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you ok?” she asked.
    “Rough night, are you just getting home?”
    She nodded. “Alicia wanted me to spend the night. What happened?”
    “I need some sleep. I will come over in a few hours and tell you what happened.”
    “Ok, see you later.” He shut the door as Madison entered her apartment. She quickly showered and changed. She grabbed her textbooks and used her balcony to study.
    She heard the knock on her door around noon. She opened it and found Mike in much better shape. He had showered, shaved and changed clothes.
    “Sorry about this morning but I drove home around two in the morning.”
    She allowed him into her apartment as they sat on the balcony. She closed her textbooks and gave him her undivided attention. “What happened?”
    “My father is a bastard but I think the situation will go away for now. She shouldn’t be talking anytime soon.”
    “She’s still alive, right?”
    He laughed. “Yeah, she’s still alive. How did yesterday go?”
    “It was fun. Carter had his bachelor party last night. They rolled in around three in the morning. Hunter is coming over today.”
    Mike just stared at her. “Yeah, what does he want now?”
    “He wants to clear the air so that next Saturday won’t be awkward.”
    “Makes sense, did he say anything else to you?”
    She shook her head. “Nothing new.” She glanced at him. She took a deep breath and spoke, “Mike, I feel like there is something between us.”
    His eyes never moved from hers. He nodded but still didn’t say anything.
    “It feels so natural to hang out with you. You never pressure me into anything and you just let me be me. I won’t lie, I felt my heart beating out of my chest last night when you were about to kiss me but I just couldn’t.”
    He moved slightly as he reached for her hand. “Maddy, I completely understand. I’m not sure I’m ready to take that step either. I have so much crap that I need to deal with from the last relationship but in the meantime we can keep hanging out and let nature will take its course.”
    She smiled. “Should I be embarrassed?”
    He chuckled. “No, not at all. I feel the same way about you. I just know we are both in an awkward situation.”
    She nodded. “Can I make you lunch?”
    “No, I need to run out for awhile. Amber needs me to repair that fixture in the backroom. I will be around later tonight if you want to grab dinner.”
    “Sounds good, stop over when you are ready.”
    He leaned in and kissed her cheek. She felt her heart racing again as he lingered. She looked into his eyes as he pulled back. He sighed softly as he left her apartment. She closed the door behind him and leaned back against it.
    She walked across the room and grabbed her phone. “Hey Jessie.”
    “Hey sweetie, what’s going on?”
    “I need my best friend.”
    “Oh no, what happened?” she asked.
    “I think I have feelings towards Mike but I know I’m not over Hunter yet.”
    She chuckled. “What’s going on with Hunter? I thought the loser was out of your life.”
    “He’s not a loser, Jessie. He’s just confused. He’s coming over shortly to talk. We need to be civil next weekend.”
    “Did something happen with Mike?”
    “We had a moment.”
    “Oh! What kind of moment?”
    “He wanted to kiss me and God, I wanted him to but I turned away at the last second.”
    “Oh Maddy, when are you going to have some fun. You aren’t married, you are young.”
    “Alicia said the same thing. Maybe you are right but he said he’s in a bad situation right now. I don’t think he wants to start anything.”
    “I think you need to take a bold step, Maddy. You need to move on from Hunter. You need a break from all that crap and just enjoy your life. How’s school?”
    “I love it. I have this strange professor though.”
    “Strange, how? Most teachers are strange.” She laughed.
    “I don’t know. I can’t put my finger on it. All the girls drool over him.”
    “Oh, I had some of those too. Take a