Time has truly flown by and 12 years have passed. The Archibalds live in a large townhouse on Park Avenue. Maddie is 16, Bryn is 13, the boys are 11, and Harper is 9. They own a French bulldog named Zoro, who Harper adores dearly. Nate has left Bass Industries to start his own law firm Archibald and Associates. Serena has retired from modeling but managed to get into screenwriting again after that summer in LA. She is still considered an icon for her very long modeling career which Maddie secretly wants to follow in her footsteps.
Maddie looks at her reflection in the mirror. She truly is a spitting image of Serena except for little parts of Nate. Her blond hair comes a little past her shoulders and at 5'10" she is quite tall. With Nate's athletic figure she plays field hockey quite well. She takes her hair out of the bun and puts on a little make up. A little mascara and eyeliner and she's ready for school.
Charlie is meeting her at the Met Steps for coffee. He's her boyfriend and in her mind all she could ask for. They just clicked and with his dreamy hazel colored eyes, Maddie was in love. Ever since Kindergarten she had the biggest crush on him. Towards the end of Freshman year he finally asked her out after some flirting and a possible game of spin the bottle. Of course she wouldn't forget that one time at summer camp when they were 12 and they might have had their first kiss. He played water polo and lacrosse...she sighed just thinking of him and their one year anniversary.
Bryn dressed and came downstairs to find her dad drinking coffee. Breakfast was already on the table along with Cody, Jeremy, and Harper at the table eating. Maddie came down a few minutes later grabbed a lemon yogurt and kissed their father on the cheek and was out the door. Thankfully all four of them went to Constance and St. Judes Elementary and Middle School. Their mother was already busy at work so Nate and the kids headed to the town car to get dropped off.
Spotted: M, A, and H eating yogurt on the Met Steps. M and C have a big one coming up? Let me know about all the deets!
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One thing Maddie and it seemed the rest of the children had somehow inherited was Serena's effortless style. Maddie had paired a white v-neck, a jean vest, navy tights with brown lace up boots, and the Constance tie. Meeting up with Audrey and Holly along with the minions while eating yogurt ended when Charlie came to sweep her away. "Sorry girls, mind if I take her away?" he asked politely. The girls all nodded except for Audrey and Holly who both said hi before their own boyfriends took them off.
He smiled down at her, grabbing her hand and pushing his light brown shaggy hair out of his eyes. She kissed his cheek lightly as they walked to their favorite coffee shop. She sat down as he ordered two chai tea lattes before sitting down next to her. He opened his messenger bag and pulled out a small turquoise box. Opening it, Maddie found a beautiful heart pendant from Tiffany's with pavé diamonds. She gasped as Charlie took it out of the box and slipped it around her slender neck. She turned to face him and planted a very passionate kiss on his lips. She could feel him smiling. "Charlie, you're the best boyfriend and I love you so much" she told him. "I have a present for you too, but it's for later tonight" she told him. "Babe, I can't wait for tonight, I'll pick you up at 7." he responded. She nodded as he walked her to class. Dropping her off at her anatomy class he gave her one last kiss before tonight. Her classes passed quickly and soon it was lunch. She was meeting up with Audrey and Holly for sushi to discuss her plans for tonight.
"So M, what do you have planned for tonight?" Holly asked her. Maddie sighed and replied as she pulled the necklace out from under her v neck. "He gave me this when we got coffee this morning". "M, it is so beautiful and I can see that it's Tiffany's!" Audrey said ecstatically. "I know, he totally surprised me!" Maddie responded. "So we talked a lot and he's taking me out to dinner and I guess we'll kind of see how things go from there, if you know what I mean". "M, are you and Charlie going to finally do it? After a whole year of waiting?" Holly and Audrey both asked. "I don't know, I mean I think it is definitely the next step for us to take..." Maddie replied. "Of course M, you and Charlie are so perfect!" Holly said. There lunch came and Maddie popped a piece of sushi into her mouth.
As she headed off to her last class, she just felt a little distracted. Heading to her locker after class she grabbed her field hockey stuff and headed to the girls locker room. Slipping on her practice gear she headed out onto the field. After a long practice, Maddie headed home.
Arriving at their townhouse she found Cody and Jeremy doing homework. "Hi sweetie, how was your day?"" her mom asked. "Oh hey mom, I have a date tonight with Charlie. Can I borrow some heels, please?" Maddie asked sweetly. "Sure, let's go pick some" Serena replied.
As they headed up to Serena's room. Entering the large closet that Nate and Serena shared, Serena pulled out several boxes. "Pick which one's you want. I'll be downstairs with your brothers. Also tell Bryn to make sure she puts away her laundry. It's outside her door" Serena said. Maddie nodded before selecting a pair of Christian Loubountin silver pumps. They were going to go perfectly with a dress from Alice+Olivia that she had picked up with Hayley and Eleanor at Barney's. It had a square neckline, an open back, and a fun print. Going up to her bedroom she knocked on her sister's door.
Bryn opened it and let Maddie in. "So your big date with Charlie is tonight?" Bryn asked. "Yes and mom said to put your laundry away too" Maddie replied. Bryn grabbed the laundry pile and placed it in her room. Maddie left and headed into the shower. One hour she had to get ready. Turning on the hot water Maddie stripped off her practice clothes and placed them in the hamper. Getting into the shower she felt the hot stream of water down her back. Grabbing her vanilla and mandarin shampoo she lathered it into her hair. After her shower she blow dried her hair and her natural waves appeared. She put on a little powder on her face, curled her eyelashes, added some mascara, eyeliner, and a little lip gloss after brushing her teeth.
Heading into her bedroom, she put on a pump of song and headed to her closet. The bra she was planning to wear had been a somewhat impulsive buy but it made her feel sexy. Slipping it on along with the matching underwear she gazed at herself in the mirror. Tonight was the night she thought to herself. It's the next step in our relationship and were both ready. Slipping on her dress she had Bryn zip her up.
6:55 and Charlie was in the living room talking to her parents. "Mr. Archibald, Mrs. Archibald. Hello." Charlie said as Maddie walked down the stairs. He was holding a bouquet of Lily of the Valleys, one of her favorite flowers. "Bye mom, bye dad" Maddie said as she hugged both her parents. Harper ran out of the play room and said "Don't forget me!" Maddie hugged her little sister and clasped her hands in Charlie's. They walked out into the evening air before getting into his town car.
They headed down to SoHo where they had dinner at The Dutch. They ate dinner and he played footsie with her under the table. She watched as Charlie cut into his steak and smiled. He looked up and grinned. "Maddie I love you so much...I can not even describe how happy you make me". "I love you too Charlie" she replied. He fed her a spoonful of devil's food cake and then placed a kiss on her lips.
After paying the bill they walked to Charlie's older brother Elliot's loft. As they got to the loft he continued to kiss her the whole ride up in the elevator. She could feel his warm breath on her neck as he trailed kiss down her throat. The door opened and they continued to make out on the couch. He took off his blazer and shoes as she slipped off her heels. "Are you sure you feel ready" he asked her. She nodded again and he lead her down to the bedroom.
As they entered the room, Charlie lit some candles. He came over to her and kissed her before unzipping her dress. It fell in a pool at her ankles. Maddie stepped out of it before undoing the buttons to his shirt, it revealed the muscular and comforting chest she knew too well. Leading her to the bed, he kissed her again and pulled her on top of him.
She could feel the bulge in his pants as she undid his belt, tossing it with the rest of her clothes. Pulling off his pants she placed herself on top of him. Looking into his eyes, he brought her closer. She inhaled his cologne and the familiar Old Spice as he caressed her breasts. He gently placed a kiss on each of them and pulled her closer. Charlie opened a drawer and pulled out a condom. Slipping it on his hard long length, he pulled off her panties and entered her.
She moaned into his chest before kissing his lips. An hour later they both lay spent and quiet in each other's arms. Maddie snuggled closer to him as he wrapped his arm protectively around her. Wrapped in the sheets and comforter they drifted off to sleep.
