The Do Over

I pulled up to Madison's condo and waited for her downstairs. I gave her two hours to get nicely f*cked. I hoped the guy had done a good job. She deserved a good orgasm or two, and I wanted her in a good mood. We needed to celebrate and plan for my next step.

Lowering my sunglasses, I checked Madison out as she walked toward my car, wearing a sexy minidress with her blonde just-f*cked hair. Sliding right into my car, she sat back and rested her head on the seat with a huge smile on her face.

"Are you happy to see me?" I asked, wiggling my eyebrows.

I couldn't help it. She always gave me a hard time, and in return, I teased the shit out of her.

She laughed, crossing her legs. "Yeah, sure, whatever you want to think."

"You know, it was really hot when you called out my name while you were having sex," I said in a husky voice, stifling a laugh.

I wasn't kidding. Damn, it gave me a major hard-on. I thought I would have to pull over on the side of the road to take care of business. Just thinking about it again gave me a semi.

"I was theoretically having a threesome for about two minutes. I can't help it if it was hot," she said matter-of-factly. She turned in her seat to face me. "More importantly, tell me, how did everything go with Daniela?"

I had a good feeling about this alliance. I told her everything that had happened, and then we began our strategy session for next week. All in all, it was a very productive and successful Saturday.

I was beat. I'd barely gotten any sleep last night. It had been a hard night at work. It never got easy, but it also never got old either. I needed to shake it off and get some sleep before I picked up Dani. We were heading down to the Keys, and I couldn't wait to get away and relax with her.

I pulled into my parking space and grabbed my duffel bag from the backseat before I got out of the car. I took out my phone as I fumbled for my house key.

Liam: Hey, I'm just getting home.

Dani: How was your shift?

Liam: Rough.

Dani: Anything I can do?

Liam: You already did. See you soon?

Dani: Can't wait!

As I rolled my shoulders to ease the tension, I walked inside my very dark apartment. Wait. This is very strange. I didn't remember leaving the blinds closed for it to be this dark. Something didn't feel right. I could feel the tension creeping back up my shoulders and neck. As I looked around, I dropped my duffel bag on the couch. Then, I heard a noise coming from behind me. I wasn't alone. My adrenaline surged as I slowly turned around.

"Yo, dude! You need more shampoo," Chris said, walking into my living room. He was wearing nothing but a bath towel.

I wanted to strangle him. "What the f*ck? Shit, Chris, I'm about to kill your sorry ass," I said, trying to calm myself down.

"Lucas, you really need to relax. You should talk to Rick about those yoga classes he's been taking. They seem to be working miracles for him." He strutted across my living room and picked up his clothes from the floor.

"I thought you were a f*cking intruder. What are you doing here?" I paced, still trying to bring down the adrenaline rush before I wrapped my hands around his neck.

I walked to the windows to let in the light. I counted to ten several times because each time he opened his mouth, I had to start again.

"Lucas, don't you check your text messages? I sent you a text, telling you I'd be crashing here," Chris said as though that excused him and explained everything.

I had no idea what the hell he was talking about. Of course I checked my text messages. I was just texting. I didn't receive a text from Chris.

"Try again. No text message. How the hell did you get in? And why are you here in the first place?" I asked frustrated, mostly because he freaked the shit out of me. F*ck!

As he was pulling out his phone to show me the text message, he said, "I needed a place to crash. It was really late. I was tired. I had a little too much to drink and didn't feel like driving all the way home. Honestly, my feelings are hurt. Since when would you turn me away in my time of need?"

Chris was laying it on really thick. This meant only one thing. He was digging himself out of a hole.

"Why didn't you call Macy? I'm sure she would've been more than happy to put you up for the night." Opening my drawers, I started pulling out the clothes I needed to pack for my weekend with Dani.

"Macy, Macy, Macy. See, you and Dani have kind of screwed things up for me. "He looked confused as he got dressed. "And what the hell are you doing? You just got home."

I just shook my head. "How did we screw things up for you?"

"Look at that. You aren't even paying attention to me," he huffed.

I rolled my eyes. "You sound like a girl. Should I go buy you a box of tampons? And since you're being a girl, let's cut to the chase. Tell me what I did wrong and what I have to do to make it better. I really don't have time for your drama. I need to finish packing. If you must know, we're going down to the Keys. Now, come on, I need to wrap this up and get some sleep before I go see my girl."

He huffed, offended. Classic Chris.

"Don't say anything to Dani," he said.

I nodded.

"Macy's great, and I'm really into her. I just have a feeling she wants what you guys have, and I'm not ready for that shit."

Chris actually got my attention, and I stopped what I was doing. "What shit are you talking about?"

Chris laughed and threw his towel at me as he sat down on the edge of my bed. "I can't believe you're going to make me say this. Come on, you and Dani are doing the whole love thing." He started pulling the clothes I was packing out of my bag. Inspecting them, he shook his head. "Do you really think you need this many clothes? All you need is a box of condoms."

I smacked him on the head and sat down next to him. "Hands off my stuff." I started putting everything back in my bag. "Dani is really special, and I care about her."

We hadn't been together that long, but I knew my feelings ran deep. Shit, I couldn't stop thinking about her. I couldn't get enough of her. But love? Isn't it too soon for that? I thought about it as I got up and walked to the bathroom to get the rest of my stuff.

Lying back on my bed, Chris covered his eyes with his arm. "You are so f*cking crazy about her. Just admit it. You're beyond being whipped. That woman owns you. You're so in love with her that it's embarrassing for the rest of us men. I haven't seen you like this since…you know."

He stopped talking. We hadn't gone there in a long time.

Standing in the doorway of the bathroom, I asked, "Well, what if I am?"

"I think it'd be great. Just stop making the rest of us look like chumps." He got up and smacked me on the back.

My phone buzzed, and I reached for it.

Dani: I'm ready when you are.

Liam: I can be at your house in a couple of hours.

Dani: How about I come to you?

Liam: Can't stay away from me?

Dani: Nope.

Liam: Get your sexy ass over here.

Dani: I love it when you talk to me like that.

Liam: Keep it up, and I'm not going to be able to control myself.

Dani: Who said I wanted you to?

Liam: Hurry up!

Dani: Patience.

Liam: You're driving me crazy.

Dani: Be there in thirty minutes.

Liam: XOXO.