Page 94 of Maxim

Two weeks.

It’s been two weeks since we had sex for the first time. I still look the same on the outside, but I feel different. Maxim has me hooked on all things him. The way he touches me in and out of the bedroom, the things he says to me, everything. I heard one of the girls who worked for Father while I was working behind the bar talking about getting dick drunk.

I thought it sounded ridiculous, but now I get it. I’m officially dick drunk. As soon as Maxim touches me, I want to strip naked and let him devour me. It’s borderline insane.

Sighing, I push thoughts of Maxim away and get into the shower. I don’t waste any time as I make myself clean. I do take my time, though, and make sure I don’t miss anything when I shave.

It’s kind of weird that I have to shave now. I used to think it would be so nice to do it all myself, but now I see the benefits of waxing. Maybe once this is all over, I’ll find a new aesthetician to handle it for me.

By the time I step out of the bathroom, I hear some banging going on in the kitchen.

“Hey, give me a minute to get dressed!”

“Take your time,” Thea yells back.

Quickly, I get dressed and head toward her.

“How was your shower?” she asks when she sees me.

“Good.”

“Yeah? You are looking a little flush. Did Maxim not take care of you before he left?” she teases.

I roll my eyes and try to ignore the way I feel my cheeks heat. “You’re ridiculous.”

I told her after our first time. Not because I wanted to gossip, but she is my only source of judging if what I am feeling is normal. She was ecstatic. I guess she has been rooting for us from the beginning.

“You love me,” she teases.

“What did you bring today?” I ask, nodding toward the bag that sits on the counter.

“Oh, that’s a puzzle that’s going to piss us off, and one of us will probably rage quit.”

“Why do you say that?”

“Because every single piece is clear. We will have to put it together based on shapes alone.”

I feel my eyebrows raise. “That sounds…”

“Like a pain in the ass.” She laughs.

“I bet you’ll rage quit before me.”

It’s the truth too. I have way more patience than her.

She scoffs. “I don’t take bets that I’m bound to lose. I’ll one hundred percent quit before you. I have no idea how you stay so calm.”

I do. It was being raised by that monster. I learned how to deal with a lot of things. Putting together a difficult puzzle? Not a big deal.

The puzzle sounds like an absolute nightmare, but one I’m up for. I’m totally game for something that will get Maxim off my mind for a few hours.

“Should we get started?” I ask.

She holds up her hands. “Oh, don’t get too excited. It’s only a puzzle.”

I roll my eyes and head toward the box.

“I brought you a sandwich too.” She starts to rustle through a bag.

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