Cameron

"And you trust Tre enough to do this?"

Again and again, I've repeated the story Maddie told me as soon as she returned home from work. She had a mental breakdown in front of her ex-boyfriend and came clean about everything that's been going on the past couple of months. When she came to me with this information, her hands were shaking, and her bottom lip was trembling. Maddie thought I'd be pissed, and I am, but not at her. I'm mad at myself for driving her to that point to begin with.

Tre shouldn't have had to be there for her. He shouldn't have found her sobbing in a fucking linen closet. What is boils down to is me making dumbass decisions that fucked her over in the end.

"Yeah. I think he was being honest," she replies. Sitting cross-legged across from me on the mattress, her curly hair is soaking her white t-shirt from her shower, and those blue eyes of hers are almost pleading with me to forgive her.

There's nothing to forgive.

I reach over to grab her hand with mine, stroking my thumb across her knuckles to soothe her. "You have nothing to apologize for, Mads. I'm not upset you told him. You deserve to have someone to talk to about things aside from me, and—"

"But it shouldn't have been Tre of all people."

"Anyone could have stumbled upon you in that closet. It just happened to be Tre. Better to break down in front of someone you have a past with than a random stranger who could sell the story to the media. Besides, Tre carries valuable information, and because of his shitty past with you, he feels the need to redeem himself. If you think we should do this, I'm on board."

My chest burns with jealousy, but I don't want her to catch onto that. Of course, I'm pissed that Tre consoled her. He never would have been a part of her life if it hadn't been for my stupid fucking decision to get with Katie in the first place. Maddie and I were broken up at the time she and Tre got together, and she was free to sleep with whoever she wanted, but does it kill me inside to know that Tre is the only other man she's had sex with aside from me? Yes. Does it bother me that if I had just kept trying to connect with her during college that maybe we could have both avoided our shitty exes and never missed out on lost time? Every waking moment.

"You've always been a terrible liar," she whispers, reaching over to run her fingertips over my lips. "You couldn't frown harder if you tried."

"I'm not upset with you, I'm just..." I shake my head, attempting to clear it. "I don't know. I'm just stuck in the past is all. I don't like being reminded that there was anyone else, you know? And none of it is your fault, but knowing he consoled you today gets under my skin. It makes me feel like I can't protect you."

"You don't think I've felt the same in the past? When we first got together, do you know how intimidating it was knowing you were so experienced and I wasn't? I get jealous just thinking about your hands on someone else." She crawls onto my lap so she's straddling me and hooks her arms around my neck.

"I understand why you'd be intimidated, but you had no reason to be." My hands drift lower, twirling with the edge of her t-shirt. "You turned my world upside down as soon as we kissed."

"Tell me about it. You had me hooked from the beginning, Holden, which is why you have no reason to be jealous of Tre." She moves her hand between us to graze my cock, which hardens in seconds from her touch. "There's no comparison."

The sense of pride that washes over me is enough to make me cringe. I know Maddie chose me, but knowing I beat him in this department has a cocky grin falling on my face. My eyes flick down to the wet spots on her t-shirt, her nipples hardened beneath the fabric and suppress a groan. I'm more than thankful her mom has taken over the guest house and is nowhere near being within earshot of us.

Maddie tilts her head to the side, studying me. "Or do I have to remind you of that?" Before I can agree, she pushes me onto my back and hooks her fingers into the band of my briefs. My skin tingles like livewire from her touch, buzzing at the possibility of what she might have in store for me.

When my cock springs free, she eyes me greedily and licks her lips, up for the challenge.

"Take the t-shirt off," I plead, but the sentence falls short on my lips when she bends over to flick her tongue around the crown of my shaft. Her mouth is hot and slick as she takes all of me in, and god, she's fucking perfect at this. I was telling the truth when I said she turned my world upside down after our first kiss. Being as experienced as I was, nobody made me feel like she did, and that still rings true even now when she takes me to the back of her throat.

"Fuck." My voice is strained as I try to hold myself back, my hand weaving through her wet curls to guide her. She uses one hand to pump me and swirls her tongue around the tip of my cock, nearly pushing me over the edge.

When she comes up for air, she tilts her lips into a grin as she thumbs my tip to gather another bead of liquid that's formed. "You're the only one, Cam." She doesn't have to remind me, but it still brings a sense of relief all the same.

It makes me want to remind her that I am the only one for her. I used to view all of my experience before her as a bad thing, but all of those experiences allowed me to gain the knowledge to please her fully and completely exactly how she desires.

I flip her onto her back, removing her underwear in one fluid swoop. I rake the t-shirt up to sit bunched beneath her neck, eyeing her breasts with a feral hunger. "Damn straight," I seethe, sinking into her wet heat.

Maddie throws her head against the pillow, calling out my name in the process, and all the jealousy I've been harboring gets thrust into my insatiable wife, giving her the rough possession she's craving. Her eyes meet mine, filled with nothing but blazing lust as she wraps her legs around my waist and pulls me in, urging me to take what I need.

My thighs slapping against hers fill the room, each powerful push of my hips edging me closer to the brink of no return. It's inside of Maddie that I find solace from outside forces. It's my wife who pulls me away from every negative thought and evaporates them into nothing.

"Fuck me," she gasps. Her nails scrape down my spine, no doubt leaving red streaks in their wake.

I support myself on my elbows to drill into her with long, commanding strokes, my eyes never leaving hers. I want her to see what she does to me—how the feel of her cunt is enough to sweep me into a never-ending thrall of passion.

"No one else," I mutter into her ear, claiming what's mine. After tonight, I never want her to think twice.

"Oh fuck, I'm going to—" Her voice breaks off into a scream of ecstasy as she unravels around me, her legs quivering as I release a jagged grunt of my own. Even though I'm coming myself, I still manage to fuck her through her orgasm in my sensitive state, cursing when the pleasure borders on too much for my cock that it's almost painful.

After a few moments of peaceful bliss, I roll off of her to stare up at the ceiling, panting heavily. Maddie curls up against my side, her head on my chest before I ask, "Are you okay? I didn't mean to be so rough. You're pregnant, and—"

She rolls her eyes. "You have to stop being so cautious all the time. I'm fine. I appreciate your concern, but I'll let you know if I can't handle something. Rough sex is good. More than good. I promise."

I nod thoughtfully. Even if it goes against every instinct of mine, I'll respect her wishes. I've tried not to be too hands on, but sometimes I can't help it. When she works a long shift, I worry she's been on her feet too long, or if she's moving something that might be too heavy, I freak the hell out and demand she set it down. This is our first time going through a pregnancy together, and I don't want to miss a second of it. I want to be there.

And I damn sure won't let Katie stand in the way of our happiness this time.

When our next baby is born, I want her out of our lives for good.

"Tell Tre we're both on board. Whatever he has to do in order to bring this bitch down, do it."