I wanna glide down over Mulholland

I wanna write her name in the sky

Gonna free fall out into nothin'

Gonna leave this world for a while

And I'm free, free fallin'

Yeah I'm free, free fallin'

- Free Fallin John Mayer

The aroma of freshly brewed coffee woke Wendell to his senses. A faint smile grew across his face as this meant he was still asleep in Madeline's bed. But when he realized that this also meant of her absence from her bed he became slightly worried.

He had fallen asleep on his side facing Madeline even though Madeline had faced his back towards him. He opened his eyes imagining Madeline still sleeping on her side but instead he was greeted by Eclair who looked at him quizzically.

"She think I'm crazy, doesn't she?" Wendell asked Eclair as he reached his hand out to pet him. But Eclair moved his head to the side, making sure Wendell's hand would miss him.

"Hey now, what are you upset about?" Wendell asked as he grunted. Eclair kept his eye on Wendell scrutinizing him as if to question his continuing presence in Madeline's bed.

"Fine, fine, I'll go." Wendell said grudgingly as he got out of the bed. As he did Eclair sniffed the place Wendell had slept and then back on the side Madeline had slept on. "What trying to remember my smell to now?" Wendell teasingly asked Eclair as he started to get dressed.

Eclair responded by jumping off the bed standing next to Wendell as if to hurry him to leave. "Don't worry I don't think I'm staying much longer." Wendell said as he reached down to pet Eclair, but again Eclair rejected Wendell's affection. "Fine, be that way." Wendell said as he finished zipping up his pants.

He then walked through Madeline's corridor and into Madeline's kitchen, with Eclair right behind him. Wendell smiled at the smell of the bitter coffee mixed with the sweet smell of sugar and the succulent smell of heated butter. But what made him smile even more was the sight of Madeline standing in the kitchen, her long legs showcased by a pair of body hugging yoga shorts, her long hair in a high ponytail and resting on top of the red shirt that contrasted with her dirty blonde hair.

"Good morning." Wendell said as he walked into the kitchen.

"Good morning" Madeline responded as she turned her head to greet Wendell. She playfully giggled when he placed his lips against Madeline's rosy cheek. He took the giggle as encouragement and placed his dry lips against Madeline's coffee stained lips, his hands finding the gentle curves of her body.

"Someone likes their coffee strong." Wendell teased as he licked his lips, tasting the coffee from Madeline.

Madeline blushed, "I like my caffeine." Madeline replied trying to think of a good excuse. After being awoken in her sleep, being invited to meet Wendell's family and then luckily being interrupted by Eclair, Madeline had trouble falling back to sleep.

Her inability to fall back to sleep wasn't due to her feeling lonely but feeling too overcrowded. She adored sharing a bed with Wendell, he comforted her both physically and emotionally and having Eclair in her bed made her feel protected. However she longed for solitude, to be alone and not have to worry about others.

Wendell's invitation to meet his family spurred Madeline to think of their long term future. Their short term future was a cinch, they would sleep together and enjoy each others company. Eventually they would drift off when the two realized that there was no long term future between the two and Madeline would relocate back to Europe.

That was always her plan, to return back to Europe after she got antsy and tired of D.C. But now Wendell invited her to meet his family, to be known to them as "his girlfriend". She was flattered at the invitation since they haven't even been together for two months.

But it frightened her because she had no intention of ever mentioning Wendell to her family and she never intended on making this a long-term commitment. She had considered it, but that was only in her day dreams and in her day dreams she even indulged in having a healthy meaningful relationship with her father's side of the family, especially Seeley Booth.

Seeley. Madeline wondered what Wendell thought about her rejection of create a relationship with her half brother. She worried it made her seem cold but Wendell never questioned her about it and it didn't seem to stop him from inviting her to meet his family.

"So, where shall we eat? In the dining room?" Wendell asked as he glanced at the plates of food, an omelet, several pancakes and a bowl of fresh fruits.

Madeline shrugged her shoulders, "Sure, I mean I would say back in bed, but its such a long walk back there." Madeline replied teasingly.

Wendell chuckled, "It is, since in my apartment where I sleep, eat and cook are all in one room."

A faint smile appeared on Madeline's face, "But easier to clean."

Wendell nodded his head, "That is true. Hey about…" Wendell started to say. But he was interrupted by Madeline who had taken the plates of food and walked toward her dining room.

Wendell sighed as he was unable to finish his thought but he took this as a sign as not to bring up the invitation to meet his family.

Wendell followed her to the dining room, carrying the bowl of fruits and her cup of coffee. But instead of sitting at the dining table, Madeline had made her way to the living room. The large window in her living room uncovered and allowing the faint sunrise enter to into the room, the city of DC coming back to life as morning arrived again.

Madeline placed the plate of food on the coffee table in front of her sofa and felt her body wrapped around in the plush leather. Wendell handed her, her cup of coffee and then placed the bowl of fruits on the table. But instead of accepting the cup of coffee, Madeline shook her head and rejected it.

"I'm fine." Madeline said as she pushed the cup away.

Unsure of what to do Wendell sat down next to her, still holding onto her mug cup, he glanced at Eclair who was laying on the floor, right next to Madeline's manicured toes.

Madeline then passed Wendell a fork and the two started to eat their breakfast. The soft fluffy cheesy omelet melted in Wendell's mouth and the sweet pancakes disappeared into his mouth.

Madeline picked at her food, her hand and fork moving as she navigated her plate but lips barely welcoming the warm food in front of her.

Wendell glanced at her worriedly and placed a hand on her thigh.

Madeline furrowed her eyebrows and turned her head to meet Wendell's gaze.

"What?" Madeline asked unaware of her actions that were making Wendell feel uncomfortable.

"Its just…you…" Wendell started to say, unsure of how to ask her what was bothering her without sound too overprotective.

Madeline shrugged her shoulders and looked at the plate in front of her and then the half eaten plate of Wendell's. Madeline snapped out of her mindless movements and smiled at Wendell and placed her head on his shoulder.

Wendell placed a kiss on her forehead and gently caressed her thigh, relieved that she didn't push him away again.

"I actually already had a french toast, two pieces of bacon and a boiled egg." Madeline said with a chuckle, admitting to Wendell her inability to fall back asleep after their midnight interruption.

Wendell chuckled with Madeline, "That makes sense." Wendell said with a smile, "But…since when have you been up?" Wendell asked worried about her lack of sleep.

Madeline shrugged her shoulders, "Before the sun was up…" Madeline teased as her fork reached for her itty bitty cut up pancake pieces and brought them to Wendell's lips.

"Why?" Wendell asked as he swallowed the pancake pieces.

"I had to figure out what to wear when I meet your family." Madeline said as she lifted her head up from Wendell's shoulder and gave him a smile.

Wendell gave Madeline a big smile, his blue eyes lit up, his dimple etched in his cheek as he gave the naturally glowing Madeline a big kiss on her lips.

Please don't let this be a mistake, please don't let me regret this. Madeline kept repeating to herself as she accepted Wendell's affection.

Hope you enjoyed the latest update! Its a bit shorter than my usual updates- but I thought my followers could use an update! :) Thank you to all the new followers but pretty please review!