David put a call into Blue Moon a little past noon. He had spent the better part of the morning trying to drum up business for the agency. Blue Moon had become a successful agency in part due to the cold calls David had begun to make. Since Blue Moon had solved a couple of news worthy cases, it usually wasn't difficult for David to get in to see the person in charge.

David was waiting in the reception area of a law firm that specialized in divorce and custody cases. He was sitting with a magazine in his hand; but he wasn't even looking at it. Instead he was replaying scenes from last night with Maddie. Wow, it had been something. Each night with that woman seemed to get hotter; instead of getting bored David's appetite was increasing. She was such a complex woman; burning hot and icy cold; sometimes in a matter of seconds. He loved her to distraction but she was slowly driving him insane.

David had left his own apartment this morning; leaving Maddie asleep. He couldn't bear to see the doubt and uncertainty in her blue eyes. He couldn't stomach her talking about pacts. Why couldn't she accept that they were great together? He really could not understand that blonde. As the thoughts filled his head, he looked up to see another blonde standing over him. Not bad, he thought.

She smiled down at him extending her hand. David stood up and took it. "You must have enthralling thoughts" she told him "I've been trying to get your attention for a while."

"Sorry. David Addison, Blue Moon Investigations."

"Vicki Andrews." She eyed him with appreciation. "What can I do for you today, Mr. Addison?"

David turned on his charm and pitched his deal. An hour, a cup of coffee, and a contract in hand, a happy David Addison strutted out of the law firm. Tonight he and Maddie had another job to do besides breaking her pact. They were hired to see if the husband of one of the law firms 'clients was actually in town for business or pleasure. The law firm wanted evidence that he was cheating and needed it in the form of audio and video tape. David called to hire the surveillance van and then he called Blue Moon.

"Maddie." He began when he heard her voice.

"Where are you David?" she asked, her voice tinged with anger.

"I spent the morning doing some cold calling and I got us a nice little contract." He told her enthusiastically.

"And who gave you permission to do that today David." Her voice was shrill in his ear, he held the receiver away. "Maybe I needed you here this morning!"

"Oh I bet you did." She could hear the smirk in his voice and she wished she could reach through the phone and slap him.

"What contract? Don't you think that I, the owner and boss of Blue Moon, should give my permission before you sign a contract?"

She had taken the wind out of his sails; David was starting to get hot under the collar. "Can you for once get off your high horse?' he snarled into the phone "Why the hell does everything always have to lead to a damn argument?"

"Don't curse at me Addison!"

"Damn! Damn! Damn!" David heard the ring tone in his ear.

David showed up at Blue Moon an hour later. His anger had cooled considerably but Maddie's had increased with each minute he was gone. David sauntered in giving Miss Dipesto a broad smile in greeting. He nodded toward Maddie's office. "Mood?"

Agnes frowned and shook her head. "Not good."

"What else is new?" he gave Maddie's office e door a quick knock and entered the lion's den.

If Maddie's eyes could kill, David thought, he would surely be dead. What a complicated woman this blonde was. People who knew her in passing may think she is an icy blonde but he knew the truth. Beneath the ice there was intense heat; for anger and love. He could practically see the steam rising out of her. Oh, she was hot all right; but this was the hotness he didn't like.

"Maddie." He tossed her a wicked grin as he threw himself into the chair in front of Maddie's desk. "So do you want to hear about this contract or not?" he went on ignoring her cold glare "And we have a case for tonight."

"There is no contract. There is no case."

"In a gadda da vida! Can you just listen to me for a second?' His eyes were green lasers.

"I just cannot believe you would stay out of the office for half the day and not inform me of you whereabouts."

"Sorry mom." He told her with a mocking lilt to his voice "Anything else?" David lifted his eyebrow at her. He knew there was something else in that honey blonde head that was bothering her.

Maddie rambled on for a while about her business and professionalism and the chain of command. David tuned her out.

"And why did you leave this morning before I woke up?"

Ah ha, so that's it, David thought. Ha she missed me! David sat up. Wait, was she willing to admit this? He wasn't sure how to approach this new development so he decided to take the safe road. "Sorry, I just thought I'd get an early start this morning. I woke up really early and didn't want to disturb you. The idea to do some cold calling just popped up."

"Oh and that's what um popped up this morning?"

David was taken aback. Did he just hear what he heard? Nah, his ears must be playing tricks on him. Tread carefully, he told himself not sure what game Maddie might be playing. She hated when he made references to the night before in the office. Now, she was doing it? He attempted to change the subject. "So you want to hear about the contract or not?"

Maddie was confused by David. She had just thrown a sexual innuendo his way and he had ignored it. What was with that? Maybe he had decided to stick with the pact and was ignoring her innuendos. Maddie suddenly felt very tired. "Ok David spill it." This one was accidental but David just ignored that one too.

David was puzzled again. What was with her? Dealing with Maddie was like navigating a mine field. You never knew where to step before you'd be blown to pieces. And he didn't want to get blown up; maybe later he hoped smiling to himself.

David told Maddie about how he had secured the free-lance work from the law firm and what case they were on that night. She was impressed and told him so.

They decided to go home to sleep for a few hours so they would be fresh for the stake-out.

"Yeah I haven't gotten much sleep lately." David yawned "God knows why. I mean nothing different happened." Now why did he say that? But Maddie just smiled at him. Interesting Addison; he thought; very interesting.

David picked Maddie up at the stroke of 8. She was waiting for him. She had tried to sleep but she found herself missing David's presence by her side. They had spent most of the last 3 weeks sleeping in each other's arms. It was becoming a habit, that was all, she tried to convince herself. Just a bad habit. And habits could be broken. Yes, like pacts she thought disgusted with herself, David, and this entire mess.

"Your chariot awaits." David ran around the van to open the door for Maddie.

She smiled at him. "You spoil me."

He laughed, "I know I really do."

"Quit while you're ahead Addison" she told him as her eyes automatically traveled over his body. Must his jeans be so tight, she lamented. The way those jeans were molded to his body should be illegal, she thought darkly. And what did that ridiculous t-shirt say. Single! And why did that stupid shirt make her feel jealous and annoyed. After all, David was single. I mean they weren't a couple. And why did that make her feel sick to her stomach?

Maddie and David parked the van up the street from the condo where the husband was staying. The condo looked quite lavish. David was impressed. He whistled. "Some company digs huh?" he enthused "Why don't we have a company apartment?"

"We're lucky we have bathrooms." Maddie quipped.

David quickly set up the surveillance equipment. Maddie moved to the back of the van to watch him. The back of the van was spacious. The surveillance equipment took up one side of the van; the other held a small refrigerator and a small TV. Pillows and blankets were strewn on the floor.

David noticed Maddie looking around the van. "I made sure the van had the deluxe surveillance package." He told her.

"Really?" Maddie sounded doubtful.

"Well the pillows and blankets are mine." He admitted "I figured we might get cold." He gave her a crooked grin which caused her stomach to flip over.

"Cold huh?" she repeated. David stared at her with green heat but didn't answer.

"Surveillance equipment set up. Video, check. Audio, check... This baby can run itself." He stated running his hands sensuously over the hi-tech equipment.

Maddie's eyes were drawn to David's hands caressing the equipment. She felt herself becoming aroused; knowing how those magic hands felt on her. He was doing it deliberately she fumed. Maddie turned away and turned on the TV. A scene depicting a woman with huge breast giving head to two men at once suddenly filled the screen. Maddie let out a gasp. David turned to see what had agitated her and began to laugh.

Maddie quickly flipped off the TV. "Yours?" David shook his head still laughing.

"What's so funny Addison?" she was annoyed.

"Your reaction." He smirked. "Haven't you ever seen a porno?"

"Of course I have." She told him indignantly "But I don't like them."

"Really well I do."

"Really, never would have guessed."

David shrugged and turned back to the equipment. He looked over his shoulder. "Sure you don't want to turn back on the set. Maybe we can find something you do like."

"That's ok David. I'll pass." She told him drily.

Maddie sat on the pillows and tried to relax. David came to sit beside her. He wished he knew what she wanted from him. He would do just about anything she wanted. His head was spinning with needing her but he had to play it cool.

They sat close together in mutual silence. Both were starting to feel uncomfortably warm in such close proximity to each other. David lay back on the pillows and closed his eyes. He was bone tired. He had tried to sleep this afternoon but his bed felt too big, too empty without Maddie. He felt Maddie next to him and his entire body tingled with want. Here I go, he thought. The show must go on.

"So I hope you are proud of me." He said nonchalantly.

Maddie looked down at him. "Proud of you? Of what?" she stammered. Her eyes were drawn to the muscles outlined in his t-shirt; down to the muscle outlined in his jeans. David caught her gaze as it rested on his crotch. He instantly hardened David knew how to make it say hello and he did. Wait, Maddie thought her eyes widening; did David's thing twitch at her. She thought she saw it move toward her. OK his hands were magic and now he could do tricks with that? Her eyes must be mistaken. But no, there it was again. She looked at David's face which was covered with a huge smirk.

"Just saying hi." He smirked with a devilish glint in his eyes. "Anyways." He went on ignoring the dazed look in Maddie's eyes." Getting back to how proud you must be."

"Oh proud. Yes, why?" Maddie was trying to snap out of her trance. "Of course I am proud you secured that great contract." She told him.

"True true," he nodded, "but I was thinking of another reason." He sat up.

"You were?" She wasn't sure she liked the road this conversation was taking.

"I am. You should be proud that I finally have a better understanding of your rules regarding our pact and I promise to abide by them."

"You are?"

"I am." His voice lowered dangerously. "It's just that..." his voice trailed off he gave Maddie a look she couldn't quite decipher.

"What David. Tell me." She prodded him.

"Well I'm a little ashamed to admit." He looked down is head lowered "But I wasn't always at the head of the class at school." His voice was low "Uh sometimes I needed to have the lesson taught to me more than once." He looked into her eyes. She could see the amusement hidden there.

David sighed heavily. "You see sometimes I needed to be uh tutored for certain subjects."

Maddie looked at him closely; her heart began to hammer. "And what does that have to do with us?"

"Welll, I may have forgotten one or two teensy weensy parts of the pact rules." He shook his head feigning sadness.

"You did huh?" she asked.

"I did uh huh." He nodded. "Maybe you can uh tutor me." He laid down on the pillows.

Maddie felt her legs to turn to jelly and she was happy she was sitting. David took her hand and placed it on his zipper. He helped Maddie pull down his zipper while his other hand unbuckled his belt.

"For example," he told his voice full of honey. As he undid his jeans. "If you kiss me here," he patted himself. "Does that break the pact? You were never quite clear on that."

"Oh, sorry I wasn't?" Maddie bent over David's body.

He moaned as he felt her hot mouth embrace him. "I really hope this doesn't break the pact cause I love it." He groaned loudly.

Maddie seemed to think this over "Well maybe we can add like an amendment to the rule. I mean since you love it so much and all." Her tongue stroked him as his hands peeled away her clothes.

"And what was the rule for undressing again?" he asked her as he pulled off her sweater and bra in one quick movement. "So tell me. Is this allowed?"

Maddie moaned in pleasure as David's hands and tongue targeted her breasts. She began to run her hands through his hair as the heat in her body began to boil.

"But I love this too." He murmured against her breasts.

"Another possible amendment." She was barely breathing, "Oh David. David! David!"

"Cause I don't want to break your pact or anything." He told her pulling off her pants.

"Oh no. Of course not." She moaned as her hands ran over his body. Maddie felt David's hands running over her legs. She willed those hands to reach the place where she ached the most. He teasingly avoided that spot stroking her around the area until she thought she would scream. Suddenly, maddeningly, Maddie felt David withdraw his hands and sit up. Maddie tried to catch her breath as she lay there nearly incoherent with her need for him. David looked down at her with his crooked smile. He knew the effect he was having on her and he loved it.

"Okay. Let's review."

That man! Maddie knew he was deliberately baiting her, teasing her. He's mean. He's cruel and she wanted him more than any other man she had ever met.

"One. It's fine to kiss me here." He told her slowly stroking his hardness.

"Yes, fine." She could barely swallow.

"Two, it's fine for me to kiss you here." He demonstrated by kissing her breasts with slow deliberate kisses.

"Fine." Maddie squirmed.

'Did we reach an agreement on undressing?" his eyes ran over her body prompting Maddie to reach out and pull him close. David pushed her down and devoured her mouth as his hands ran wild over her body. "I'm not finished learning yet." He gave her one last kiss as he pulled away.

"David, please." Maddie pleaded.

"Patience babe." He crooned "Just a few more tutorials." He bent and kissed her wetness causing her to gasp. "Oh God I love this too." He moaned.

"Oh David." Maddie was beyond speaking.

"Another amendment, I suppose." David confirmed as he covered her body with his. David guided himself into Maddie before he burst. "And I love this the most." He sighed his mouth finding hers as they danced to the rhythm of love.

Just as they went over the peak; they heard the surveillance equipment click on. David jumped off of Maddie and pulled on his pants. He covered his ears with the headphones and looked avidly through the camera lens.

Maddie looked at him; at the sweat still glistening on his chest and brow and felt such a feeling of love for this man. She also felt a deep sadness come over her. David didn't love her back! He had said he loved her only once and never said it again! How did she fall so hopelessly in love with someone who didn't return her love? She felt empty inside and scared. Maddie felt tears in her eyes.

David made sure the equipment was running smoothly. He turned to return to Maddie and the comfort of the blankets. She was fervently pulling her clothes back on. Oh no again. But then he saw the tears rolling down her cheeks. What was this?

"What's the matter with you?" The words came out more roughly than he realized. This woman did nothing but confuse him. If he didn't love her so much he would surely have strangled her long ago.

Maddie turned away so he couldn't see her tears. "I hate you David Addison and I want to go home!"

David just stared at her; his mind in a jumble. What the hell did I do now?