mind because of the situation.”
“Have you talked with him?”
She shook her head. “I sent him a text asking if he was there but no response. I just have this terrible feeling that we are over.”
“You can’t assume anything until you talk with him. Come on, let me drive you home.”
She nodded as she walked towards his car. “I love your car.”
“Thanks, I just got it last month. It’s the one thing I allowed myself to spend money on.”
She laughed. “It’s gorgeous. Nice job.”
“Thanks.”
They headed back towards their building. “How’s everything going in your personal life?” she asked.
He chuckled. “It’s a mess. My lawyer shut down her blog but my parents are going through the roof. They have a wholesome image to uphold and I blew it out of the water this time.”
“I’m sorry, that really sucks. Have you talked to her at all?”
“God no, I hope I never see her again. I learned a lot from that disaster. It will be awhile until I jump into the water again.”
She frowned. “Don’t let her ruin the chance for you to find the right girl. Not all girls are like that.”
Mike laughed. “Yeah but they aren’t all as perfect as you are either, Madison.”
She pouted. “I’m not perfect. I wish people would stop thinking that I am!”
Mike pulled into his parking space and shut off the car. “I didn’t mean to upset you but you have this wholesome image about you. You are new to the world.”
She hopped from the car. “That’s why Hunter left me. He doesn’t want to tarnish me! What crap is that? Fine, I don’t have all the experience in the world but I know a good person when I see them! I can make choices on my own.”
She walked into their building and up the stairs. Mike caught up to her. “I’m sorry. I honestly didn’t mean anything by that.”
“Of course you did, so did Hunter when he left me.”
Mike finished his climb up the stairs and leaned against his door. “Listen. You will find your way as you go and yes, you will make mistakes but it will make you a stronger person. You will catch up to the rest of us but learn from our mistakes too. Love makes you do stupid things and sexual attraction is even worse.”
Madison blushed as she opened the door. “See you around, Mike.”
He laughed as if he was hiding a secret. “Have dinner with me tonight.”
She looked back at him. “What?”
“Just as friends Madison, calm down.” He smiled. “I like talking to you and I can keep my eyes on you and make sure you are ok.”
She nodded. “Ok.”
“I will come by around six.”
She closed her door and looked down at her phone. He finally responded. I’m here - Hunter
She tossed her phone onto the coffee table and took a deep breath. She was sick of people seeing her as sweet and innocent. She could handle whatever was thrown at her and it was about time things changed.
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Madison arrived back at her apartment around four thirty. She decided that she wanted to buy some new clothes. She hopped into the shower and shaved her legs. She ran her body lotion up and down her wet, bare skin as she finished getting ready for her dinner with Mike.
She wrapped the towel around herself as she walked into her bedroom. She opened her shopping bags and removed the new pair of cotton shorts and strapless tank top. She found the strappy heels to complete the outfit.
She finished getting dressed as she heard the knock on her door. When she opened it, Mike stood staring at her. “Wow.”
Madison looked at him. “Is it ok? I wasn’t sure where you were taking me.”
“It’s perfect. You look stunning.”
She smiled as she grabbed her purse and left the apartment. She followed him down the stairs and out to his car. “What’s the plan for tonight?”
“I thought I would take you into town to this small beach bar. I think you will love it.”
She nodded. “Sounds great, I’m
“Have you talked with him?”
She shook her head. “I sent him a text asking if he was there but no response. I just have this terrible feeling that we are over.”
“You can’t assume anything until you talk with him. Come on, let me drive you home.”
She nodded as she walked towards his car. “I love your car.”
“Thanks, I just got it last month. It’s the one thing I allowed myself to spend money on.”
She laughed. “It’s gorgeous. Nice job.”
“Thanks.”
They headed back towards their building. “How’s everything going in your personal life?” she asked.
He chuckled. “It’s a mess. My lawyer shut down her blog but my parents are going through the roof. They have a wholesome image to uphold and I blew it out of the water this time.”
“I’m sorry, that really sucks. Have you talked to her at all?”
“God no, I hope I never see her again. I learned a lot from that disaster. It will be awhile until I jump into the water again.”
She frowned. “Don’t let her ruin the chance for you to find the right girl. Not all girls are like that.”
Mike laughed. “Yeah but they aren’t all as perfect as you are either, Madison.”
She pouted. “I’m not perfect. I wish people would stop thinking that I am!”
Mike pulled into his parking space and shut off the car. “I didn’t mean to upset you but you have this wholesome image about you. You are new to the world.”
She hopped from the car. “That’s why Hunter left me. He doesn’t want to tarnish me! What crap is that? Fine, I don’t have all the experience in the world but I know a good person when I see them! I can make choices on my own.”
She walked into their building and up the stairs. Mike caught up to her. “I’m sorry. I honestly didn’t mean anything by that.”
“Of course you did, so did Hunter when he left me.”
Mike finished his climb up the stairs and leaned against his door. “Listen. You will find your way as you go and yes, you will make mistakes but it will make you a stronger person. You will catch up to the rest of us but learn from our mistakes too. Love makes you do stupid things and sexual attraction is even worse.”
Madison blushed as she opened the door. “See you around, Mike.”
He laughed as if he was hiding a secret. “Have dinner with me tonight.”
She looked back at him. “What?”
“Just as friends Madison, calm down.” He smiled. “I like talking to you and I can keep my eyes on you and make sure you are ok.”
She nodded. “Ok.”
“I will come by around six.”
She closed her door and looked down at her phone. He finally responded. I’m here - Hunter
She tossed her phone onto the coffee table and took a deep breath. She was sick of people seeing her as sweet and innocent. She could handle whatever was thrown at her and it was about time things changed.
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Madison arrived back at her apartment around four thirty. She decided that she wanted to buy some new clothes. She hopped into the shower and shaved her legs. She ran her body lotion up and down her wet, bare skin as she finished getting ready for her dinner with Mike.
She wrapped the towel around herself as she walked into her bedroom. She opened her shopping bags and removed the new pair of cotton shorts and strapless tank top. She found the strappy heels to complete the outfit.
She finished getting dressed as she heard the knock on her door. When she opened it, Mike stood staring at her. “Wow.”
Madison looked at him. “Is it ok? I wasn’t sure where you were taking me.”
“It’s perfect. You look stunning.”
She smiled as she grabbed her purse and left the apartment. She followed him down the stairs and out to his car. “What’s the plan for tonight?”
“I thought I would take you into town to this small beach bar. I think you will love it.”
She nodded. “Sounds great, I’m
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