Handle With Care

Maddox POV

After another minute of her breathing evening out, she finally whispered, “Okay… I’m ready.”

I nodded, throat tight, and stepped back to give her space. She let the towel drop. And she stood there with nothing on.

If I told you I wasn’t affected, I’d be lying through my teeth.

I’d dreamed for years about seeing her like this, her skin, the soft flush of it, the way my hands would fit on