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said
finally. “Madison. Madison. Madison." It felt like he had been saying it
forever. He smiled. “Madison.”
    “Shut it, hotshot,” she told him laughingly but all throughout
dinner, she felt a tingle in her heart every time he said her name. She teased
him over the speed with which he put his bistec del rey away, like it was something she'd done with him
forever. Like she had been irritated by his habits forever, like she had
counted on his strength forever. Like she had looked for his smile and reached
for his hand forever.
    “I'll drive you home,” he told her afterwards. He offered her
his arm and for Madison, it was the most natural thing in the world to take it,
lean against him ever so slightly, and say yes.
     
     
     

Chapter Six
    When Aaron got back to his apartment, he immediately hit the
gym. He still had so much energy to burn after that day. Did that really just
happen? Bombshell redhead gets him off and walks away. And he let her. Damn, how he wanted to find out what she really
felt underneath his body. She was cream and curves and when he closed his eyes,
he could see the fiery look in her eyes when she knelt before him, the
impatient way her nipples stood out and begged to be touched. But after he had
driven her home, he didn’t try to press his luck. They still had another full
shooting day tomorrow and then… who knew? He didn’t
want to complicate their strange relationship by sleeping with her so soon, no
matter how hard his body ached for her.
    Like the unexpected hand job wasn’t strange enough.
    He kept replaying that scene in his head. How hot she was when
she knelt down in front of him. How much he wanted to pull her up and kiss her
full on the mouth before taking her against the wall. How he wanted to hear his
name on her lips, those full luscious lips, and feel that tongue of hers that
just won’t quit.
    Most of the girls he met were vanilla-sweet. Or
wholesome, sunny, save-the-world granola.
    Madison Thomas, he decided, was neither.
    Ever since he had started competing and winning, everyone
outside his coach and family had started treading carefully, as if they were
afraid to displease him. He’d always thought he was the good sort, being raised
in a good home, and the polite side of him would always take over. But Madison
had no qualms about telling him off and calling it as it was. He found her
directness refreshing and in a weird way, he felt both relaxed around her and
sexually wound up to distraction.
    But tomorrow was their last day together. After that, he would
be back to his old routine with Coach Didion. Early start. Pool
at seven. A short break, then back to the pool in the afternoon. Dryland training with his conditioning coach. Cool-down massage to end. With the Splash Circuit meet
looming, he needed to make up for the couple of days of training that he had
missed.
    Splash Circuit was a triple-city meet with one of the biggest
prizes around (including a brand-new car), but for Aaron it was the perfect way
to get back into the competitive mood. Four other friends from his swim club
also qualified for the meet, eyes on the prize. But unlike his teammates at the
Downtown LA Aquatics, Aaron was not after the money, not really. He lived from
training to training. He had just gotten back from a second-place finish for
the 100-m at an international meet, but he had missed a podium finish for the
50-m by a fraction of a second. It wasn’t his most impressive showing this year
and they all knew he had plenty of work ahead. After Splash Circuit, it would
be off to Colorado Springs for camp and physical testing, then even more
grueling training for the Summer Nationals. His last girlfriend hadn’t liked the
schedule at all but Madison didn’t seem to be the type to be easily put off by
a busy routine. And he wanted to get to know her more.
    He was about to start on pylos —best
for all that damn energy—when his phone rang. He paused the One OK Rock
song to reply.