she’s done it a million times.
Together, we slowly build the proposal. She’s focused, methodical, and she learns how to enter in the information as I find it in the blueprints. As time ticks by, she just keeps working, smoothing the rough edges of my day one click at a time.
And it’s fucking addictive.
“So, I put that in here,” she says, pointing to a column in the program. I lean over her to double-check, the scent of her shampoo drifting upward. It’s not floral, not candy-sweet. It’s more like mint and clean laundry, and it’s weirdly grounding.
It reminds me of the time we spent in her bathroom. And that makes my cock start to throb at the memory we never finished making.
I should be focused on the screen, but my eyes keep drifting to her.
She catches me staring, once, and she blushes, but doesn’t move away. Her eyes jump back to the screen, and she hits the enter button, sending it to generate the final sheet of expenses.
I let out a breath. “Holy shit, we did it, and it didn’t take nearly as long as I thought it would.” I glance up at the clock, seeing that it’s already past seven.
The office is probably empty.
She grins up at me, and I want to tell her how much I needed this win, but the words get stuck in my throat.
“Thank you,” I mumble instead, hiding my vulnerability.
“You’re welcome,” Maddy nearly whispers, before pushing back from my chair and standing up. “I’ll let you go ahead and upload it.”
I nod, and drop down into my chair, which is still warm from her body. I click through, using the final admin password—something she doesn’t have—and then finish uploading it to Adrian’s Dropbox for the meeting.
“Done,” I announce, exiting out of the program.
“Done,” she sighs, placing her hand on my shoulder in a way that sends a spark of electricity through my body. I put my hand over hers, holding it in place.
I squeeze her hand, and part of me expects her to pull away, but she doesn’t. I risk looking up at her, and as soon as I do, I know exactly what’s going to happen. Her lips are parted slightly, and her nails are digging in through my shirt.
I can’t help myself and pull her into my lap. She lands with a surprised yelp, but the sound gets swallowed when I bring my lips to hers. My tongue runs along her lower lip, beckoning her to let me in. She does, and then kisses back, matching me move for move, her arms coming up around my neck.
I let the kiss deepen, inhaling the scent of her as I caress her mouth. There’s something about Maddy that’s just so damn intoxicating.
“Fuck, Maddy,” I murmur. My cock throbs beneath her as she grinds her body against it, her breath stuttering against my mouth. “I haven’t been able to stop thinking about what happened in your apartment.” I start kissing down her neck and feel her shudder beneath me.
She adjusts her body and hikes her skirt as she straddles me. “Me either. We never finished what we started.” Her words end with a breathy whine, as my cock presses through my pants and against her soaked underwear.
Maddy keeps moving against me, and I cling to her hips, holding back the desperate groan in my throat. I reach for the belt on my pants and then pause.
I should lock the door. The thought jumps into my mind without warning, and my eyes drift to the door. Fuck, but then I’d have to get up.
And I am not about to ruin this moment.
“We have to be fast,” I say, thinking aloud as I lean back to catch Maddy’s gaze.
She gives me a wicked grin that makes my dick and my heart jump. “We can be quick.” Her hands slip between us and slide beneath my own fingers. She loosens my belt and unbuttons my pants, and I help her get the zipper down.
Maddy lifts herself just enough for me to free my cock, and as I do, she pushes her panties to the side…
And then drops down on me.
“Oh shit,” I groan out, the warmth of her tight pussy swallowing me in one go. I fight the urge to close my eyes, but I don’t let myself.
I don’t want to miss one second of this view.
Maddy’s face contorts in pleasure as she rocks back and forth. My fingers slide to her clit, stroking it as she grinds.
“You’re so gorgeous like this,” I breathe out, as a little whimper slips from her parted lips. “I need you to come on my cock, Maddy.” I tip my head back to watch her.
She meets my gaze, holding it. “Mmm,” she bites down on her lower lip, the speed of her hips picking up.
It takes everything I have not to take control and thrust up into her. However, this is clearly what Maddy wants, and I want her to do exactly what she needs to get off.
“That’s it,” I say, feeling her thighs tense around me. My two fingers gyrate against her clit as she focuses, her eyes hazy as they hold mine. “You’re almost there, aren’t you?”
Goddamn, she’s so perfect.
“Oh god,” she breathes out. She moves erratically now, chasing her high, and I nearly explode at the way she’s so close and so desperate.
Finally, her pussy clamps down around me.
“Caleb,” she moans, her nails digging into my shoulders through my shirt.
Fuck. That’s it. I love the way my name comes out of her mouth, and her pussy pulsing around my cock sends me over the edge. I explode inside of her, my grip finding her waist and holding her still as I come inside her.
I want another round.
“You’re so good, Maddy,” I murmur, but as the words leave my lips, she stiffens. I tilt my head in confusion. “Maddy?”
And that’s when someone behind me clears their throat.