Madison woke up the next morning with her arm draped over Ephram's stomach. She looked at the clock, it was just 7. She felt the rim of his pajama bottoms and dipped her hand beneath the elastic rim. Her hand traveled down and up his leg and then to his manhood. She started to rub him slowly and Ephram woke up as he could feel his manhood growing.
"What are you doing may I ask?" Ephram asked as he stretched.
"You know what I'm doing," Madison said as she looked up at him and brushed her hair from her cheek.
Ephram pulled her hand out from under his pants. "Jake could walk in on us."
"The door's locked."
"Still though." Ephram was still stretching.
"Ephram?"
"What? I just don't want to complicate things for Jake."
Madison lifted herself up in the bed and looked down at Ephram with an astonished look.
"So what exactly aren't we complicating?"
Ephram lifted himself up in the bed and knew there was about to be an argument.
"Now don't get mad, last night was ..."
Madison interrupted him. "Was what, Ephram? Some one-night stand? Some sex for old time's sake?"
"You're jumping to conclusions, Madison. That's not fair."
"What's not fair? You fucking with my emotions? You taking advantage of the situation?"
"I wasn't taking advantage of the situation, you were. You were the one doing all the flirting."
"I didn't see you complaining last night."
"Alright, that's it." He got up from the bed and grabbed her hand. "Come here." He pulled her into his bathroom and closed the door. "Sit."
Madison sat on the toilet seat.
"Now stop this shit." Madison was stunned by Ephram's assertiveness. "You just completely went off the deep end without letting me finish my thought." Madison bit her lip and just looked at Ephram knowing he was right. "Can I finish what I was gonna say now?"
Madison sat there without responding.
"Good. I was gonna say that last night was..." Ephram started to look around and avoid eye contact with Madison. "Well, it was amazing and fantastic and something I've been wanting for a long time. But I'm also afraid of what last night means – not just to you and me, but also to Jake. I don't want Jake to think his Mommy and Daddy are getting back together and then we don't. I don't want to get his hopes up – let alone mine."
Madison gets up and looks at Ephram, "So you're scared?"
Ephram's eyes are wondering around and nodding not wanting to admit it, "Yes, okay. I'm scared."
Madison smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a peck on the lips. "I'm scared too."
"I-I-I mean, don't get me wrong, I wanted last night and I want more of last night, I just think we need to get to know one another again, maybe go on some dates with and without Jake. Y'know, I can pick you up, take you to dinner, maybe a movie afterwards or take a weekend trip somewhere. Y'know, stuff we can do together now since I'm not 16 any more." Madison's face had gotten a really big smile on her face as he was saying this. Ephram was smiling at this point. "Does that sound like something you would be interested in or would you like to bite my head off some more?"
"I think I could be interested in doing those things with you."
"Good. Glad to know we can have an argument like adults." Ephram said sarcastically.
"Funny, Mr. Brown."
"I try." He gave her a little peck on the lips.
"How about I call Mindy and see if she can baby-sit one night this week or this coming weekend so we can go out?"
"I like that idea. Good thinking, Miss Kellner. Now, go get Jake up while I take a shower so I can take him to the park. Scratch that, so we can take him to the park."
Madison smiled, "How about you take him to the park? You've done a really good job of distracting me from some stuff I need to get done at the house."
"I can handle that, but call Mindy and see if she'll baby-sit."
"Absolutely."
Madison was opening the door to the bathroom when Ephram pulled her back to him and gave her a small yet passionate kiss.
"You forgot that."
"Yes, I did. Now take your shower."
Madison left to go wake up Jake and Ephram took a shower. All he could think of was what had happened the night before and what was possibly in store for Madison and him together as a family with Jake.
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