The Arrangement

[Maid of Marvels]

For the good of the corporation.

Madeline Henderson sat back in her chair, considering the proposition her father and the Board of the Directors had set before her. The arrangement made sense on every level, she couldn't fault them there.

Phoenix Corporation had started small, like all businesses do. A single store in a small backwater town, within seven years they had been incorporated. Distribution centers, more stores, acquisitions. Within seventeen years they'd made their first billion and the stock had gone from forty seven dollars to ninety five and still climbing.

Simple, yes? Not quite.

Competition, even at this level, was becoming cutthroat, making it harder and harder to maintain Phoenix's original purpose -- to offer good products for less. With Lykos Corporation hot on their heels, a showdown was becoming inevitable. It was neither sound, nor profitable for both to continue to cut prices and the contstant jabbing back and forth in the media wasn't helping those sales either. In the end, one or both of them would fail and it wasn't a risk her father and the Board were willing to take.

"Technically," her father had explained, "Phoenix and Lykos can't merge. Officially, that is. There are laws against monopolies. But," he had continued, "If they are owned jointly... You see my point."

Madeline nodded. "And what does he say to all of this, father?" He being Alexander Rockford, the heir to Lykos, in the same way as she was to Phoenix.

"We can't have a lock without the key, Madeline," had been his reply. "I'm sure that he will see things in the same light as you do." He glanced at his watch. "He is being offered the same arrangement as we speak."

"Assuming that he agrees... " Madeline paused, knowing that her father would have considered all contingencies, she still needed to hear them spoken. In people talk, not in legalese. "You must know where I am heading, father. Divorce."

Her father nodded. "Of course there will be a prenuptual agreement that reverts all properties owned before the marriage to its original proprietor. Holdings at the time of divorce will be divided to mutual satisfaction. Of course," his demeanor suddenly even more intent, "We are hoping that this will not come to pass."

Madeline nodded again. "Very well, father. Gentlemen. I agree." She paused and leaned forward. "Inherently, of course, on his decision. An arranged marriage is acceptable. A forced marriage is not."

The men seated around the table, poker-faced statues up til now, stood, each in turn congratulating her on making the wisest choice as they filed from the room leaving Madeline and her father, James Henderson, behind.

"Thank you," he said, placing his arms around her. "Thank you."

She sighed and shook her head. "It's not over yet, dad. You have to consider what a twenty-two year old man would want with a forty-two year old woman. That's a big gap."

Her father nodded. "You never know, kitten. You never know."

Join Wolk and myself as we enter into... "The Arrangement".
As always, comments and critiques are welcome by PM. Enjoy the ride...
~Maid and Wolk~
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[Wolk]

"You want me to do what?" Alexander flied up off his chair filled with anger. "I'm not a kid, father, and you can't do this to me. It's my life and I'll chose who I want to marry, thank you very much!"

The vision flew away and Alexander Rockford was still sitting at the rich mahogany conference table in his beautiful and expensive suit just like he was when the question was brought forward, tapping his pencil on a notepad thoughtfully. It was his first gut reaction to lash out at his father. It always was when he percieved yet another threat to his independence. He had learned, however, that the instinctive reaction was never to be displayed at a table like this. He could voice it after some thought if he found it a good option, but not right off the bat.

"It is a very serious proposition, ladies and gentlemen. There is merit to it, but a decision of this magnitude is not to be rushed nor taken lightly. I will take my time to cosider the personal side of it, while you discuss the business implications."

A balding man took word next, arguing passionately in favor of the arrangement. Frankly, there didn't seem to be anyone against.

"With all due respect, Mr. Rockford the Second," the man started. It was a lot easier for Alex now not to crack up at the pretentious title some of the older people liked to use addressing him. It was as though he was a king. If one thought about it, he almost was. Lykos Corporation had greater profits than many countries' GDP and the Rockford family owned a juicy 80% of the company, all of which Alex was heir to.

"There is nothing to discuss on the business side. We go from a destructive cutthroat competition to a near monopoly. This is the market analysis, even taking into account the minor competitors, all of whom, by the way, don't have the physical capacity to take more than five percent of the market. My model projects a tripling of revenues and major savings to costs. The profits will rise tenfold if not more! What personal considerations can come even close to that?!"

"With all due respect, Mr. Boltzman, personal considerations are of paramount importance." Alex had to fight to make himself say it in a steady voice rather than a hiss. "I am in no danger of being homeless and neither are any of you. This marriage will not happen unless I think it can work. I hope I'm making myself clear on this point." He looked each man at the table in the eyes.

"Of course, Alex, honey." His mother couldn't help the caring tone of voice even in the official meeting. He was just thankful she didn't reach out to touch his hand; she sat close enough. "We are only saying you should consider it seriously. Madeline Henderson is a caring and intelligent woman. We are good friends, you know."

"And that's supposed to make me feel better? My bethrosed is hanging out with my mother!" He thought that, but didn't voice, naturally.

"Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. You will have my answer as soon as I make a decision. For the time being, I suggest we move on with the agenda."

* * *

He didn't pay much attention to the rest of the matters, his mind occupied with the offer - in front of their advisors, no less! - that fell on him like a sledgehammer. He recalled what he knew about Madeline Henderson. They met several times, introduced at various functions and events. She was nice, friendly despite their business holdings competing so fiercely.

She was also incredibly attractive to his eyes. She may have been older that what most would consider the woman's prettiest years, but she carried it very well. She had such forms that most females could never hope for and instead of looking old she looked like a juicy, ripe woman, reducing all those younger and slimmer to the status of wannabe little girls, barely old enough to attract a man's eye.

It would probably not be that odd, he thought. After all, people are people and being a husband and a wife was not the same as being buddies, who hang out together. They were too old to do the latter, but why not the former? Could they not love and care for each other?

He stopped himself from getting carried away. It was easy for him to say, his bride would be a gorgeous woman that made his mouth water. What did he have to match her expectations? Handsome by all accounts, yes, but still a twenty two-year-old... boy? Was that what she would see him as? He frowned. If that was the case, he didn't need it.

He was painfully aware of his sexual inexperience, but after the one time he did get carried away during a wild party and had sex for the first time, graphic pictures of it were all over the tabloids and nasty rumors hurt the entire family and company. Since then he hasn't so much as made out with a girl.

"I want to meet Madeline. It must be somewhere private where we can talk without the press and relatives taking an interest." He informed his parents at the next occasion.

Next day he was alone on a yacht docked at the club. The agreement was for Madeline and he to come aboard and sail off for a few-hour cruise, while their overseers stayed on the dock.

 

[Maid of Marvels]

"It's a little early in the day isn't it, dad?" Madeline asked, watching her father add Drambuie to his coffee.

"Just a splash."

"And if I wasn't here?"

James Henderson glared at his daughter over the rim of his cup, suddenly looking all of his sixty eight years and more. "This arrangement is... "

"Don't you think I realize that?" she retorted, walking over to him. "If I didn't, I'd have never agreed and you know that. Do me a favor?"

"A favor? Madeline, if you can pull this off... "

"No, dad. This is for now. Lay off til I get back, okay?" She stared pointedly toward the wetbar. "I'm willing but the deal is in Alexander Rockford's lap. I won't discourage him, but I won't play games, either. And you... " Madeline hugged him and kissed the top of his head. "You will need to have your wits about you when I get back." She glanced at her watch. "Time for me to go."

******​

Forty minutes later she was at the yacht club and walking down the pier toward the Cool Change's slip. She'd chosen her outfit carefully, not wanting him to see her in a "matronly" light. To her dress, a floral print that hugged her curves on top and flowed freely from waist to nylon free mid-calf, she'd added leather espadrilles that matched her bag. Here goes nothing, she thought... and everything.

"Permission to board," Madeline called out, waving to Alex who was just coming down from the bridge as she crossed the gangway. "It's good to see you," she said, smiling, genuinely meaning it. By the time he reached her, Madeline had taken in his appearance and was already looking into his eyes to gauge his own thoughts at seeing her.

She'd forgotten how handsome he was -- or maybe she'd just never looked at him "that way" before. Irregardless, he was easy on the eye. Taller than she was, Madeline figured he was just over six foot to her five foot six, and his features were open though she did sense a bit of wariness behind those green eyes of his.

"And you," he replied, shaking her extended hand. "It's been a while."

"It has. I haven't been aboard Cool Change in ages and you couldn't have picked better weather. Sun deck?"

Alex nodded. "Sure. We'll be leaving... " The sound of the engines firing up finished his sentence for him and they both grinned.

Madeline knew it was her place to make him feel comfortable even though he was technically the host. The arrangement couldn't possibly be an easy decision for him to make, and with her being twice his age... Thank god for Jack LaLanne, she thought as she climbed the steps in front of him.

"Truth," she said, turning toward him as they stepped into the open air room, "I'm glad you agreed to meet with me. Just one thing... "

Madeline saw Alex stiffen almost negligibly, and placed her hand on his arm, grinning. "Call me Maddie, will you?"

"Alex."

She grinned self-consciously and nodded, setting her bag next to the futon-style couch as she sat. This was going to be even harder than she'd expected.

 

[Wolk]

Alexander sat next to her on the couch and smiled when he turned to her.

"You look beautiful in this dress." He complimented and saw her smile.

A little blush touched her cheeks and he felt his turn just a little warmer as well as she thanked him with a warm smile to meet his own and told him he was quite handsome himself.

Her dress could by no means be accused of being flirty, but Madeline was endowed with such an abundant, perfect bosom that even the conservative cut of her dress showed cleavage many women could only dream of. He tried his hardest not to stare, but couldn't help stealing a glance now and then. She noticed, he knew, but she didn't say anything and Alex hoped it was discrete enough to make her feel attractive and desirable rather than being reduced to an object.

He couldn't help feeling at ease with her. Maddie was a charming beauty and she tried her hardest to make him comfortable. Her smiles and physical touches, while innocent, made him feel as though he knew her closely for ages. He knew he should do something to make her feel better as well, but nothing at all came to mind. In fact, he couldn't think of anything to say after that first compliment.

He didn't say anything, prefering a shared silence filled with sounds of waves splashing and birds crying out to fumbling for the right words. Maddie saw it and was about to say something to resque him from the silence, but he reached out and took her hand into his and she left her words unsaid, submerging into the moment and sharing it with him.

It was not a tight grab nor an uncertain, nimble one. He held her hand as if they have done it thousands of times, as if it was the most natural thing to do. Perhaps it was.

He didn't know how long they sat like this, lost in his own thoughts and feelings. Somehow he knew she shared in the very same feelings that were in him, as if their physical contact provided a pipeline for their uncorporeal selves to join through. Finally he spoke again, this time it was in a soft voice, sounding somewhat dazed.

"This is different from what I thought it would be." He said, then smiled and laughed quietly, shaking his head at his own thoughts. "I wanted to impress you and worried so much about blowing it. Now I don't. This isn't what it's about. At least for me it isn't. I can't, I mustn't impress or worry. I can't show you something other than plain everyday me because even if you to like my show, I can't keep it up forever. Sooner or later you will see the truth, so we might as well start from it."

He paused, looking at her, pleased at the reaction he saw. Taking a deep breath as if he was going to dive into something, Alex took both of her hands into his and let it out.

"Then here is your truth, Maddie. I feel happy with you, sitting here. I want to love you and care for you, and have you love me for who I am. I want to hold you and kiss you, and..." he glanced away for a moment before looking back into her eyes. "And I want to sleep with you every day and night."

He stuttered briefly.

"I... I promised to tell you everything and that is the truth."

Half of him was expecting to be pushed away and slapped. He would probably be relieved somehow if she did it. At least it would be all resolved and there would be nothing more to lose. Despite what he said, Alex cared quite a lot for the outcome of this meeting. He found himself wanting this to work out completely regardless of the business implications.

 

[Maid of Marvels]

Alex's sincerity touched Madeline in a way that she hadn't expected. Of course she had hoped that he would agree to the arrangement, but had also considered that she was the ticket that would make or break this deal. He was young and handsome. She was... Okay, she knew she was easy on the eye, but what happened when some young chickie came along? And they would. There was something undeniably attractive about bedding a married man -- or woman -- with money that appealed to a certain element they often came in contact with.

Of course she had noticed the way he looked at her, heard the words he spoke and understood the ones he'd left unspoken also. That it would be nice to have someone "steady" in her bed for a change was undeniable; Maddie had a high sex drive but had always been particular after the fiasco of a marriage she'd had when she was just about Alex's age. Frankly, she was ready to "settle down". Whether he was or not remained to be seen.

"Alex," Madeline said with a smile. "I hear where you're coming from and I appreciate your candor. I'm too old for games and I don't tolerate liars either. I would like you to know that you can always expect the same from me." He nodded and squeezed her hand. They'd be back to awkward silence if she didn't do something soon.

"Have you eaten?" She asked rather abruptly, looking toward shore and trying to calculate how long it would take them to turn back.

"Excuse me?" Alex said and suddenly looked mortified. "I'm sorry! There is... in the salon. We should go down."

"Relax. That's not what I was implying," she responded immediately aware that he must have thought she was pointing out that he hadn't offered anything. "It was just that I suddenly thought we might be more comfortable in jeans or shorts over a bottle of wine and cheeseburgers and I was going to ask you if you wanted... "

His eyes sparkled with mirth and his mouth turned up in a crooked grin that Madeline knew she could quickly become fond of. "The galley is fully stocked," he said, standing and offering his hand. "Cheeseburgers it is. As for shorts... " He eyed her up and down appraisingly. "There will be something in the master stateroom. A top will be... more difficult."

Alex grinned again. That Madeline was a lot bustier than his mother didn't need saying, but they were sure to scrounge one up somewhere.

"Great!" Madeline was already on her feet and heading belowdecks. "No more Madeline and Alexander," she said over her shoulder. "It's time for Maddie and Alex."

 

[Wolk]

In a few minutes they were below, changed into more comfortable clothes. Well, make that supposedly more comfortable. Alex had his own shorts and a loose short-sleeve shirt that were always stowed on the yacht. Maddie, on the other hand, had to make do with what they could find to fit her. Alex's mother's shorts fit Maddie nicely. Oddly, he couldn't find any of his own T-shirts, and she ended up wearing one that was clearly several sizes too small for her chest. The overstretched cotton was clinging to her full breasts so tightly, one might suspect her of being an attention-hungry teenage girl, if she wasn't so impossibly busty for a teen, of course.

"Oh, wow!" Alex said quietly when he saw her come out.

He could see every line underneath the tight fabric, her nipples so clearly outlined. Alex bit his lip, swallowing an appreciative whistle which was ready to roll off his lips. He looked away, embarassed. He loved how she looked from the first moment he set eyes on her today, but now he was in serious danger of developing an uncomfortable erection.

"Maddie, you look, uh, you look great." He smiled, about to blush. "Come on, I fixed us some food."

Glad to do something that would at least partially take his mind off her feminine forms, Alex led the way to the galley, where they sat at a beautiful wooden table, polished and shining. It was, like all furniture, fixed to the floor and the benches with soft backrests were close in, but neither of them had trouble squeezing in comfortably. Alex made sure they sat at a right angle from each other, not across where it would seem confrontational, or side by side where they wouldn't see each other at all.

Though he was hoping for a relief from her arousing beauty, Maddie's tight top stayed above the table as she sat and Alex had a hard time keeping himself from staring at it too closely. It was like a torture now. He knew he couldn't just jump on the first beautiful pair of breasts that was displayed to him. What kind of a statement that would make about his loyalty if he did? How would she think he will react when they are married and he is presented with another beautiful rack? He would even frown at himself if he lost control now. A marriage had to be based on more than just sexual attraction. It had to be something that lasts. In theory he knew and fullheartedly believed all of it, but in practice he felt blood surging down to fill his manhood.

For a while, Alex just concentrated on the cheeseburger, glad for something of a refuge it gave his mind. Eventually, though, it was finished and his lips and fingers were cleanly wiped with paper napkins. He risked a look at Maddie again, smiling. It was comfortable to be in her presence, even if he had to suffer from his carnal desire.

"Does something worry you?" He said, fishing randomly. She did look a little uncertain still. Maddie took a few moments to ponder before she answered.

"I don't know if I can give you everything you want." She said diplomatically. It was always better to make it seem as though the doubts were about oneself, even if they were in reality about another. "There are a lot of women out there who would want you. Are you sure you prefer me to all of them?"

Alex gave her a broad smile. This was a question he didn't even have to think about. He took her hand in his and squeezed it.

"Maddie, beautiful, first of all you are one of the prettiest women out there. That alone wipes off most competition." He grinned. "Second, you will be my wife; why would I need someone else if I have a wife? All some other woman give me is sex, but my wife will give me sex, love, care, family... children." He stumbled at the last one suddenly embarrassed again.

"Will you be that wife for me, Maddie?"

 

[Maid of Marvels]

Madeline's fingers covered her mouth as she blinked back her surprise at Alex's words. It was an arrangement. An arranged marriage. A proposal was the last thing she had expected, though it was only the tip of the iceberg of the other things he'd mentioned like bolts from the blue -- love, family... children. For godsakes he wanted to have children!

"Is something wrong?" The concern in his voice matched the caring in his beautiful green eyes. She could get lost there easily.

"I... " Tears welled up in Maddie's eyes and the words she wanted to say threatened to choke her, so she did as she had always done -- retreated behind an admixture of truth and humor. "What if... What if you hang the toilet paper wrong?"

"We'll label it right way, wrong way."

"Or I squeeze the toothpaste from the middle?"

"We'll use a pump brand."

"I was married once before," she rambled on. "I thought that was love. I was your age. Fifty grand from my father in his pocket later, I realized that it wasn't."

"Well, I don't need the cash," he grinned, rattling off yet another retort to her silly rationale.

"Jesus, Alex!" Madeline stood, combing her fingers through her hair as she turned to face him. "Do you know what you're saying? Of course you do. I'm twice your age... You're talking about a total commitment here. LOVE!! Sex is one thing." She laughed sardonically. "Love is something completely different. It changes everything."

She looked into his eyes as he stood, placing his hands on her shoulders. "I know what I am saying, Maddie, and I mean every word of it. You are what I need and," he placed his fingers under her chin and tilted it up a little higher. "I think I am what you need, too."

Maddie gasped as Alex lowered his mouth over hers, kissing her. Deeply. Passionately. Since that farce of a marriage she'd never gone without sex, though she had been particular in her partners. The one thing she had never given up again was her "self". Could she do it now? Would she? As she melted into his arms, Madeline Henderson knew that perhaps this man was a lot wiser than his years. Parting her lips, she showed him that she wanted to believe all of this was possible, invited him to dare to convince her.

 

[Wolk]

The moment his lips touched with hers and he felt her yield, all consciousness and reasoning left his head. He simply swam in his own passion, loving to be with her, to touch her, not having a care in the world.

"Oh, Maddie." Alex breathed out softly as their lips parted for a time.

His hands caressed her back, her shoulders, and the back of her pretty neck. He felt her hair on his hand, saw her pleasure, felt the tension leave her body. She leaned closer and turned soft, mouldable in his arms. Her abundant, shaply bust was pressed against his chest and all the clothes they had on couldn't take the incredible excitement out of the touch. He felt her nipples on his skin and moaned in pleasure.

No longer thinking, Alex kissed her again, harder this time, but still softly in a way. He was being torn apart by the forces that lusted for Maddie's arousing feminine forms and wanted him to take her like an animal, and those, which made him want to treat her with great care like a beautiful, valuable vase.

His hands dropped slowly along her back, caressing it along the spine, until they found her cuvry, soft buttocks. He caressed them slowly, softly. More than anything in the world, he wanted to moan again, to let some of his overflowing excitement out, but he couldn't do it normally with their lips still joined together in a long kiss. He moaned anyway and that show passion was swallowed by her.

"You're so beautiful, I'm afraid I will fall off my feet." Alex smiled, finally breaking the kiss.

Holding her hand, he led Maddie a few steps into the next room, which held a big, soft couch. They collapsed onto it, falling into each other's arms again. Her hands caressed his chest oh so sensually and Alex ran own hand along her thigh. It rubbed her gently, excitedly, caressing and pleasing flesh so close to her sex. She had to feel it, he thought. He wouldn't be able to bear if she remained cool and unaffected in the face of his advances. Thankfully, he didn't have to worry. Maddie was made of flesh and blood, Alex saw it now. Some of his worries about being too young to please her were dispelled. She liked what he did. He could please her and, by God, he would.

Emboldened by her natural responses, the young man pressed on. His hand cupped and caressed her knee, then started to slowly rise back up along her inner thigh. He watched Maddie's face warily, afraid that she would find him too pushy and impatient, but if she did find him so, she didn't show it. Still, he chickened out, moving his hand up to her stomach rather quickly, having given only a soft, passing brush over her pussy.

Again, they kissed and Alex felt those wonderfully big breasts pressing against his chest. He felt like his hot, hard manhood would burst through the fabric of his shorts, so strained it was. He was still gathering courage to put his hands onto her chest when he felt her own hand find its way up his shirt and caress his skin directly, playing with the hair on his chest. His mind clicked as if a pass has been granted, and Alex pulled up on her tight, restricting T-shirt. It took some trying until the shirt finally yielded and was pulled up over her big breasts.

"Oh, God, Maddie!" He gasped when her beautiful globes were revealed.

They were still constrained by a bra, but Maddie was so generously endowed that the sight made him speechless even so. Their breathing was faster and shallower than before and hearts were beating faster.

For a few moments, Alex stared, nearly gaping, then suddenly, he moved forward and pressed his face into her cleavage, covering her flesh with kisses. His hands cupped the sides of her breasts, caressing, massaging them through the fabric of her bra. He lifted his head to her neck, kissing it, still caressing her breasts.

"You're so beautiful. How can you ever think some other woman might steal me from you?"

He kept kissing her neck in small pecks between his whispered words, while his hands touched and rubbed her body everywhere, exploring, discovering her for the first time.

"Even if I didn't want to be loyal forever. And I do. Even if I didn't believe in marriage being sacred. And I do. I'd be a fool to look at anyone else when I have you. You are all I need, Maddie. I love you."

He lifted himself just enough to gaze into her eyes. Seeing her response, Alex smiled and kissed her lips once again, slowly, deeply, lovingly.

 

[Maid of Marvels]

Madeline could feel him, hard against her softness, sending butterflies dancing throughout her body. Emboldened by her own desire as much as by his, her hands traced a path, moving downward over the muscles of Alex's back, a slow glissade that finally brought them to his waist and up under his shirt. Tugging upward, he lifted, leaning on one arm as he helped her to pull it off.

She moaned softly as his mouth recaptured then slid from hers, nibbling at her jaw before suckling at her neck. Maddie fought for breath as she insinuated one hand between them, palm and fingers seeking him out as his hand closed over her breast, rolling the stiff peak of her nipple through the thin lace of her bra.

"Alex... " Anticipation tingled on the surface of her skin, every nerve alert, a thousand desires screaming to be satiated. She saw the nervous query in his eyes and smiled, pressing her fingers against his length, bending her leg at the knee to cradle him between her thighs. Maddie was on fire, every movement, touch, electric. She wanted... needed... skin-to-skin. Her body ached to feel him buried deep inside of her.

Her hips rocked beneath the weight of Alex's body, practicing lasciviously for the ultimate fulfillment of her passion but there were too many barriers between her body and his. Too many... Madeline guided his hand between her legs, drawing her breath in through her teeth as she felt his fingers unassertively pressing at the wetness seeping there.

"I... want... " Maddie gasped, adding her other hand to the first; fumbling, groping for the button on his shorts, pulling gently at the zipper as he raised his body slightly to accommodate her. She felt him shudder as she insinuated her fingers beneath the waistband; pushing, tugging, mewling her eagerness while encouraging Alex to mirror her movements.

Grinding against his hand as he cupped her mound, Maddie freed Alex's cock from the confines of his shorts, cooing exultantly at having captured her prize and crying out softly as the cool air of the salon suddenly laved her breasts, now unencumbered from the brassiere that kept Alex from attending to her stiff, aching nipples.

Alex was trembling, swelling in her hand as she stroked; on the verge of coming Madeline realized. "Mmm... baby... " she purred, totally undisturbed by that fact as her own body responded, yearning for release as his mouth closed over her bared nipple, suckling, nipping, biting.

 

[Wolk]

He was consumed almost entirely by the strong, undeniable want. Maddie's forms nearly drove him wild even when she was dressed, and now she was topless, cooing and moaning softly under his kisses, her nipples hardening further, filling with blood and excitement in his mouth. He was wild all right.

His lips and tongue were relentless in their worship to the twin, round temples of feminine beauty. His hand grabbed and rubbed over her clothed sex passionately, wanting and needing to feel it directly, to sink into the moist, welcoming flesh that was hidden under her shorts and panties.

The only time Alex wasted pulling Maddie's bottoms off was due to haste and the attention he diverted to other parts of her. He wanted to do everything to her at once and for the first time in his life felt sorry that he was born with only two arms. The fabric must have tore under his impatient pulls, judging by the sounds, but eventually the kneeling young man pulled shorts and panties off Maddie's sexy thighs and legs.

He looked at her face, his own flushed with excitement, and put his hands on both of her knees. He pushed them apart, leaning forward between them slightly to look at her secret treasure. Alex exhaled loudly after a moment of admiration. He dove in and unleashed a thunder of kisses onto her pretty pussy, burying his nose in a neat bush of golden fur over it, which smelled of her arousal.

For a little while, he clumsily licked her pussy, making up with passion and enthusiasm what he lacked in skill. He loved her moans, the soft words of approval, the moans that told him how much she enjoyed it. Finally, he couldn't hold himself out any longer. He wanted and needed her right that very moment.

"Maddie..." He moaned softly, raising himself up along her body and letting his cock rub over her naked sex.

"Oh..." It felt incredible already and they weren't even physically united yet. Alex marveled at the feeling. He could barely remember what it was like that one time he had sex half-unconscious with alcohol. This was like the very first time in many ways, and like most first times it was marred with urgency and impatience.

He guided his cock into Maddie's welcoming tunnel and cried out in pleasure, closing his eyes and staying still for a moment. "Oh, Maddie!"

It only lasted a moment, though, then the urgency of his instincts took over and he started moving. Faster and faster he went, until quickly reaching as quick a pace as was humanly possible. The pleasure was beyond words and Alex barely thought about how long he could sustain this pace for.

Perhaps, he should have. It was barely more than a minute into the act when he reached the apex of orgasm. He cried and moaned her name over and over again as he came, his member swelling, pulsing and spewing hot, fresh sperm inside of her.

"Oh, Maddie, darling!" He had no words, smiling at her, kissing her on the lips, while he swam in complete bliss.

In a short while it evaporated. In its place came the horrible feeling of his own uselessness. This wonderful gorgeous woman was under him, quite far from fulfilled. He felt like a dog, who chased after a car with a great noise only to figure out he wasn't capable enough to do what he wanted with it. Alex looked away, hanging his head in shame as he crawled off her to sit on the other end of the couch with his knees against his chest.

'There you go, Maddie. Now you've made sure I'm nowhere near ready to handle someone like you.' He wanted to say, but didn't, too embarrassed to even open his mouth.

 

[Maid of Marvels]

Madeline leaned up on her elbows, looking at Alex as he huddled naked, his mortification evident, at the other end of the couch. Didn't he know how beautiful he was? How sexy? How good he made her feel? She'd be lying to herself if she said she had been satisfied (the twitching of her pussy was blatantly telling her otherwise) but even so, she liked what Alex had offered so far and wanted more.

Closing her legs, she squeezed them together, thrilling at the tingling sensations that quickly spread throughout her body. "Babe," she whispered as she rose, holding out her hand. "C'mon."

Alex raised his eyes slowly, drinking in her body as she stood before him. That he liked what he saw was as obvious as the fact that he had liked what he felt. Now all she needed to do was to show him that she, too, felt the same way and that his coming quickly in no way diminished her desire for him.

Maddie hooked her fingers over Alex's shoulders as he stood to join her, her full breasts, nipples erect, brushing against the hair on his chest. Words, she felt, would be ineffective right now and so she smiled, moving closer, melting into him as his arms encircled her.

The tip of her tongue flicked out, lapping at the hollow of his neck as she raised her face to kiss him; deeply, passionately. Maddie moaned softly as she felt his penis stir against her thigh as if in response to her tongue slipping between his lips. "Mmm... " she murmured as her hands began to wander down Alex's chest and belly before she eased them around his waist and up his back, smoothing over the tensed muscles that rippled under his skin.

"I want... " Madeline whispered hoarsely, easing them backwards toward one of the doors leading to a stateroom before slipping from his arms to lead the way.

 

[Wolk]

'How did she do it?' He wondered, feeling all shame at his poor performance go away. It was as if she had access to his mind directly and put her love there. He felt like she wasn't disappointed at all and that the moment of his ejaculation was not the end of their closeness. Indeed, it wasn't even half way through.

He followed her to the stateroom, feeling bolder and more open as desire once again slowly returned to fill his phallos at the sights and sensations of this beautiful woman's naked, wanting body. By the time they were next to the cot, Alex boldly hugged her from behind, rising his hands to her full breasts that had no hope in fitting in his palms.

His cock nested between her soft, round buttocks and his head lowered slightly to kiss her nick and right shoulder. He moaned, playing with abundant flesh of her tits, that overflowed his hands. He teased and pulled her nipples and she could feel the effect her body was having on him as his cock grew larger and more firm between her buttocks.

"Mmm, Maddie..." He whispered into her ear, his hand sliding down from her chest to caress the sexy triangle of hair between her legs and what was hidden below it.

He found her sex wet and wanting, got sticky juices all over his palm. Alex smiled. Slowly, he slid his index finger into her warm folds and began moving it gently. He felt he could, and added a second finger to that first, though he didn't dare try with more. He pumped them softly in and out of her while playing with her breast.

"Does it feel good, Maddie?" He kissed into her ear.

 

[Maid of Marvels]

Madeline leaned her head back against Alex's shoulder and moaned. Did it feel good? She was aching to come, her pussy slick and tight around his fingers. But she wanted more. Needed...

"Gods, Alex," she murmured. "Fuck me. I want your cock inside of me."

She felt his momentary hesitation, but he was rock hard against her ass and she knew he was more than willing. "Now... "

Reaching around between them, her fingers encircled Alex's shaft as she leaned forward. Guiding him. Rubbing herself against his cockhead as it slipped and slid within her cleft, Madeline mewled as he removed his fingers and replaced them with his cock. "Yesssss... Ohhh... yessssss!"

Her pussy spread as he entered her, molding around his girth. Clasping, tightening as Alex filled her completely. She wanted him. Needed him. In a way, it amazed her just how much.

Maddie ground against Alex in wanton abandon, propping herself against the bed as he grabbed her hips and thrust into her. "Touch me," she gasped, so close that she didn't know how long she could hold back. Wanting to prolong it but needing to come hard, fast - her body was already shaking.

She cried out lustfully as his fingers found her clit. Rubbing, circling, urging her on; his cock thick and swollen, throbbing as it plunged in and out of her hot, wetness. Her approaching orgasm demanding his as Madeline tensed and let herself fall over the edge, convulsing, shaking, shuddering. Her pussy rippled around his cock, compelling him. "Come with me, love! Come!"

Alex gasped and tensed, his cock throbbing, pulsing. He cried out as he emptied into her. Filling her.

Their hearts pounding. Their breaths ragged. Madeline reached behind him to keep Alex inside as they collapsed, trembling onto the bed. "That was... " She laughed from the sheer joy of it. It had been so long and this had been... So right.

 

[Wolk]

He answered Maddie with a happy and satisfied chuckle of his own. The laugh was as if saying: "I can barely believe what we've done, but it feels so good!" It did feel good. Really good. Laying on top of her, exhausted for the moment but so blissfully happy, Alex didn't think anything. He just felt and basked in emotions, all of them good.

"It feels incredible," he whispered into her ear with a soft kiss. "I don't know if I've ever felt this good."

It was admitting his inexperience, but Alex didn't care. It didn't matter, he realized now, either to him or to her. Just moments ago he had this woman begging for his cock, screaming in pleasure as he fucked her, orgasming with him, around him. He made her so happy. That's what mattered.

Now he laid on top of her, not afraid to hurt her with the weight of his healthy, strong body. She looked and felt like she could take anything his body was capable of and take it with pleasure. This wasn't a fragile girl he had to be careful with. This was a woman he could unleash the full strength of his youthful lust onto. She'd love it, he knew.

He was stroking her, kissing lazily, massaging the sides of her breasts and teasing her nipples. Not a few minutes later he moved gently off her, his manhood slipping away from her folds.

"I love you, Maddie." He whispered to her as he did, then gave her earlobe a small bite. "I'm going to suck your clitty until you cry for me to fuck you again."

He smiled at the look she shot him and turned her on to her back, sliding down between her legs. A soft kiss right above her love button, then a trail of kisses down and to the right of it, teasing, but not touching the sensitive bud. He licked her pussy, tasting a mix of their juices on it, slowly circling it, while looking up at her pretty face. Then, without a warning, a lunged up and suckled on her clit with raw passion, while both of his hands went to her mountainous breasts and fingers dug into her flesh. His thumbs and index fingers caught her nipples almost simultaneously, rubbed and pulled them with intensity.

"You like this, my love?" He grinned at her before resuming flicking his tongue over her sensitive clit.

He could see she was really getting into it again and predicted the call for his once again firm cock would come from her sexy lips at any moment now, when the yacht shook with a soft thud and its softly humming engines shut down. Looking out the little round window Alex realized they have docked once again. He and Maddie would soon be expected to disembark. He laid back and moaned in annoyance.

"We have to do it again, Maddie." He smiled at her, getting up and fetching clothes for himself and for her. "In fact, I want to do this with you every day and night." He pulled her close, still naked, and his hard and ready cock pressed into her abs, while the big breasts that fascinated him so crushed into his chest. "In our bed." He gave her a long, deep kiss before reluctantly pulling away and putting his clothes back on while she did the same with hers.

In a few minutes they were both in their respective cars, looking as if nothing happened.

 

[Maid of Marvels]

James Henderson looked up as his daughter let herself into the penthouse. "So?" The concern as obvious in his blue eyes as it was in the terseness of his query.

Walking toward the bar, Madeline poured herself a cognac and settled onto the couch, sipping at the amber liquid before replying. "It went," she commented vaguely, allowing one corner of her mouth to turn upward. "We came to an agreement. I suppose you'll be hearing from Lykos if not directly from the Rockfords."

"But how did it go?" James asked, knowing he wouldn't be completely at ease until the wedding was a done deed and the merger was complete.

"It went. I already said that."

"You know what I mean, Madeline. Did you at least like him?" her father persisted. "Despite the importance of this arrangement, I hope you know that I want you to be at least... content."

"Yes, I know." In her mind's eye, this whole deal was like a game of "Truth or Dare" and personally, she wanted both. She wanted, and presumed from Alex's forthrightness that she would get... truth. The dare was to keep him as interested in herself as she was in him.

Love scared Madeline Henderson and Alex Rockford had spoken of love, sex, caring, family, children... loyalty. The sexy bits, of course, would be the easiest of all to manage. It was more than obvious that they clicked on that level and they had barely managed to graze the surface.

She crossed her legs, squeezing her thighs together as she met her father's eyes. "I like him very much," she said. "The rest is yet to be seen, but I promise not to disappoint you. Now, if you don't mind... " Maddie rose to her feet and set the empty snifter back on the bar. "I'm in need of a hot soak before dinner."

"Madeline?"

Pausing in the doorway, she turned to face him. "Yes?"

"Thank you."

At least he had the compunction to look at least slightly penitent for having placed her in this situation, Madeline mused. "No worries. Oh, and, daddy?" She smiled as he tensed, waiting for the other shoe to drop. "I'd like to plan future meetings with Alex on my own. No drivers, no chaperones, no time limits. Understood?"

James Henderson nodded, his best poker face camouflaging his true feelings. Perhaps, he thought, things were going to work out all ways around. He'd have a full report of what had transpired between the two before midnight. "Agreed," he replied. "How can I refuse?"

 

[Wolk]

"Don't ask me what happened and I will not tell you where to shove it." Alex preempted his friends' questions rather uncivilly.

The pleasured grin that seemed to be painted on his face told the story though. Soon there wasn't a person around who wasn't in on the rumors of his and Madelene's growing relationship. He kept the cards close to his chest, speaking little or nothing on the subject and even then only to the people he trusted. This lack of real information created speculations and, unfortunately, blooded the paparazzi appetites. They were now like sharks circling around Alex and Maddie, hoping to get a juicy piece of gossip-worthy material.

The news did not cheer everyone on at all. For most the alliance between the two giants was good news. For others it spelled a lack of opportunity to show their fighting nature and earn that promotion in stiff, cutthroat competition that used to exist between the companies. Many simply had designs to catch either of the single fortune heirs and get a piece of the pie.

A day after their first meeting on the yacht, Alex and Maddie decided to meet for dinner and a night out. He was early, waiting in the pleasantly dimly lit restaurant where soft music created a lovely mood.

That was when one such person approached him with a seemingly innocent talk. He knew her from before, a strong and determined twenty-something aide to one of the lawyers on company's payroll. She was an excellent-looking redhead with shining green eyes, who knew how to dress to accent her natural beauty and make men look twice, thrice, or more. That night she wore a deeply cut red dress, which showed quite a lot of what she had to show.

A young, horny man, he naturally couldn't keep his eyes off her assets and Vivian, that was her name, did her best to keep his attention and tease him into hardness as she made small talk. The unfortunate fact about most males is that when properly excited they tend to forget other things and focus on only one. So did Alex, and although nothing but polite talk happened, he couldn't bring himself to ask Vivian to leave and Maddie came to find the two of them talking at the table.

 

[Maid of Marvels]

Madeline made her way into the cocktail lounge of the restaurant where she was supposed to meet Alex. She was early but it looked like he'd been earlier still and from the looks of things, the young woman who was hanging all over him seemed to had put out some bait that he couldn't refuse. Stay or go? Go or stay? She was just about to turn around and leave when he spotted her and waved.

Smiling her sunniest smile (even if it was painted on), Madeline waved back and waited for him to cross the short distance between them. "Maddie!" Alex leaned in close and slipped his arm possessively around her waist as he whispered "I love you" in her ear and tried to kiss her, though a seemingly innocent turn of her head let it land on her cheek rather than on her mouth. The hard-on he was sporting was more than obviously not for her.

"Glad to see me or did I... interrupt?" Maddie snapped under her breath, letting her hand brush against the bulge in his trousers.

"Damn, Maddie. I... " Alex took a firm grip on her arm, though he kept his other planted on the small of her back as he led her toward the bar and... "Vivian, I'd like to introduce you to my fiancée, Madeline Henderson. Maddie, this is Vivian no-one-really-knows-her-surname cause it's not necessary when all they need her for is a quick fuck."

Madeline watched as the young woman's eyes popped open in shock and waggled her fingers over her shoulder at her as Alex hurried her off, the woman's delayed reaction of a slap missing him by a mile and a high-pitched, "Hey! You can't talk to me like that!" trailing from behind.

"What the hell was that all about, Alex?" she asked as the maître d' suddenly appeared out of nowhere to guide them to a table. Alex, making a surreptitious exchange with the tight-lipped older man and whispering that they would not be dining there after all, didn't answer.

As they stepped out onto the curb, a valet dashed off to get Alex's car. "I've been getting a lot of that lately. You?"

Maddie shook her head. "I've not been anywhere. Besides, I doubt there are many guys out there who'd be heartbroken if I was out of circulation."

"Well, I'm glad you are," he said, encircling her in his arms just as the valet pulled up. "Let's blow this joint."

"I'm really sorry, Maddie," Alex said as they drove away. "It didn't mean anything. I... Goddammit, Maddie, I said I love you and I meant every word. It's just that I haven't been with anyone in... Until yesterday. With you. Please understand. She wanted that to happen and sometimes a guy's dick... "

Madeline took a deep breath, turning her head to look at Alexander Rockford. He was young, rich, eminently sexy and she was, in effect, yanking one of the best hunks of meat off the butcher's shelf. To think that one or ten of the women who were out there "shopping" weren't going to do their best to stop him from marrying an older woman was expecting a bit too much. That it had made her jealous. Get a grip, old girl, she chided herself. This is just a business deal. Just an... arrangement.

"It's okay, Alex. No worries," she finally said, reaching over to pat his hand reassuringly. "Now what are we gonna do about dinner? I don't know about you, but I'm starving." She tried to sound cheerful as she shifted the subject and hoped she had pulled it off, though her voice still had the bite of sarcasm she was so well-known for. "McD's? Burger King? How about Wendy's?"

"You just can't see me seriously, can you? As a man. As a lover. As your husband and the one who will always love you. Am I always going to be just an effete little boy in your eyes, Madeline?"

She felt the sting of his words as he spoke them; ashamed of herself and of her behavior. Maybe he was right. Maybe she couldn't take him seriously no matter how much she wanted to believe what he had said yesterday and again just now. Maybe she was just a desperate older woman who needed someone to love her... any way she could get it.

"Look, Alex... We agreed to be honest, so here goes nothing. I'm sorry. It's not you. Honest. It's me. I've spent half my life avoiding serious relationships. I swore I'd never let anyone get that close to me again. Fucking is one thing. Making love, well... You do understand the difference?"

"Of course I do!" That his embarrassment had shifted to something akin to anger was understandable. "What part of anything I said yesterday don't you understand, Madeline?? Jesus." He slammed his hand against the steering wheel, swerving into another lane and nearly side-swiping another car whose driver leaned heavily on the horn.

They had to finish this somewhere that wouldn't get either of them killed. "Sorry," Alex said sheepishly. "I think we're having our first fight. Does this mean you love me?"

Madeline couldn't help but chuckle. "My place or yours? Or do you want to try another restaurant? Maybe one that's not so well... frequented by the folks that might recognize us so readily."

 

[Wolk]

By the gods, how difficult it was for the young guy to not just jump onto Maddie's invitation, half-joking as it was. The erection Vivian gave him wasn't going away and made thinking difficult. He didn't have any trouble admitting that he wanted Maddie even more than he wanted Vivian.

But he did resist. He took it as a challenge of sorts, perhaps a self-imposed one, but a challenge nonetheless. Wrestle control back from his dick and give his fiancee what she deserved, but what Vivian's slutty craftiness and his own lust nearly robbed her of, a pleasant dining out.

"Tell you what, my love," Alex grinned playfully, glad that they were both smiling again. "I'll take you up on your suggestion. McD's it is." He couldn't help chuckling at the look on her face and Maddie soon joined.

The luxurious, hand-crafted, limited-production BMW, which must have cost at least half as much as the outlet of the world-famous food franchise was a hillarious sight at the line to the drive-through at McDonald's. He decided take-out would be better, given that both he and Maddie were grossly overdressed to show up inside a place like this. Every pair of eyes would be on his perfectly fitting pants and jacket and her gorgeous dress with blinding jewelry.

They ordered some of the delicously harmful human-feed, for the products sold at that place hardly deserved to be called food, by Alex's reconing. A short drive away they found a nice, deserted parking lot, which overlooked the city lights from the cliff. The car pulled into one of the slots then went dark and silent.

"It's disgusting." Alex grinned, having taken a bite out of what passed for a sandwitch at fast food restaurants. Maddie joined the chuckle.

"But nobody will be looking for us here."

They made a dent in the food before putting it away and just sitting, enjoying each other's company and the view ahead. He couldn't believe how good it felt. No fancy restaurants, no tasteful live music, no... Well, nothing that made their rich lives different from other people's was there, if you didn't count the car. It was as if he was in some kind of a movie about 'average' folks. About teens sneaking out into a private place after their date to... He turned to look at Maddie, his breath momentarily caught at her beauty.

Then a smile crossed his lips and he leaned over the console slightly. His hand went onto her exposed knee and caressed, boldly sliding up along her leg and carrying the hem of her dress with it. The other hand took a hold of hers and caressed her palm gently. Leaning over further he moved his head towards hers and stopped when there was a mere few inches between their lips.

"I love you."

 

[Maid of Marvels]

His eyes told her that it was true, her response to his words and touch both warmed her and set alarms shrilling in the back of her mind. Be careful. Don't trust... And all the while her fingers were sliding up the side of his face and around to the back of his head to pull him closer. She wanted his lips on hers as badly as she needed him inside of her.

Madeline moaned against Alex's lips as his tongue swept across them, searching provocatively. Her reply was an explicit come-and-get me; her lips parting at the same time as she adjusted her position to allow his hand to travel further up her inner thigh.

By the time Alex's fingers had begun smoothing themselves over the thin gusset of her thong, Maddie was mentally cursing the console between them as her fingers traced the length of him through his trousers. There was, however, something very erotic about being less than four feet away from another car whose passengers might be doing even more.

She gasped when Alex eased his fingers beneath her panties, parting her, slipping them into the slick wetness of her cleft. Aside from fondling, there wasn't going to be very much they'd be able to do here in the car. At least not comfortably. "Take me home, Alex," Maddie said huskily.

Alex froze, startled by Madeline's words, and backed away, trying to look dignified at what he was certain was a rebuff of his behavior. But hadn't she...

Madeline reached out, placing her hand on his neck to draw his attention back to her. "Silly man. Couldn't you tell how much I wanted you?" He didn't reply. "I'm a greedy woman, Alex. I want you in bed. I want to make love with you and to you. But this... " She gestured around the car with a grin. "My place or yours?"

 

[Wolk]

The confusion finally disappeared when she reassured him he was desired as much as he desired her. Alex smiled and leaned in, kissing her sweet, full lips again.

"Yours." He said, his eyes sparkling.

A few clicks activated the car's GPS and Alex gave it a command: "Maddie's place." The computer accepted his command and began reading directions. He looked up at Maddie and saw her smile. Yes, he had found out her penthouse appartment's location and programmed it into the car's computer. Was that an obsession?

He grinned, steering out of the small parking lot and onto the road. Self-psychoanalysis was for idiots. Trying self-psychoanalysis when your brain is robbed of blood by the massive unsatisfied erection... Now, that was interesting.

He broke the speed limit shamelessly, biting his lips. It was next to impossible to sit still. Here she was, only two feet away from him, in all of her femenine presence, her smell, her hair, the large, mindblowing swells of her breasts. How could he stand just sitting straight and concentrating on the road?!

Thankfully, there were no police traps on the road and soon the car came to a halt in the underground garage. He killed the engine and jumped out of it as if the seat was a hot frying pan. He helped Maggie out of the car, locked it and suffered through the torture of walking all the way to the elevator. It was soon now and her hand in his made it easier.

But as soon as they entered the elevator and the door closed behind them, they were in a private place. Alex pushed Maggie's back against the wall, pinning her to it with his body as if they were both teens made crazy with excessively active hormones. Actually, the last part wasn't that far off. His hands went to her soft, yielding tits and he kissed and groped her, moaning into her lips. He wedged his hips between her legs, pressing the outline of his large erection abainst her sex and abs. His hips moved by instinct, trying to thrust his ready cock into her, but prevented from doing so by the clothes. Through this kissing, fondling and dry-humping they arrived up into the penthouse, but Alex barely noticed. The elevator doors stayed open for a while, then closed, but of the whole world Maddie was the only thing that existed for him still.