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Scout's mind was reeling. A part of her wanted to tell him to leave, another part wanted him to carry her to her bedroom. The part between her legs wanted him to drive her crazy in the way only Mac could. As it was, she was pressed against her front door with his hands deep in her hair. Her hands were at his sides and they were making out fast, hard, and hot. His tongue was moving against her while his hips were gently thrusting against her.

He moved his head slowly from one side to another as he pulled his tongue back. Their lips partly closed only to open again. Her tongue met his in the middle. He guided it into his mouth were he started to sucked it. He felt her knees started to give so he pressed himself against her harder. She was making soft noises he could barely hear over his own heart beat. No one had ever before or after her, turned him on as much as she did. All he could think about was getting her undressed and under him or above him.

His mouth broke away from hers to start kissing down to her neck. He let his hands travel down her shoulders, her arms, and finally to her hips were he grasped a hold of her tightly. Her hands went into his hair. Her fingers spread out through his hair and scraped along his scalp. He groaned, pushing the sound through her skin and down her body. She needed to end it, she needed to push him away. Part of her wanted too. They had just decided to try it again so the last thing she needed to do was to fall in bed with him but her body was betraying her. Stupid bitch. Every nerve in her body wanted what she knew he could give her, wanted the feelings she knew he would give her. As if sensing her inner war, Mac pulled away.

" I better go." His voice was low and gruff. Scout's eyes fluttered open.

" What?" She asked. He smirked at the unfocused look in her eyes. Her lips were slightly swollen from his and her neck was red from his goatee brushing against it.

" I need to go. If I don't go now, I'm going to rip your clothes off and fuck you against the door." Mac said. Scout closed her eyes and sighed. She put her head back against the door. She won't mind being fucked against the door.

" Yeah, you're right." She agreed. She felt his hands come to either side of her face and tilt her head down. He brought his forehead to hers.

" You want me to go in and check the apartment for you?" He breathed. Scout bit down on her bottom lip and shook her head.

" No, that's okay." She said. Mac sighed but pulled away from her and smiled.

" I'm glad you're giving me another shot." He said, surprisingly, he was being honest. He pushed that thought away quickly.

" Don't make me regret this, please." Scout said softly.

" Don't worry, Baby. I'm going to handle this right." He promised. She nodded as his hands slipped down to her shoulders, her arms, her wrists, then her hands. " Why don't I come over for lunch tomorrow?" He offered. Scout half sighed, half whined.

" Okay." She said. Mac smiled. He brought his hand to her lips and gently swept his thumb across her bottom lip.

" I'll see you tomorrow." He said. He dipped his head and gave her an innocent, closed mouth kiss.

Scout walked into her apartment and closed the door. She reset the alarm then allowed the evening to sink in. She patted her dog on the head then quickly moved through the apartment, checking closets, rooms, under the bed, and darken corners. Her mouth tingled from him and her body was completely alive. Her heart was racing.

" How the hell can he still do that to me?" She wondered out loud. She moved to her dresser as their talk replayed over and over again in her mind. She pulled opened the dresser when Gabe jumped onto her bed. " What do you think, Gabe? Do you think I should be doing this? Can I trust him?"

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Mac laid in his bed, staring at his ceiling. He was hard, so hard it almost hurt. Step one of his plan had gone over well, actually went easier than he thought it was going to go. His fingers drummed his chest as he thought. He was going to start seducing her and that wasn't going to take long. He could tell. She was already melting against him. He was going to get her in bed a few times, convince her he still loved her then watch as her world fell down around her. He smiled as his phone went off. He pulled it out of his pocket and grinned when he saw she was texting him.

' Thank you for tonight.' She sent him.

' Thank you for giving us another change.' He sent back.

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Mac was wiping his hands off on his shop rag when he looked out to the parking lot the next day. He was surprised when Scout's car pull up. He started to smile before he stopped himself. He tugged the rag into his back pocket and started jogging out to her. She was smiling as she shut off her car. He reached her car at the same time she opened the door. He took a hold of it and reached his hand down to her. Scout found herself giggling as she let him take her hand and pull her up.

" What are you doing here?" He asked. She stood up and shrugged.

" You said you wanted to have lunch." She said. Mac dipped his head and kissed her quickly.

" I was gonna come to you." He said as he pulled away. Scout shrugged.

" I just thought this might be nice." She said.

" Hey Scout!" Shane called out as he waved from the door to the garage. " Nice to see you again." Mac frowned as he looked at his friend.

" Hey Shane." Scout said as she waved back to him. " Wow, he's still here?" She asked as she looked back at Mac.

" Yeah, ah, let's go. I don't need to be here for an hour. I'll ride with you to your place." He said.

" But I brought stuff." Scout protested as he gently pushed her towards her car.

" And it's dirty here, Babe." Mac said.

Truth was, he didn't want to answer any questions from Shane and he didn't want Shane to say something stupid to her. Shane wasn't the brightest person and might screw his plan up. Mac made a cut throat motion to Shane as he walked in front of her car. Shane just grinned and at waved to them. Mac's mouth tighten and he shook his head. He hadn't meant to get that excited about seeing her and knew his friend had seen the stupid smile he had.

By the time they got back to her place, Mac was pissed. How the hell could she still do that to him? He was frowning deeply as he thought. Only Scout had been able to make him smile that big, only Scout could make his stomach start doing flips inside him. And the bitch was doing it again. He just needed to get laid, that's what he told himself. If he could drown himself inside some girl he could get his head on straight again.

Without a word, he followed Scout inside her apartment, hell bent on getting laid after work. He knew she wouldn't do it. She wanted to take things slow so there was no way she would fall into bed him again so soon. Scout shut off the alarm and greeted her dog. He watched as she started moving through her apartment, checking the closet, then walking down the hallway quickly. She looked into the bathroom then disappeared in her room for a second. Mac put his hands on his hips and shifted his weight to his left leg.

" Scout, that the hell is going on with you?" He called out.

" Nothing." She said. Mac shook his head and started towards her.

" That's bullshit." She laughed as she came out of her room.

" Come on, let's eat." She said. She placed her hands on his biceps and started pushing him backwards.

" I want to know what's bothering you." Mac said as he walked backwards. His hands came up to her hips.

" Nothing is bothering me." She said. When they reached her living room, she let him go and moved to her coffee table. She picked up the bag with their lunch in it.

" I know you, Scout. Something is scaring you. You got an alarm, you have a dog, you check your closet and shit every time you come home..."

" How do you know what I do when I get home?" Scout asked suddenly.

' Shit.' Mac thought. Good thing he could think quickly.

" Because I have watched you do both times I have been in here." He said. Scout smiled and relaxed. She went into the kitchen to get their stuff ready.

" I'm fine." She said.

" Scout." Mac started. He moved to the kitchen and placed his hands on either side of the doorway. He slid them up to take a hold of the top of the entry way.

" Mac." She said without looking at him. Mac leaned in.

" Scout." He said again. Scout sighed and closed her eyes. He frowned and dropped his arms. He came into the kitchen. He reached out and gently ran the tips of the fingers of his right hand down her arm. " Scout, open up to me, please." He said softly. She shook her head and opened her eyes. She looked at him and he could see the struggle behind her eyes. He took a hold of her forearm and pulled her too him. Her arms went around his sides and came to rest against his lower back. Her head went into his chest and she sighed. Mac rested his head on the top of her head. " What happen to you, Baby?"

" I don't want to talk about it." She said softly. He frowned and started rubbing his chin against the top of her head. His anger was peaking again. If someone put their hands on her he was going to hunt them down and kill them.

" Did someone touch you?" He asked. She shook her head and he closed his eyes as relief swept through him. " No one put their hands on you?" He asked. She shook her head against his chest. He kissed the top of her head before he could stop himself. No one puts their hands on his woman. But still, something happen that scared the shit out of her and he wanted to know what.

' What the hell do I care?' He asked himself. He shook himself and quickly pulled away from her. Scout frowned as she looked at him in confusion.

" Starving." Mac said as he turned away from her.