Page 52 of One Eye Open (The BlackWater)

Maddie walked back in the door knowing Cole still wasn’t there and wondering where the fuck he actually was. It was late, even by his standards. She checked her phone but there were no messages, nothing. Complete radio silence.

Sighing, she climbed the stairs and yanked off her dirty, sweaty workout clothes before walking into the bathroom. She not only needed a shower, she wanted one too. She wanted to feel the coldness of it, feel the water washing away all of the shit of the last twelve hours.

She shut her eyes, letting the water drench her and her dad sitting there smug played out again in her head.

He had her, she thought, he had her caught in his god damn web and she couldn’t see how the hell she was going to get out of it. But she also couldn’t see what the hell his motivation was, what his plan was. Why was he so focused on her? Why did he even care about her? She’d always been a non-entity, a blip, so why all of a sudden was he making such a move to be in her life?

She groaned, grabbing the shower gel and starting to scrub at her skin with the loofah. Just the thought of being in the same room as him made her want to scream but the knowledge she’d have to do it again, see him again, was making her so angry, so furious she could hardly think straight.

And a tiny voice in her head, a practically minuscule one kept saying that she could very easily get out of this. If she left Cole, if she ran, if she simply walked away from the whole shit show then she would be free.

She’d never have to see her dad again. Never have to hear his voice. She could literally shut the door on the lot of them.

But could she do that? To Cole? She didn’t love him, she knew that, despite the weird emotions she had, the weird loyalty she had for him, it wasn’t love. But could she abandon him? Walk away, let his entire life fall to ruin because it was the easier option for her?

She snarled, wanting to lash out, wanting to punch the wall, to break something because deep down she couldn’t do it, she wouldn’t do it. Cole had forced himself into her life, forced himself into her head too and now she was stuck in this quagmire of shit, having to play along, so that he didn’t lose everything he’d spent his entire life working for.

She got out, roughly dried herself and walked into the bedroom with only a towel wrapped around her hair.

“Maddie.” Cole yelled up from downstairs and she frowned, hearing from the tone that something had happened.

“I’m here.” She yelled back just as he stormed into the room.

She could see from his face that he was raging then. He was all fury, all anger then as he half prowled towards her.

“What…?” She begun but he cut across her.

“Did you storm into the office this evening and have a shouting match with Brandon?” He said and she nodded.

“What the fuck?” He shouted and she narrowed her eyes.

“Seriously? Did he call you? Did he tell you, like you’re my god damn keeper?” She snapped and he shook his head before staring at her like he’d only just realised she was naked.

She frowned, watching him, watching as his eyes turned from anger to something else entirely.

“What’s the matter Cole? You look distracted?” She asked quietly fighting back the grin as she pulled the towel from her head and her hair fell across her breasts as if she were some kind of Grecian goddess.

“Fucking hell.” He groaned before pulling his tie off and then undoing his shirt.

She half launched herself at him, her legs wrapping tightly round him as she began yanking his shirt off.

His fingers dug painfully into her skin but she didn’t care, she wanted to feel him, needed to feel him. Needed him to be all over her already.

He carried her over the bed and he fell back as she straddled him.

“Weren’t you about to say something? About Brandon?” Maddie asked.

“Fuck Brandon.” He growled running his hands up over her skin and pulling her body tighter against his.

She let out a moan, shutting her eyes. Finally, she thought, because she’d needed this, needed this all damn day and Cole had been MIA for god knows what reason.

“Where have you been?” She asked him but he just shook his head before kissing her so hard she thought she might not be able to breathe again. She grabbed his head, wrapping her hands in his hair and kissing him back.

He pulled away, shoving her onto her back and she gasped as he grabbed her good leg, yanking it to the side and shoving his mouth over her exposed pussy.

“Cole.” She cried as his tongue began to practically assault her. She threw her hands out, grasping at the sheets as if for support as he started licking her over and over and she began to throb with a desperate need for him.

He plunged his fingers inside and she cried out even louder as her body jerked. “Fuck.”

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