Chapter 6
Connor
When Megan leaves, pure exhaustion hits me and I collapse on the couch as Faith starts to wake up.
"Well, while she's awake, we should give her a bath and then a bottle. She should sleep well for a little bit, but you look like you need it too," Maddie says.
"How do we give her a bath? She's so tiny, and the bathtub is so big." I begin to panic, thinking of all the things that could happen to her in the large tub.
"Calm down. We're not going to use the bathtub; we're going to use the kitchen sink. Remember the big flower?"
I vaguely remember this big foam flower that she bought at the store, but I still have no idea how to use it. I thought it was a decoration.
Demonstrating, Maddie takes the foam flower out and places it in the sink, and it makes what looks like a cradle inside the sink.
"Go ahead and get her undressed. Then we'll place her in here this way, so she can rest in it. That way we can bathe her, and the water will not pool around her," Maddie says as she starts getting the water going and testing the temperature.
Stripping Faith down to her diaper, I walk into the kitchen. But I'm not taking any chances on any accidents without the diaper on, so we only remove it right as we're ready to set her inside the sink.
Even with the foam flower, Faith doesn't seem amused.
Instead, she looks irritated and like she's about to cry.
But the moment the warm water hits her arms and chest, it instantly soothes her.
I've never seen anything like it in my life, and I'm mesmerized watching Maddie giving my daughter a bath and this bond that the two of them seemed to share over the experience.
"Here, get in there and carefully wash everything," she hands me the washcloth, and I take over. I probably take twice as long as needed, being extra careful that I'm not too rough with this tiny person.
After the bath, we get her dried off and get her bottle, and just like Maddie predicted, she falls right asleep. After putting Faith in her bed, I grab the baby monitor and return to the couch.
Sitting down next to Maddie, I pull her to my side. I need the connection with her more than I realized because soon, my lips are on hers again, and this time she doesn't freeze. She pulls me closer.
"My feelings for you never went away. With you here now, I think they are stronger than ever." I admit, needing her to know exactly where I stand.
"Well, my feelings never went away either. I just buried them under responsibility and distance," she admits.
"I want us. I want another chance, and you don't have to answer me now. In fact, I insist you don't. Just think about it, please." I whisper against her lips before taking her mouth again so she can't speak.
She doesn't try to talk, instead she moves and straddles my lap without breaking the kiss.
I grip her hips, waiting to see what she does next because I know there is no way she doesn't feel how hard my cock is with it nestling against her pussy.
She is still for so long I start to think she isn't going to do anything before she slowly grinds down on my cock. The feeling is so intense I can't do anything but groan and grab her hips, pulling her to me to do it again.
It's been so long since I was with anyone, almost a year now, and the girl that has starred in all my fantasies is grinding in my lap. That alone is enough to have me coming in my pants, but I hold back because Maddie is worth so much more than that.
Then she grinds against me again and again, and as much as I want to keep dry humping and chase her release, I need her to know this is more than that.
"I want more than just sex with you, baby," I tell her as I grip her hips and stop her from moving.
She's breathing hard, and a bit flushed, the look on her is so damn sexy.
"I want more than sex, too. But I also don't want to lose our friendship because I don't know what I'd do without it."
Fuck, neither do I. Even all these years later, we still talked on the phone almost every day about anything and almost everything. I don't know what I'd do without that. How do you even make a new friend as an adult?
"No matter what happens, we will always be friends. Tell me you know that. It might take time, but we will always be in each other's lives." I have to make sure she knows because not having her in my life is not an option.
She nods, and tries to grind against me again. I let her one more time before pushing her back just an inch and putting some space between us.
"I promise to think about it." She sighs before standing up.
"Okay, I will take the baby shift tonight. You get to sleep and think."
"No, you took her last night. It’s my turn. You need sleep, too," she protests.
"If you think there is even the slightest chance I'm going to sleep having your hot pussy against my cock, then you really have no idea what you do to me. Get some sleep, baby." I tell her, and her face turns a gorgeous shade of pink.
After checking on the baby, I lie down in bed and replay the night over and over in my head. I'm painfully hard, but I know the only way to get relief is to make Maddie mine. So, starting tomorrow, I plan to treat her like she is mine, hoping that she will see what she would miss if she says no.