Page 41 of Real Forever
Jake: I think we should ask Nathan to write up a letter to NorAsana on her behalf and either send it to Lauren to send to Tammy or we could have him send it to Tammy directly. What do you think?
Madison: I don’t know. I’ve never had to deal with a lawyer before. The only time anything even close happened was with my dad’s will and everything but we’ve known his lawyer since we were kids so he kind of handled everything.
Madison: Will it be expensive to get the letter?
Probably.Lauren won’t be able to pay for it. Neither will Madison. I’ll just get him to send me the bill.
Jake:No. I’ll ask him to do it as a favor to me.
Madison: Really? That’s amazing. Please tell him thank you so much.
Jake: I will. And I’ll ask him what he thinks our next step should be.
Madison: Perfect. We have to figure out what to do with these pictures of Tammy from the lobby last night, too.
Right.The picture of Tammy. Jake had never expected Madison to actually catch Tammy doing anything seedy. Seedy enough to be worth photographing, at least. He had never bothered to think of what would come next. Or rather, how to talk Madison out of blackmailing her. He thought Tammy was horrible too, but not enough to risk doing something illegal to screw with her.
Jake:Maybe we should get together and figure this all out. Come up with a plan.
Madison: Yeah I agree. Now? Your place? Or is it too late for you?
Now?Here?He wouldn’t have time to clean before she got here. Jake got up and paced around the bedroom, looking for a reason to say no, but he had stress cleaned the entire condo a few days earlier. He was freshly showered too. He checked his bed which was made with clean sheets. His mind’s eye snapped to Madison sprawled across his bed in the navy dress from last night. The backless dress had made it obvious she wasn’t wearing a bra and all he could think about now was sliding the straps off her shoulders to reveal her naked breasts. He adjusted himself as his cock rose against the thin cotton fleece of his sweatpants.
Jake:Come on over.
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Madison
Madison:I’m downstairs. Do I buzz or something?
Jake: I’ll come down and get you.
Madison snucka peek at herself in the mirror above the enormous wood credenza in the lobby of Jake’s building. She massaged the roots of her hair with her fingers to fluff it up a bit and applied some lip balm. Sitting down on a sleek leather chair to wait, she fidgeted with her purse. Unzip. Zip. Unzip. Zip. Ding. She looked up as the elevator doors opened and Jake strode out to meet her.Good fucking god.
By some cruel twist of magic or fate, or maybe karma, Jake was somehow even sexier tonight, in sweatpants, than he had been last night in his dress shirt and pants. Madison’s eyes panned down his body, from his tousled hair to his muscular upper body. His shirt fit snugly across his shoulders, biceps, and chest, but draped irresistibly casually around his waist. Madison’s eyes scanned a smidgen further south before darting back up in surprise. She could feel her eyes had grown wide and her cheeks were hot. She stole another peek. Beneath the thin fabric of Jake’s gray sweatpants lay an unmistakable outline. An unmistakable, large outline.
“Hello? Madison?”
Madison shot up. “Huh? What?”
Jake raised an eyebrow. “Are you okay? I was saying your name, and it was like you couldn’t hear me.”
Yeah, because I temporarily lost all five of my fucking senses at the sight of your cock outline.
“Sorry. I must have zoned out or something.” She stood up and slung her purse over her shoulder.
“How was your drive?” Jake asked as he pressed the elevator button. It opened, and they both got in. Jake pressed the button for the fourth floor.
“Yeah, it was fine. Thanks for asking.” Why did it feel so awkward? Madison cleared her throat. “So, did your friend answer you about the letter?”
“He did. He said he could have it done early this week.”
Madison let out a small, relieved huff. “You are a miracle worker, Jake. You know that?” She stole a quick glance at Jake, who was staring at the floor with a slight smile.Is he embarrassed? Adorable.
They arrived at the fourth floor and Jake held the elevator door for Madison, gesturing to the left side of the hallway.
“Can I get you something to drink?” Jake asked as they entered the condo.
