school, right? I swear that I only had your best interests at heart.” She smiled at him and realized that she wasn’t mad at him. “I’m not upset but I told you that I would never ask him for that money.” “That’s why I mentioned it to him.” Hunter smirked at her as he traced his finger down her cheek. She melted against his touch and leaned towards his hand. “I’m not even sure that’s even what I want to do. You know?” Hunter nodded. “I’m sorry, I really overstepped my boundaries. I apologize.” “I think I was just so surprised that he offered to do something that big for me. No one has ever done something like that for me, I was just stunned.” “He loves you. He didn’t even hesitate when I mentioned the idea to him. He wanted to make his little sister happy and so do I. How was your birthday?” Madison giggled. “I have truly enjoyed it. Thank you.” Hunter leaned down and kissed her lips lightly. Her heart started to race again as she put her hand on his chest and matched his soft movements. She felt his tongue part of her lips just enough to taste her as she moaned softly. His hands wrapped around her waist and pulled her tighter to his body. She was lost until Carter tapper Hunter on the shoulder. As she broke away, she slowly opened her eyes and looked at Hunter. “Now that was a birthday kiss.” He laughed as he turned towards Carter. “What do you want?” “I want Madison to cut her birthday cake and then I want you to stop making out with her in front of me.” Madison blushed and headed towards Alicia. “Well, that was just embarrassing.” Alicia chuckled. “Just ignore Carter. I think you guys are so cute together.” She was about to reply when everyone sung happy birthday to her and her birthday cake shimmered as they lit the huge candles. She stood there and smiled. She had experienced her first real birthday. She had her brother at her side who wanted to give the world to her and a man who stood on the other side of her that wanted to be a part of her life. Madison couldn’t help but smile.
CHAPTER SIX
As the party came to an end, Alicia helped Carter clean up the tables and Hunter grabbed the few gifts that Madison had received from their friends. They headed out to their cars as Hunter reached for her hand. “I would like to drive you home, if you wanted to go with me.” Madison nodded. “I would love that.” She hugged Carter and Alicia. “Thank you so much for my party. This had to be one of the best nights of my life,” she paused. “Well, other than me passing out, that kind of sucked.” They laughed. “It was our pleasure. See you at home.” Hunter opened the door for her and she climbed into his truck. As they drove along the ocean road, they discussed his plans for the all star game. “I’m looking forward to it. It’s so thrilling to play with guys that you normally don’t have the chance too. Plus some of my idols that I grew up with will be there.” “That must be fun for you. I think I decided that I will tag along with everyone too. Carter invited me but my mother told me to stay at home. But, I have another reason to go now,” Madison said she as looked at him. She could see his eyes briefly meet hers as the streetlights lit up the inside of his truck. He reached for her hand and brought it up to his lips. “I’m so happy that you want to go. You can ride with me, if you want to. We can have dinner in the city once you get settled in.” Madison smiled. “I would like that.” Hunter pulled off the main road and parked on a small cliff overlooking the ocean as the moon shined from above. Madison gasped. “Wow, it’s breathtaking.” “I thought you would like this spot. It’s so quiet around here. My house is just down the road. After Carter invited me for dinner one night, I just couldn’t imagine living anywhere