The beginning!
The night their love affair started, it had been a complete normal night at first. They were alone at the mansion. The kids had gone sailing with friends. Maxwell had stayed at home because of his work. So Friday, after school, the three of them had left for their trip. On Saturday night, Niles had gone to his butler meeting in New Jersey and he had spent the night there.
That left just Fran and him in the mansion. They ordered Chinese food and watched a James Bond movie. At some point, probably also spurred on by the wine, Maxwell asked Fran to dance with him. Then it happened.
They stared deeply into each other's eyes and the next moment, they fell all over each other in a heated passion. They started kissing wildly and tearing each other's clothes off. On the couch, they gave in to their desire. Full of passion but also with love and sweet tenderness. Maxwell was addicted to her. Couldn't get enough of her and her body. As he moved inside her, he kissed and caressed her all over her body. Her moans and screams spurred him on even more. Fran was burning for him. She pressed herself tightly against him and wrapped her legs around him to feel him even more intensely. Together, they had reached their climax and had been overwhelmed. Fran nearly fainted because the release was so strong. She couldn't handle the heat that rushed through her. Maxwell, also with a short heavy breath, held her in his arms. Softly, he stroked her hair until she calmed down.
Afterward, they lay there in silence until they had both fallen asleep, completely exhausted. In the middle of the night, Fran woke up, feeling quite uncomfortable. Fearing his reaction, she secretly snuck into her room. She had fallen madly in love with him that night. Even before that incident, she had a little crush on him. She wondered how he was doing. Maxwell was irritated when he woke up and she was gone. He wondered if she regretted what had happened.
Until Niles and the children returned, they avoided each other. Maxwell spent a lot of time in his office. He tried to sort out his feelings. Finally, he admitted to himself his love for Fran. Not just because of this one night, but for everything. For the liveliness she had brought back into the house. Her care for the children, her laughter, even for the mess she sometimes gets everyone into.
When everyone was home again, Fran and he dealt with each other as nothing had happened. He was the boss, she was the nanny. This lasted until one evening. They were alone in the limo on the way home. They came from Gracie's ballet performance. During the ride, they finally talked about their night and their feelings. They confessed their love for each other and fell into each other's arms.
Together, they decided to hide their very fresh and fragile love. They wanted to discover first for themselves where this relationship would lead to. From then on, they were secret lovers. They went on dates; dinner, dancing, movies. Always careful not to be discovered. Fran came up with the story of her new love 'Mark' to have a decent reason to go out so often. She also used him to keep her mother happy and as an excuse to Val. Maxwell, for his part, came up with the story about the difficult investor, a story that no one questioned.
In the house, they were extremely careful. Only sometimes they dared to take the risk and exchange furtive glances or touches. Only when they felt absolutely safe they lay in each other's arms and sank into intimate kisses. For this reason, Fran wore no longer lipstick in the house as not to reveal them. They wrote love letters to each other, which they transferred secretly. They didn't mention names in their letters, in case one would get into the wrong hands.
With time, they found more pleasure in their hiding game. There was only one problem. They could never live out their love undisturbed. That's why they had come up with the idea of retreating to the Plaza.
Maxwell and Fran return to the here and now. This night is already their second night, they spend together in this suite. Fran peeks at her watch.
"Oy two o'clock in the morning already! I should be getting home." Fran tries to break away from Maxwell's embrace, but he holds her even tighter.
"Are you crazy? Out of question! Tonight, you're mine!" With those words, he drops back into the sheets with her and kisses her gently. As he does so, his fingers loosens the knots of her bathrobe.
"Mhhh Maaaax and what shall I tell Niles and the kids why I was out all night?"
"We'll worry about that in the morning."
He silences her with a long kiss. Fran melts away under his caresses. Once again, they give themselves to each other until they fall asleep, snuggled close together.
