Max figured there was no way she was getting more sleep and decided to just get up and get on with the day. Max walked out to the backyard where Caroline's horse, ChestNut stood. The horse huffed at the appearance of Max and nudged her happily.

"Hey, buddy. You ready for your walk?" Max patted the handsome horse before reaching out for the shovel.

"Chessnut, how is it that you're a horse but you're less of a problem that Blondie?" Max asked and replied in her ChestNut voice.

"I don't know, she's always been bosy!"

"I know!" Max exclaimed. "Does she just get whatever she wants? Who did she think she is?"

"Yeah, maybe we should just kill her!" Max said in her baby voice.

"ChessNut!" The brunnette fake gasped and chuckled to herself. "Alright, Chessie here's your area, do what you gotta do."

Max said and leaned on the further side of a wall when all of a sudden, she saw a familiar silhouette at the corner of a road, tall and masculine and he was stumbling as he walked, clearly not in a sober state.

"Robbie?" Max squinted, and walked towards him. Robbie who reeked of smoke, booze and strong perfume didn't recognize Max in his state but stumbled into the brunnette anyway. With his heavy weight, Max hits the walls behind her back with the man leaning into her.

"Robbie! What-" Max gasped and was hit with different scents at once, her boyfriend obviously went partying last night. Max was not a stranger to these scents and especially not this: sex. Max didn't know what to feel, she was confused with feelings these few days and this morning was not helping matters.

Nontheless, Max was still irritated. "Get up! Robbie!" the brunnette slapped on the guy's face and pushed him away. Robbie stumbled backwards and shook his heard, his eyes finally focusing on the woman in front of her.

"Max? Why are you here?" He asked confused but his eyes looked only at Max's cleavage in her loose shirt. Max crossed her arms.

"I could ask you the same. So, who did you fuck last night?"

Robbie looked dumbfounded for a moment before something clicked. "Max, I can explain..."

Max glared.

"You told me you were busy last night!"

Max clenched her jaws and pushed Robbie roughly away from her. "We're done, you hear me?" She suddenly felt disgusted, and dirty and cheap for letting this man touched for the past three and a half months.

Robbie grabbed her wrist, "Max, don't be like that. I know you can't resist me... "He said and cornered Max again, hands on her hips. Max cringed and tried to push him away again when she felt his breath on her ear, she could feel the spiky feels of his stubbles on her cheek. "Remember when I would tie you up like the bad girl you are? And I would hit you just the way you like it? And only I could fuck you the-" Robbie said huskily as he held Max's wrists on each side of her head in a death grip. He may be drunk, but he was still a strong man.

"Robbie, let me go! You're hurting me." Panic fills Max's chest as she struggled.

"But you like it, don't you Max?" Robbie pressed his right lips on Max's plum ones and Max couldn't help but think of Caroline, soft loving deep kiss on her and she struggled more.

"No! Robbie!" Max gasped out before his lips on hers again, silencing her words. Panic and fear really filled Max, making her numb at her spot. She couldn't say 'stop' or 'no' because in their sex life Robbie was always rough with her and she would say these terms to tease both of them. In which case these words were never legitimate to them. The only time it hurt too much physically and Max cried for him to stop and he actually did was only because Caroline was there to save her. Robbie never took them seriously and would not take them seriously now.

Max felt his thigh betwen her legs, spreading hers apart. She struggled to let go of her wrists but again, they both enjoyed sign of struggle in their sex life. This only turned Robbie on more.

Robbie started to plant wet, sloppy kisses down her neck when all of a sudden he was pulled back violently. He hit the road on his bottom, eyes wide with shock. Max was shocked as well when blonde hair filled her vision, She saw Caroline there, fuming with rage as she moved to stand in front of Max protectively. ChessNut stood next to her, held by the leash.

"What the hell?" Robbie stood up indignantly and stomped to the blonde. Caroline only glared at him, ChessNut raised one of his legs in warning. The horse is not a fan of strangers, especially when the horse senses bad vibes.

"I wouldn't come nearer if I were you." Caroline said warningly. "What did I told you the other night, I told you to get lost didn't I?"

"You need to mind your own business, Caroline." Robbie spat on the floor and raised his fist, Max yelled and moved to push Caroline away, willing to take the hit instead. Before she could do so, however, ChessNut jumped in front of his owner and neighed loudly, raising it's hind legs and kicked powerfully. It hit Robbie in the chest and the man hit the road once again with stronger impact. Caroline walked to the fallen man and kneeled down by his face.

"Listen here, Hank, from now on I don't ever want to see you with Max. You hear me? Don't come near us, don't contact her, and don't find her. Don't even bother reporting ChessNut because I will slap a law suit on you for sexual abuse so fast before you can even say 'crazy bitch'. Every single scars and bruises on Max will be enough evidence to put you down behind bars for the next 10 years." Robbie widened his eyes and tried to get up but the pain on his chest weight him down, he gripped his chest and tried to take in breath. Caroline grabbed his shirt and yanked him up.

Robbie groaned, still hungover and in pain. Caroline continued, "You're lucky I'm not pressing charges on you for all that you have done on Max because Max did give you consent even though she was naive. I will still put a restraining order on you if I see you one more time, you get it?"

Robbie could only nod weakly and Caroline let go of his shirt, he slumped back onto the cold hard road. Without looking at him, Caroline walked to Max who looked like she just seen a ghost. The blonde took her hand and nudged her to climb onto ChestNut, she followed soon after and Caroline rode them off back home on a fucking horse like the awesome queen she is.

xxxx

Once they reached their backyard, max climbed down and walked straight to to her room while Caroline fed ChessNut and praised him in her baby voice.

"Max? May I come in?" Caroline knocked on the door but Max remained silent so she entered anyway. Max was lying on her back, staring at the ceiling, Caroline moved to sit next to her head.

"Are you okay? Did he hurt you?" Caroline asked gently while scanning Max's body for fresh injuries. Max slowly shook her head for both questions.

"Scoot." Caroline ordered and tried to lay herself down next to Max with what little space she had until Max rolled her eyes and moved to the side a bit. They stayed silent for awhile but max could feel the blonde's gaze on her right.

"Stop staring at me, Blondie."

"Why not?"

"It's creepy and uncomfortable."

"So stare back at me." Caroline shrugged.

"God you're so annoying." Max growled and in the end, she turned to lay on her side and met Caroline's gaze. Caroline's ocean blue eyes stare at her lovingly, Max couldn't stand it so she tried to start a conversation. "How did you find me?"

"Max, you were literally 3 minutes walk from this apartment. Plus, ChessNut is not a common animal in this neighbourhood." Caroline said in her matter-of-fact tone.

"Oh, right." Max muttered and looked down onto Caroline's slender fingers in their middle. Their hands were only an inch apart. Caroline continue to look at her and couldn't resist touching her face. Startled, Max looked back up and once again, met Caroline's tender eyes. She couldn't stand it, but she couldn't look away.

"Don't look at me like that." Max said softly.

"Like what?" Caroline asked, her voice just as soft.

"Like you-" care. Max thought but couldn't say it aloud. "Like you want something. Stop."

Caroline inched closer as she caressed Max's face. "I do want you, Max." She inched closer, "And no, I won't stop."

Max swallowed, she glanced away but she couldn't stay away from Caroline's beautiful eyes for long. "Thanks for just now."

"For what?"

Max rolled her eyes, "Do you need me to spell everything out for you?"

"Yes." Caroline said shortly.

"You're...frustrating and all kinds of infuriating." Max growled but Caroline only shrugged. "For saving me, that was pretty badass. Of ChessNut I mean." Max said after a pause.

"So you do admit you need saving." Caroline said softly, ignoring the last part.

"Yeah yeah." Max rolled her eyes and realized Caroline was using present tense, and the blonde meant something deeper, not just the event just now. Max glared at Caroline, defensive all of a sudden. "I do not."

Again, Caroline ignored the last part. "So, do I get a something in return for getting rid of your ex?"

Max squinted her eyes, "What? Letting you stay here wasn't enough?"

"I'm a spoilt child, remember?" Caroline shrugged and Max rolled her eyes, she was just about to sit up to get ready for work when Caroline spoke again. "I want a kiss."

Max growled and glared at Caroline who remained unwavered. Max sat up and stared at Caroline, considering it. Max looked at the blonde, who was now laying on her back, some hair on her face, her hands resting on either side on her head lazily; her lips slightly opened as if inviting her in.

"Just one." Max snapped and straddled the blonde, secretly happy that she seemed to be on top this time, she had the upper hand so to speak. Max leaned down and pressed her lips to Caroline, who opened her mouth to welcome her.

Max involuntarily relaxed into the kiss, Caroline's kiss are just so soft, so gentle and so inviting and Max felt like she could kiss the blonde forever (of course she would not admit it). Max interlaced their fingers together on each side of Caroline's head. She swiped her tongue on the blonde's lower lips and gained entrance, their lips tangled together and Max was surprised that Caroline was just letting her take charge.

One kiss turned to two, and then three and then they lost tracked of time. Caroline's hands started to wander up and down Max's side and Max's hands found skin underneath Caroline's grey cotton shirt. Caroline's body is petite and soft and slender, unlike all the men Max dated or slept with, they were hard and strong, thick chest hair and solid. But somehow her touch on Caroline felt more intense than max could ever remember feeling with any other men. Caroline smelled like soft cotton and sunshine, her expensive faint perfume and their shared body wash.

Max couldn't get enough.

When they broke apart for air, Caroline breathed out, her face flustered.

"Should we get ready for work?"

"Just a little more." Max replied, now it was her turn to stare at Caroline. Max couldn't help but think: God, she's beautiful.

Caroline smiled softly at her, her eyes sparkling and Max was mesmerized.

"Kiss me again." Caroline whispered.

And Max did just that.

Again and again and again.