"MADDISON!" Philip shouted as he wheeled himself through the living room door. "Yes Philip." Maddy said with frustration.
"Why did you leave without telling anyone?"
"Were you worried I would go out and meet with some man and leave you?" Andre flinched; it was time for her to leave.
"Sir, I will be leaving now." "Okay Andre." Philip responded. "Bye Maddy, glad you are safe." "Thanks Andre.
"Now Mr. Kilian, let me say this again, I love you, I am in love with you, I want and need only you. All the good and bad things in my life I want to share with you. Do you understand how betrayed your actions make ME feel? You had sex with me in your office right before a meeting so Torien could smell me!"
Philip lowered his head.
"Look at me Philip."
Philip looked up and into her eyes.
"You need to trust me or I'm leaving you." Philip froze. No, she couldn't!
"I get jealous, and my heart begins to hurt when men ask me to put in a good word for them. We need to get married soon."
"Will me being your wife make you any less jealous? I think not. If I'm only the fiancée, and you act like this, when I become the wife, you will start killing people!"
Philip covered his face with his hands in shame. She was right. He needed to keep himself in check. He couldn't afford to lose her, ever.
"I'm sorry Maddison." Philip said sincerely.
"I know Philip, but when you do things like this, I get doubts. We don't need this kind of behavior; it will ruin what we are trying to build." She walked over to him and kiss him on his forehead. He quickly raised his head and kissed her.
"Let me make it up to you." "I need a shower first. Your dinner is in the oven,
have some, I'll be back in a few." Maddy left go take a shower and change. When she came back, Philip was in the living room on the sofa eating and watching TV. She sat next to him and watched with him until she fell asleep. When she awoke the next morning, she was in the same spot and Philip was next to her. She eased away from him, smiled and left to get ready for work.
At The Office
"So Philip, when are you gonna ask Maddy to marry you? I've never seen you so happy."
"I'm not sure I can hold on to her Luke, her portfolio is on the rise and pretty soon companies bigger than Dalton Corp will be trying to get her away from me. How can I compete with all those men who can go dancing with her, travel the world with her?"
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"Bruh, are you kidding me? That woman sees only you and no one else. Do you know how many dates she has turned down? There is a pool going to see how many she will turn down by the end of the year, the person who wins has to buy drinks." Philip frowned. He didn't want Maddy to be the topic of office gossip.
"Don't worry, it's harmless, I've even placed a bet. That woman is dynamite in the boardroom, she stands by you no matter what and she never lets anyone look down on you. Marry her Philip." "I don't know, she makes me lose my
self-confidence when it comes to her." "Let me ask you this. If she left you tomorrow, what would you do to get her back."
she means everything to me." "So why do you think that you aren't the same for her?" Philip sighed. He was frustrated.
"Stop worrying, she is not going to leave you and if you get her pregnant, she will be tied to you for the rest of your life." "I told her when we first made love if she got pregnant, we would get married and raise our child together but I'm not so sure now."
Maddy felt her heart break as she stood by the door. He didn't want a child with her. Why didn't he say so? They have never used protection. Philip said he loved the feel of her and she felt the same way. So why be afraid of having children if he didn't safeguard against it? Maddy drifted backwards and went to her office. She hurried to the bathroom and washed her face. Looking into the mirror, she saw a woman who was on the rise, she was making ten times more money than working at the club. Philip helped her invest in stocks and a few startup companies. She had health and life insurance, a good pension plan and in a couple of years, she
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would be a millionaire. All because of Philip, it was what he wanted for her but now, she didn't feel his love. She felt betrayed.
"Maddy honey, Luke and I are heading out to lunch, you wanna come with?" Philip asked as he stopped by her office.
"Uh, thanks but I have to finish up here for a meeting in a few, then I am heading home to cook."
"Okay I will see you at home then." Philip said as he blew her a kiss and left. Maddy sat at her desk and as she opened the container of food, Kira had gotten for her, she felt lightheaded. Without warning her stomach heaved. She folded over trying to calm herself then she got up and ran straight to the bathroom.
At The Doctor's Office
Maddy had thrown up everything she had for breakfast, she felt dried out. She hobbled over to the kitchenette and got some bottled water. Taking a sip, she called her doctor and made a special request to see him.
"Maddy sweetie, you're pregnant about six weeks." "I'm pregnant." Maddy repeated softly.
"You don't want the baby?" Dr. Michael asked softly.
"I'm not sure, this shouldn't come as a shock, my boyfriend and I don't use protection but I never…"
"It's okay, take some time to process this, in the meantime, pick up some info from the reception desk and she will give you some vitamins. Come back and see me in two weeks, okay?"
"Thanks Sam."
Maddy drove back to the office in a total daze. She and Philip were going to have a baby. NO! She was having the baby; Philip didn't want a child.
Why did this have to happen now? Things were going so well.
"Hey babe, I thought you were going home to cook?" Philip appeared in the doorway. He had taken off his suit jacket and was wearing a button-down long sleeve orange shirt. God he was sexy. Her body throbbed at the sight of him.
"I came back to pick up something, I'm heading home now. Are you all done for the day?" "Yes, you can drive."
As they arrived home, Maddy's mood was somber. How could she tell the man she loved that they were going to have a child but since he didn't want one with her, she was leaving him and the company.
"Baby, what's wrong?"
Maddy looked up from her plate and tried to smile. As she looked into Philip's eyes, she warred with herself. Tell him or not?
"I…" "Are you ill?" Philip asked when he saw her expression. Maddy shook her head and swallowed.
"I'm not hungry." "Okay, well just put it up for tomorrow." Philip knew she was
lying but he didn't want to push.
"Are you cheating on me Maddy?" Philip's voice was harsh and the moment the words came out, he regretted them.
Maddy flinched as she stared at him.
"I'm sorry, ignore me it's been a long day."
"Is that how you think of me Philip? I'm just waiting to cheat on you?"
"No, I didn't mean it, I told you to ignore me." Philip pushed his half empty plate away from him.
"Suit yourself, I'm going to take a shower and get to bed, I'm tired."
"Maddy please don't go, talk to me. I'm sorry." Philip said gently as he wheeled himself towards her.
Maddy looked into Philip's eyes, searching for what she did not know. "Do you love me Philip?" "Yes." He didn't pause or hesitate.
"How do you know it's me you love and not the idea of me."
"I… years ago I fell in love, and she broke my heart. I realized later, it was not love, she was popular, well liked but she was sleeping with several of my friends. When they told me, I called them liars because I never believed someone as sweet as her could do that to me. It damaged me somehow and I lost my ability to trust people. When I got married, I knew I didn't need to trust Kate, we weren't intimate so who she slept with didn't matter. You Maddison mean everything to me, the world we have built between the two of us, is what I have been searching for all my life. Anything that threatens that is an issue for me. I am a jealous man; I make no apologies. Yes, I will get angry, yes, I will throw a tantrum but I will also listen to your side, try to see reason. Only you Maddy. No one else has my attention the way you do. The first time we made love my world was ripped apart. You opened up yourself to me and only me, no other man can say that. Do you think I would not know that I love you the woman? You who holds me close at night, you who respects me, you Maddy the woman who has stood by my side when others want to throw me away. I love you, all of you."
Maddy was in tears.
"Baby don't cry. Come on, let's take that shower we can relax in bed if you want, just don't cry."
Maddy said nothing but she let Philip led her to the bathroom, stripped her of her clothes and bathed her. As they lay in bed, Philip felt his desire rise.
"Maddy honey." She kept silent but she turned to face him. "Would you allow me to make love to you tonight?"
Philip had never asked her before, what changed? She knew this would be her last night in his arms, she would give them what they needed and tomorrow, she would be gone. Philip smiled when Maddy put her arms around his neck and pulled him to her. He quickly shifted and moved down between her legs. He loved to smell her when she was aroused. It got him so hard stars would explode behind his eyes.
"Philip." Maddy said breathlessly as she looked down at him. All she could see was the top of his head. It was a beautiful sight and when he looked up at her while continuing, Maddy felt all her nerve endings go haywire.
"Make me c*m Philip, please!"
He loved to hear when she said that. He pulled away and crawled between her legs.
"Raise your legs for me baby." She did as she was told.
"God you are so beautiful, I love you so much Maddy." He maneuvered himself at her entrance, looked into her eyes and surged.
That initial entry was her undoing. It never failed to literally take her breath away. "PHILIP!"