Robyn took a bite of her omelet. It was good. Better than she remembered. She pulled out her cell phone and called Eva again.
Eva was breathless when she answered. “Hey! I wasn’t going to pick up the phone until I saw that it was you. Jesse, Cassidy, and I were about to go outside and play in the snow. What’s going on?”
“I opened the door to leave and being half naked in this freakum dress forced me to realize my pride was going to have to take a back seat. It’s freezing out there!”
“It’s not that bad out.”
“I’m sure you’re wearing a snowsuit, gloves, and a hat. I’m in heels and dress. Anyway, Maxwell is going to call a service to plow. Who knows how long that’s going to take.”
“Hmmm . . . why don’t you spend that time getting reacquainted, and I don’t mean sexing each other up, or down, or whatever positions you two were in.” Eva laughed.
“You’re so funny this morning.”
“Well, do you want to hear something even funnier? Jesse said he’s glad you two are stuck up there on that hill because now you’ll both finally be able to talk and hopefully get closure one way or another. After I thought about it, he’s right. So, in simple terms, he’s not coming to get you.”
Robyn twisted her lips to the side. “Tell Jesse thanks for all the support.”
Eva turned serious. “You know we love and support you both, but this has been a long time coming.” She hesitated. “I probably shouldn’t tell you this, but, Maxwell has been so driven because he needed to prove to himself that he was worthy of you. Then, he needed to prove it to you. I think almost every decision he’s ever made has been because of you. So, whatever happens up there, be careful with his heart. He may seem like he has it all together, but Jesse and I know the truth.”
Robyn’s own heart twisted. “I don’t know what to do.”
“Talk and be honest. That’s it.” Eva’s voice took on a happier tone. “And, because I’m such a good friend, check the guest room. I packed a bag for you.”
“What? How’d you know?”
“Yeah, well, when Maxwell called earlier, I thought he would be on a mission, and I figured your hot ass would probably be spending the night. There are some toiletries and a change of clothes up there.”
“I could kiss you. Thank you, Eva.”
“Welcome. Anyway, Jesse and Cassidy are giving me the evil eye. I better go. Call me later when you get home.”
After ending the call, Robyn made three decisions. She was going to take a hot shower and then find Maxwell. He had been important to her, and even if they only ended up as friends, they needed to figure this thing between them out. But, first, she was going to finish her omelet. The man always knew the way to her heart was through her stomach.
*****
Maxwell stood under the shower with both hands on the wall as he let the spray of the hot water run down his body. He was tense. He was confused. He was angry. He couldn’t understand why he wasn’t able to let this thing with Robyn go. It was obvious that she had moved on with her life without giving him a second thought, or was it? He quickly let go of that notion. Somewhere in the back of his mind, she was always there. Why wasn’t he able to do the same? Building this house, having her here was stupid. Having her in his arms and making love to her was sheer lunacy.
He should never have listened to his business associate, Randall Fisher. The entire plan of showing Robyn what she had been missing by recreating their dream home to wooing her in order to make love one last time was his idea. Initially, Maxwell balked at the idea but it eventually grew on him. But, Jesse was right when Maxwell told him about this scheme. He said it was idiotic and could backfire big-time. He’d also dropped more truth on him when he told Maxwell to face his feelings and go after Robyn or bury it and move on with his life. What Jesse didn’t understand was that was exactly what he was trying to do! Maxwell wanted the happily ever after that he and Eva had. His problem was that he’d never met anyone who came close to making him feel the way Robyn had. In the end, Jesse had been right.
Maxwell lifted his face up to the shower head. His mind flashed back to having her body beneath his driving into her over and over again. The mere thought caused his manhood to stand at full attention. He took himself into his hands and began to move back and forth. He ran his thumb over the tip imagining that he was plowing inside Robyn’s hot body. The mere thought caused him to add extra pressure and pump faster. He couldn’t remember the last time sex was so good.
Maxwell allowed his imagination to run wild. He tried to stifle a growl. Blood was pounding in his ears as the vision of Robyn changed. She now had her full lips wrapped around him eagerly taking what she wanted and trying to please him. Thinking of her swirling her tongue around the bulbous head drove him insane. Seeing Robyn on her knees, slowly pulling him inch by agonizing inch into the incredibly wet cavern
