three.”
“Not another one.” She stood up.
“Please sit. I promise this is the last one.” Ethan kissed the back of her hand. “We already said we would date exclusively, so this last one shouldn’t be too hard.”
Madison held her breath. “This must be a doozy.”
“Rule number three. You have to tell everyone you come in contact with that you’re Mrs. Campbell. Even if you meet another man you might be interested in.”
“But I-” Madison couldn’t finish without Ethan interrupting her.
“Take it or leave it.”
“Before I got interrupted, I was going to say, I don’t have any intentions on talking to another man. I can tell you’re going to be a hand full.”
“One last thing.”
“I thought you were finished.”
Ethan leaned closer to her. “If at any time you feel the need to consummate our relationship, please let me know. I’m ready, willing and able.”
Madison felt like slapping the smirk off his face.
“I have a feeling I’m getting more than I bargained for.”
“Isn’t this what you wanted? We get to learn more about each other and you get to look good in front of your family.”
Their closeness had Madison’s hormones jumping through hoops.
Ethan devoured her mouth and they became one with a kiss. Moans seeped out of her throat. Before realizing it, Ethan was on top of her. She felt the hardness of his manhood.
She was quickly losing control. She used her free hand to get his attention. “I think we should slow it down.”
Ethan sat up. “I think you’re right. Sorry, I got caught up in the moment, Mrs. Campbell.”
Madison pulled down her t-shirt. “I did too, Mr. Campbell.”
Ethan stood up and reached for her hand. He pulled her up and they walked towards the front door.
Ethan stopped at the door and turned around and looked directly into her eyes. He kissed her one last time before walking through the door.
“By the way, I wasn’t going to call your parents, because I don’t have the number.”
She stood with her hand on her hip. “You tricked me.”
He turned around and winked. “No dear, I would never do that.”
She watched him walk to his car. “Call me later if you feel like it.”
“I’m just going to go back in there and finish watching that movie. They show the best movies on that channel.”
“What channel is that?” Ethan asked just out of curiosity.
“ Lifetime ,” Madison replied before shutting the door.
Chapter 12
Charlotte screamed through the phone. “He did what?”
“I’m not repeating myself. People are beginning to come into the office and I don’t need Owen or anybody else in my business,” Madison said as she logged onto her computer.
“ Madison, do I need to call a doctor and have you committed?”
“We only have to do it for a few more months.”
“What if you guys really do work out? What then?”
People walked by Madison’s desk with their morning coffee. “Girl, I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it. For now, I’m going with the flow.”
“Okay, Ms. Going With the flow. I think you’ve bitten off more than you can chew with those lying teeth of yours.”
Madison skimmed through her email. “You know Char; I don’t know why I even tell you anything. You’re always so negative.”
“Not negative, just realistic.”
“Whatever. Here comes Owen. Let me get off this phone.”
After hanging up with Charlotte, she pretended to be busy. Owen made a beeline straight towards her.
“Good morning, Madison.”
She looked up from her computer and smiled. “Good morning, Owen.”
“Did you have a good evening?”
Madison waved her hand in the air and in her most proper voice said, “Oh I had a lovely evening.”
Owen ran up and grabbed her hand. “Let me see that rock.”
“You like.”
“Yes, but what happened to your other ring?”
With a smug look on her face, she responded, “He wanted to upgrade.”
Owen wouldn’t let go of her hand. “You have a good
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