round the truck to stand on the pavement in front of him and gaped.
“Excuse me!” she almost whispered. “What did you just say to me?”
“I asked if you are bloody blind?” he said clearly and loudly so that people walking past could hear and turned to watch.
“What the hell have I done to deserve that?” Maddie snapped.
“You jumped out the truck without bloody looking, nearly fell onto the road where there are cars going past and then you got your dog to do the same. So you not only put yourself in fuckin' danger but got your loyal dog to do the same.” he said pointing his finger at the truck, her and then her dog.
Marvin respond to his tone and pointing by stepping slightly in front of Maddie and growling at Aiden.
Although she had not known Aiden long, his sudden frequent swearing was a sure sign that he was furious. At Maddie no less. Well that made it even because she was furious at him too.
“You can’t speak to me like that.” she growled back. “I am not a child to be given into trouble.”
“Well stop freaking acting like one.” he barked back.
Anger flared through her veins and she was ready to have a good fight with him but like always the things she wanted to say flew out of her head and left her tongue tied. The need to release some of the pent up energy that had been building since she met him would be welcomed.
Aiden seemed to be trying to calm himself down by taking big deep breaths that puffed out his stunning strong chest.
“Let’s go inside.” he said, a lot of his anger having left his voice.
“After you spoke to me like that there is no way you are getting inside my home.” She said to him as she headed towards her door.
Aiden was right behind her though and grabbed her arm and stepped up to her so that his front was pressed to her back.
“I know you want to burn off the tension you are feeling.” he whispered in her ear as if he was reading her mind. “But we will find much better ways to do it than fighting.”
Then he shocked her to the core by kissing just below the ear on her neck.
Tingles spread out from the spot his warm lips touched. They shot down every nerve ending making her suck in air quickly and her brain shut down. How can a simple lip touch make Maddie’s body want to melt and her legs wobble?
“Breathe.” he said softly in her ear.
Just like that the mood was broken. She spun around to look at him, breaking his hold on her arm. How dare he touch her like that?
“I will be breathing just fine when you step back.” The last two words were punctuated with her finger prodding his chest. He didn’t budge. “If you would wait in the car I will be a couple of minutes.”
Aiden still didn’t step back but instead moved closer to her causing her to step back and so it went until the front door stopped her retreat. Still he pushed in until they were nearly touching, his hands on the door on either side of her head.
“I need to come up and change.” He said softly, his warmth breath brushing her cheeks. His eyes focused on her lips before travelling back up to her eyes. “Fight it all you like but you will be begging me soon enough.”
The breath Maddie had be holding left her in a rush as he backed off and waited for her to open the door and walk in ahead of her. Deciding it was time to ignore him again she quickly opened the door and almost ran up the three flights of stairs to her door. As she put the key in the lock a realisation hit, this would be the first time that she would have a man in her home...her sanctuary. The idea of it made her hands stall turning the key. She wasn’t ready. She couldn’t invite him into her home. It meant too much. Besides she definitely didn’t want Aiden Scott in her flat. Not with the way he makes her feel. Not with the way he had just acted with her. Not in any way.
Maddie was so lost in her thoughts that she
“Excuse me!” she almost whispered. “What did you just say to me?”
“I asked if you are bloody blind?” he said clearly and loudly so that people walking past could hear and turned to watch.
“What the hell have I done to deserve that?” Maddie snapped.
“You jumped out the truck without bloody looking, nearly fell onto the road where there are cars going past and then you got your dog to do the same. So you not only put yourself in fuckin' danger but got your loyal dog to do the same.” he said pointing his finger at the truck, her and then her dog.
Marvin respond to his tone and pointing by stepping slightly in front of Maddie and growling at Aiden.
Although she had not known Aiden long, his sudden frequent swearing was a sure sign that he was furious. At Maddie no less. Well that made it even because she was furious at him too.
“You can’t speak to me like that.” she growled back. “I am not a child to be given into trouble.”
“Well stop freaking acting like one.” he barked back.
Anger flared through her veins and she was ready to have a good fight with him but like always the things she wanted to say flew out of her head and left her tongue tied. The need to release some of the pent up energy that had been building since she met him would be welcomed.
Aiden seemed to be trying to calm himself down by taking big deep breaths that puffed out his stunning strong chest.
“Let’s go inside.” he said, a lot of his anger having left his voice.
“After you spoke to me like that there is no way you are getting inside my home.” She said to him as she headed towards her door.
Aiden was right behind her though and grabbed her arm and stepped up to her so that his front was pressed to her back.
“I know you want to burn off the tension you are feeling.” he whispered in her ear as if he was reading her mind. “But we will find much better ways to do it than fighting.”
Then he shocked her to the core by kissing just below the ear on her neck.
Tingles spread out from the spot his warm lips touched. They shot down every nerve ending making her suck in air quickly and her brain shut down. How can a simple lip touch make Maddie’s body want to melt and her legs wobble?
“Breathe.” he said softly in her ear.
Just like that the mood was broken. She spun around to look at him, breaking his hold on her arm. How dare he touch her like that?
“I will be breathing just fine when you step back.” The last two words were punctuated with her finger prodding his chest. He didn’t budge. “If you would wait in the car I will be a couple of minutes.”
Aiden still didn’t step back but instead moved closer to her causing her to step back and so it went until the front door stopped her retreat. Still he pushed in until they were nearly touching, his hands on the door on either side of her head.
“I need to come up and change.” He said softly, his warmth breath brushing her cheeks. His eyes focused on her lips before travelling back up to her eyes. “Fight it all you like but you will be begging me soon enough.”
The breath Maddie had be holding left her in a rush as he backed off and waited for her to open the door and walk in ahead of her. Deciding it was time to ignore him again she quickly opened the door and almost ran up the three flights of stairs to her door. As she put the key in the lock a realisation hit, this would be the first time that she would have a man in her home...her sanctuary. The idea of it made her hands stall turning the key. She wasn’t ready. She couldn’t invite him into her home. It meant too much. Besides she definitely didn’t want Aiden Scott in her flat. Not with the way he makes her feel. Not with the way he had just acted with her. Not in any way.
Maddie was so lost in her thoughts that she
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