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He gazed down at me. “Yeah, babe. Your amazing art. We have a gallery upstairs for you to show off your work and you can even feature other people’s art.”

We walked over to the other side of the building where a small classroom setting was. “This is for adults?”

Maverick nodded. “You can teach them and even do paint nights here. Lilah was saying that’s a big thing now.”

I laughed and leaned up against him. “Of course she did. That girl is on top of everything. I’m guessing she’s the one who decorated as well?”

“Her and Bambi. They did your office as well. But upstairs in the gallery, that was all me. I wanted it to be special.”

Maverick led me to a set of open stairs. They were black iron that seemed to float above the rest of the studio. We slowly walked up and I stopped when we got to the top.

The whole room was the original brick walls. Industrial style lights hung on the back wall at all different lengths. The front wall was all arched windows letting the beautiful natural light into the room.

The ceiling was all open and you could see the black steel above. Three large industrial light fixtures hung from the tall ceiling. There were two brown leather couches on the back wall and some benches down the middle of the room.

Maverick placed his hand on the small of my back and guided me back down the stairs. “Let’s see that office of yours now. The whole building is equipped with the most advanced security we could get our hands-on. Cameras everywhere plus some hidden in case anybody gets any ideas. Security film on all the windows, alarm systems, the works. Joker and Wrench made sure it was all tested and perfect for you, Willow. With Snake still alive we didn’t want to risk anything.”

“Ahh, the overprotective big brothers. Just kidding, babe. I’m glad. It makes me feel much safer and I’m sure parents will be happy to hear their kids will be safe.”

We walked toward the back of the studio to a light purple door. I glanced toward Maverick. He laughed and edged me along. “All Bambi’s ideas, babe.”

As he opened the door, the tears started to fall from my eyes. The office was like something out of my dreams.

A beautiful wooden bookcase encompassed the back wall. It had two tall shelves on either side and a shelf at the top. It had the same shelf at the bottom. The middle was open to expose the brick wall. The wood was worn but looked beautiful in the room. The three cases had old windows as a cover with sparkly knobs.

In front of the bookcase was a simple desk. It was similar to a farmhouse style kitchen table but looked perfect in this room. A large white chair was behind the desk. It looked so comfortable so I went ahead and sat in it.

Maverick smiled at me as I assessed the rest of the office. A small loveseat that matched the chair I was sitting in sat across from my desk on the brick wall. Two black and white pictures were on the wall behind the loveseat. One was of Maverick and me at the club party and the other was a picture of Orion, Maverick, and I walking in the field behind his house.

“Who took these?”

Maverick laughed. “Lilah, of course. She’s a little sneak. This office was all her and Bambi.”

I smiled as I walked around and looked at all the little details they put into my brand new office. Maverick came up behind me and gripped my hips, playfully.

“How do you like it, baby girl?”

I turned around and gazed up at him. “Silas...this is all so amazing. It’s more than I could ever dream of!”

He smiled and leaned in to nuzzle my neck. Maverick placed soft kisses along my collarbone as he made his way back to the crook of my neck.

“Mmmm, Mav. That feels so nice.”

He slowly walked me back until I could feel the back of my knees hit the loveseat. I carefully sat down as he bent down to kiss me.

Our lips met and I pulled him down closer to me. My hands went to his belt and I quickly unbuttoned his pants and pushed them down.

Maverick pulled back and laughed. “Easy, Willow. There’s no rush. I want to taste you, baby girl.”

He knelt down and pushed my dress up to my waist. Maverick’s rough hands gripped my thighs and pushed my legs apart. He made sure to be gentle and not agitate my leg.

I ran my fingers through his hair as he rubbed my clit over my panties. “Stop teasing me, Maverick.”

He chuckled and slipped a finger underneath my panties and pulled them to the side. Maverick slowly dragged his finger through my wet lips.

“So wet and ready for me, baby girl.” He pulled his hand back and then slipped my panties completely off. Maverick leaned in closer and gently dragged his tongue across my pussy. “God, you taste so good.”

I shamelessly ground my clit against his tongue as he spread my legs further apart. Maverick slowly slid one finger into me as he sucked on my clit.