SAVE ME

TWENTY

"What the fuck is actually going on here?" Rook shouted in a surprised, yet amused, tone. Madison and Dom both shot up in bed, accidently bumping heads on the way up. Madison lifted a hand to rub the side of her head before she shot Rook an evil glare, wishing she could punch him in the throat for scaring her.

"What does it look like, Rook? We are fucking sleeping. Now get out and turn my damn light out." She groaned out before falling back onto her mattress and shoving her pillow over her face to block out the light and hopefully tune Rook out as a nice bonus. Rook only laughed and wiggled his eyebrows at Dom before giving him a thumbs up and shutting the door behind him as he left.

"I love him, I do. But he is so goddamn annoying first thing in the morning." She mumbled into the pillow to Dom before she finally removed it and rolled over to check the time on the clock on her bedside table. It was two in the afternoon. "Fuck!" She shouted at the top of her lungs before she leaped out of bed and began flinging clothes off her body without thinking.

She wasn't used to Dom being in here with her and once he rolled over to ask her what was wrong, his face went as red as a fresh tomato. "Jesus, you might want to warn me before you try and strip naked in front of me." He told her, Madison feeling embarassed all over again, but she didn't have time to worry about that part.

"Sorry, I'm just very late. I'm supposed to go pick up my niece while Colson hits the studio." She explained as she tugged a fresh pair of jeans up her legs, having to jump to get them to come all the way up, them getting stuck around her thighs. She turned to face Dom as she pulled an arctic monkeys shirt over her head. "Would you like to come with?"

Dom thought about it for a moment before he nodded, wanting to do anything to get to spend some more time with her before he went back home in two days. That was something he hadn't told her yet. He didn't have the heart. He didn't want to see the hurt in her eyes when he told her. "Sure. but I will go change in the guestroom. In private, like a normal person."

She knew he was just joking by the way he was laughing the whole journey back to his temporary room. She quickly threw on some socks and slipped into her shoes before she ran to the bathroom to brush her hair and her teeth. While attempting to fix her hair, she texted Casie and told her she was on her way.

She was in the middle of putting on some quick makeup when Dom walked into her bathroom, his eyes lighting up at the sight of her makeup spread out all over the counter. She lowered her mascara she was applying before looking up at him in the mirror. "Do you want some?" She asked him with a smile, knowing he liked to wear some from the pictures she saw on Instagram.

He quickly hopped up onto an empty space on the counter before he reached out and picked up her eyeliner, twisting it around in between his fingers as he thought about it, not wanting her to think he was weird if he said yes. "Don't you think that would be weird?"

She took the eyeliner from him and pulled the cap off before standing in between his legs and beginning to apply it to his waterline with a smile. "Why would it be weird? I find it very attractive when guys wear eyeliner. I don't see an issue." She glanced up at him briefly, her smile growing.

Once she was finished, she took her index finger and smudged it just the way he wore it in his photos. "Perfect. You look so cute." She gushed, leaning up on her toes to kiss his cheek gently. He quickly took the eyeliner from her and did the same to her eyes, but instead of using his index finger, he licked his thumbs and smudged the thick black eyeliner around her eyes.

She let out an ear piercing squeal and shoved him away playfully with both hands, unable to stop herself from laughing at him. "Ew, that's gross. And so unsanitary." He flashed a lopsided grin that completely melted her heart and found herself just staring at him in awe, momentarily forgetting that she had plans with Casie.

She reached out and wrapped her fingers around the padlock around his neck again and tugged him closer before pressing her lips against his, loving the feeling of kissing him more than she probably should. "We have to go get Casie." She mumbled against his lips before she pulled away with a small pout.

She reached out to take his hand once he hopped down off the counter and pulled him along with her before she grabbed her keys and led him out to her car.

***

"Madi, who is that?" Casie whispered to her aunt as they walked down the street hand in hand, deciding to kill some time by doing some shopping until her dad got out of the studio. Dom was walking ahead of them a few feet away, looking into various shop windows.

"That's Dom, sweetie. He did that song with your daddy that he just released." Casie was staring at Dom in confusion before she looked up at Madison with a curious expression, wondering why he was with her and not her dad.

"Is he your boyfriend?" She asked, the heat instantly rushing to Madison's cheeks. She had no idea what to really tell her. Her and Dom never had a chance to discuss anything about a possible relationship. Technically, he wasn't her boyfriend yet.

"No, he's not my boyfriend, Cas."

"Why not? He's cute." Madison smiled fondly at her niece, Casie feeling slightly embarrassed by what she said. She didn't mean to say it out loud. Madison looked up to watch Dom walk into a store that grabbed his attention, the two girls following behind so they wouldn't lose him.

"He is cute, isn't he?" She asked the child with a bright smile and gently squeezed her hand to reassure her that it was okay. She made a mental note to get Dom alone later to discuss what they were going to do about their feelings.

"Can we get some food before we go see daddy?"

"Absolutely. I'm starving."