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Chapter 5

Road Trippin

Maddie pulled into the garage at her Chauncy Street condo with a million thoughts running through her mind, all of them involving London. When would she have "the talk" with London? Where would they have it? What would she say? What would they be wearing? What would London's reaction be? What would her reaction to London be? So many thoughts coursed through her brain at once that she missed the last few moments of London's conversation with her.

"… you back?" Maddie heard the last two words of London's question.

"I'm sorry. What did you say?" Maddie asked.

London looked at her and furrowed her brow. "I said; when are the aliens coming to take you back?"

Maddie looked at her for a second, puzzled. "That's not what you said."

"Well if you had been listening to me you would have heard me say that this was a very nice building and I asked you how much this set you back." London repeated her inquiry as they got out of the car.

"Oh. Uh… about half a million. I got a thirty-year mortgage with a great rate." Maddie answered. "Wait till you see upstairs. But look at who I'm talking to. The bathroom in your place in Paris is probably bigger than my condo." They stepped onto the elevator on their way to Maddie's third floor condo.

"Everybody just assumes that I live in a palace." London said.

"London. You are worth $26 billion dollars. You have your own Gulfstream jet. You come into town for the week and stay in the Presidential Suite of the swankiest hotel in Boston, which by the way has your name on it. And… you're driving around in a brand new $150,000 Mercedes. And people are supposed to assume you live in a hovel?" Maddie said as they stepped off the elevator and walked to her front door.

"Money is not even close to what I'm all about these days." London said softly as Maddie opened the door and stepped aside for London to come inside.

The 1600-square foot condo was a contemporary loft-style unit with rich hardwood floors and large, oversized windows allowing natural light to cascade in. The high ceilings and open floor plan gave the one-bedroom condo a feeling of being much larger. Custom wood cabinetry adorned the kitchen along with state-of-the-art stainless steel appliances. Everything was neat and in place, indicating the meticulous nature of the inhabitant.

"This is beautiful!" London whispered in amazement. "This feels like home."

"Come on." Maddie said with a smirk. "Your place has to be way better than this."

"I might have more expensive stuff, but there's just… I don't know a warm feeling here." London stood in the middle of Maddie's place and did a slow 360-degree turn. She nodded her head. "I love this."

"Well good." Maddie smiled. "Make yourself at home. My house is your house." Maddie started toward the bedroom. "Just give me a few minutes to change and we can hit the road."

London sat down on the plush couch and sank down into the cushion. She took a deep breath. Everything smelled like Maddie. As she looked around, she imagined herself waking up and walking across the hardwood floor in her bare feet, shuffling to the fridge for a glass of orange juice.

She saw herself snuggling on the couch with Maddie in front of the fireplace. Oh man! I just noticed the fireplace! She thought. She then kicked her shoes off and laid back on the couch. She imagined looking up at the ceiling, feeling Maddie's blonde hair tickle the insides of her thighs. She closed her eyes and took another deep breath. The scent of the blonde was intoxicating. London began to lose herself in the feelings that were inside her. She could hear Maddie calling her name. London. London!

"London!" Maddie calling out to her from the bedroom snapped the heiress out of her daydream.

"Yeah!" London responded.

"Look on the counter in the kitchen! I got something for you!"

"I love presents!" London said. "You know, if you keep it up, Princess is gonna make a comeback!"

"That's one of the things that made me f- FLICK A DUCK!" Maddie exclaimed to cover her near-slip of the tongue. I almost blurted out that that made me fall for her! Be careful!

"What's wrong?" London asked.

"Nothing. Just… grabbed the wrong jeans!" Maddie answered.

"Too tight or not tight enough?" London asked with a smirk as she reached the kitchen and saw her gift on the counter. "OOH! Banana nut muffins! I love banana nut muffins! Thank you!" London bellowed as she lifted the cellophane off of the plate of muffins and took a bite. "MMMM! These are delicious! Where did you get them?"

Maddie emerged from her bedroom seconds later wearing a pink, short sleeve top, jeans and tennis shoes. Her hair, in a ponytail that morning had been set free.

"I made them." Maddie said walking toward the kitchen. "I found a great recipe."

"Damn, Blondie!" London said when she saw Maddie.

"What? What's wrong?"

"It's what's right. If I was a dude, I wouldn't be able to concentrate." London said. She could have sworn she saw the light dim in Maddie's eyes. "Hell. What am I saying? I'm a woman and I'm finding it hard to concentrate!" London looked at Maddie. In an instant, she could have sworn that the light returned.

Time to cast a line Maddie. Maddie thought. "You think I look good?"

"You're kidding me right?" London chuckled. "You're the most beautiful woman I know, inside and out."

"Thank you London." Maddie smiled warmly. "That means a lot coming from one of People's Most Beautiful People in the world."

"I'm only as beautiful as the people I associate with. So I guess I am breathtakingly gorgeous today." London said with a smile.

Maddie smiled. "Come on. Let's go." They started toward the door. "I just thought of something! We don't have to go all the way to New York?"

"No?"

"NO! There's a Nathan's in Revere!" Maddie said. "Why spend all that time on the road together when we can spend the time eating and playing together."

"I like the way your wheels turn, Fitzpatrick." London said. "After you."

"No I insist. After you." Maddie said, extending her hand toward the door. London smiled, pivoted on one foot and headed for the door. Maddie tilted her head to one side as she watched London walk toward the door. I hate to see you go, but I love to see you walk away.

The two women hopped into Maddie's car and headed for Revere, a small town about 15 minutes north of town. Minutes into their ride, Maddie's cell phone rang. She checked her caller ID. It was C.J.

"Hey C.J.! What's up?"

"My mom just got into to town and she'd love to see you. What are you doing for lunch?"

"Oh!" Maddie groaned in disappointment. "London and I are headed up to Revere for lunch."

"You don't waste any time do you? You have got it bad!" C.J. said.

"You're absolutely right. We are gonna have a ball!"

"Ha! I can say anything I want to you right now cause she's sitting right next to you." C.J. said ominously.

"That's not funny, CODY!" Maddie said.

"I bet she's sitting in the car with a short skirt on… and you're glancing over at her creamy thighs."

"See you're wrong!" Maddie shot back.

"Then she probably has some tight jeans on, hugging her body. Cute little face pursed up as her hair blows in the wind."

"I'm gonna tell your wife-to-be that you're picking on me!"

"What are we four? So have you kissed her yet?"

"You are the most immature…"

"I'm messing with you! Lighten up! Go have some fun with London. You deserve it and oh… why don't the two of you have dinner with us tonight. It'll be me, Barbara, my mom, Zack and Max."

"I'll ask London." Maddie said, glancing over at London. "Dinner with the Martin clan tonight?"

"Absolutely." London replied.

"Yes." Maddie said.

"Great. We'll meet up at the hotel at 7:30. And Maddie… behave yourself." C.J. said laughing.

"You sonofa…" He hung up before she could complete her insult. Maddie closed her phone and smiled.

"I take it he gives you a hard time." London said.

"Every chance he gets." Maddie said.

The rest of the trip to Revere was spent mindlessly chattering on about everything and nothing. They promised each other they would only answer their phones for family and friends – no work related calls were allowed. They got to Nathan's and ate, and then some. Maddie polished off two dogs with everything while London took down a chili dog. They headed back to the city with a full belly and an afternoon ahead of them.

"Now don't go lighting my car up on the way back to Boston." Maddie said.

"What do you mean?" London asked.

"You just had a chili dog. Fart smells tend to linger in leather." Maddie deadpanned.

"Shut up!" London playfully hit Maddie on the arm. "Just don't talk too much on the way back. Sauerkraut and onion is no one's best friend."

"So what do you want to do this afternoon?" Maddie asked.

"You know what?" London thought about it for a moment. "Let's just hang out at your place and talk until dinner."

"You'll have to change for dinner."

"There's a mall down the street from your place. I know we can find something to wear to dinner in there." London said.

"All right. My place it is." Maddie mashed down on the accelerator and moved into the fast lane. "I just bought Wonder Woman 3 on DVD."

"I love Kate Beckinsale! She's so hot." London said.

Maddie's internal antenna stood straight up. What have we here? "When you say hot, do you mean hot as in she's hot for a woman or hot as in you'd do her hot."

"Hot as in wanting to get tied up in her golden lasso and having to tell the truth hot." London confessed.

"Huh. I guess you do learn something new every day." Maddie said.

"Like you said earlier, we've got a lot of catching up to do." London said with a loaded tone. "Uh… Maddie? We've got company."

Maddie looked up in her rear view mirror. "DAMNIT! That's the second time today! SHIT!" The bright lights of the Massachusetts State Police cruiser signaled to Maddie to pull over. "Great. Eighty in a fifty-five. There's two-hundred more dollars."

"Don't worry." London said as they pulled over. "I've got a plan. Sandrine taught me this one. Just play along." London watched intently as the state trooper slowly exited his vehicle. "Yes. Male officer. It's all good." She whispered. As he got closer to the car, London leaned over, brought her lips to within mere millimeters of Maddie's ear and began stroking Maddie's thigh.

"What the fuck?" Maddie said under her breath as she saw the officer enter her field of view. All alarms went off in her head as the object of her desire was all over her.

"Baby, are we gonna get home soon?" London whispered into Maddie's ear but loud enough for the officer to hear. Maddie sat frozen. Holy shit London! Get off me before I jump you in front of him! Maddie thought. "Baby?" London sexily whined sending a shiver through Maddie's entire body.

"Soon, baby. Real soon." Maddie answered.

"Miss, do you know why I stopped you?" The trooper asked.

"Yes. I was doing eighty in a fifty-five." Maddie replied flatly.

"Eighty-three to be exact. License and registration please." The trooper said.

London, for godsake! You have no idea what you are doing to me! Maddie thought. Maddie, please don't look at me! This is hard enough as it is! Damn I wish he would go away so we could do this for real! London thought as she continued to hang on to Maddie.

"And ma'am…" The trooper started to address London. "Aren't you… I saw you in People magazine. London… London…"

"Tipton." London answered.

"Right! London Tipton. You are much prettier in person." The trooper said.

"I'm sorry officer. I made her drive fast to get home. I haven't seen her in weeks… if you know what I mean." London poured on the charm. London's last statement poured gasoline onto an already raging fire inside Maddie.

"Uh… right. You ladies sit tight for a minute. I'll be right back." The trooper retreated to his car. Maddie snapped her head around to face London.

"Are you out of your fucking mind? What are you doing?" Maddie whisper-yelled. It wasn't that she didn't like what was happening. It was the circumstances.

"Come on! Look at him! We've got him on the ropes! You are so getting out of this ticket!" London said.

"London! I got a ticket this morning going back to the office to meet you! He's gonna run my license and see that. I won't be surprised if he impounds the car!" Maddie said before dropping her head onto the steering wheel in frustration.

You got a ticket for me? London thought. "Two tickets in one day… for me?" She said.

Maddie looked over at her. London had a look of surprise and warmth on her face. What she said next rocked Maddie to her core. "Kiss me."

"WHAT?" Maddie blurted out loudly without thinking.

"I am going to get you out of this ticket but you have got to trust me." London said looking in the rear view mirror at the police cruiser. "He is going to get out of that car in a few seconds and when he does, he has got to know how desperate we are to get home and at each other so when that car door opens, let's get it on." London, you are going way too far on this one. But I can't help it. I am going to explode if I don't.

"So… just… kiss you." Maddie said haltingly as she stared at the cruiser in the mirror. I did not want our first kiss to be like this. But… she is determined to get me out of this ticket. Okay, breathe. You can do this. You have had daydreams about it. Just… think of it as practice… for the real and true thing.

"Just lay it on me like a starving man on his first meal in years." London replied. She looked deeply into Maddie's eyes and there it was. The cruiser door opened. London licked her lips seductively and leaned in. "Make it good."

"No problem." Maddie replied with a throaty tone before pressing her lips to London's. The escalation from a pressing of the lips to hungry lip kisses took mere seconds. The hungry lip kisses grew into hungry lip kisses with a hint of tongue. Those kisses morphed into French kisses. By the time the trooper had returned to the driver's side of the car, they were engaged in a full makeout session, hands roaming everywhere. The line between playacting and reality was murky to say the least.

"Ladies?" The trooper said. He then loudly cleared his throat. "LADIES!" Maddie and London snapped out of their makeout session and untangled themselves from one another. "Thank you. Miss Fitzpatrick, I am going to issue you a warning. There is no way I am going to give you a ticket and spoil your… mood. Just take it easy on the pedal. And Miss Tipton… an autograph for my wife, please? I'll tell her… I met you at the mall."

"Sure." London reached across Maddie to scribble her name on the blank note pad.

"You ladies have a good day." The officer retreated to his cruiser for the final time.

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