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[Maddox' Penthouse]
There were very few occasions when Maddox could say heād felt nervous about something. One had been during his senior year of high school as he waited for the results of his college entrance exams. Heād been so desperate to not only get out of his fatherās house but also get accepted far away enough to not have to see his face again.
The most recent had been when he first set foot into the Beta house. He had trouble sleeping the night before due to overthinking and wondering if heād be able to really fit in. His worries quickly disappeared though, when he realized the older Betas were much more easy to impress than heād expect. Gaining their trust and respect had been all too easy.
Tonight was another one of those rare occasions, though the sense of nervousness felt much different than the previous times. Before, heād only been worried about himself and his own well-being. But tonight, all he could think about was whether Cyrus was truly okay? Would he really be happy with Maddox around? He had no idea what staying with him entailed. Would he really be willing to face what was coming?
Maddox didnāt give a response to the blondeās flirty comment but instead watches carefully as Cyrus moves towards him, a white rose hanging from one of his hands. Thereās a look in his eyes that says he truly wants to be there. His baby blues are more transparent than they have ever been as his hands cup Maddoxā face. The Betaās dark browns watch him with undivided attention as their faces grow closer.
The kiss feels much different than the previous ones. Not only the stolen drunken kisses that theyād shared a few days prior, but it felt different to every kiss theyād had before. In the back of Maddoxā mind, there had always been that feeling of displacement. Like his kisses had a lot more meaning to them than they should have.
But it was different now. This one felt much more raw and honest. Maddox made it last for as long as he could, his hands slowly snaking around the blondeās waist and locking in place as if refusing to let go. They only pulled apart when they both needed air. The corners of Maddox' mouth quirked upwards to form his infamous smirk as he watched Cyrus set the rose on his table and return to him.
The look that followed his statement didnāt go unnoticed. This was the Cyrus Maddox had known all this time, but of course the blonde never changed. The one that changed was Maddox himself. But maybe it was for the better. Still, there was enough of the Maddox that Cyrus knew to be familiar. āWell your wish is my command.ā he almost purrs in the Sigmaās ear as they step outside and Maddox turns to look his door.
The drive to the restaurant is comfortable. Thereās a new sense of ease between the two of them that had never been there before, but many things were still unsolved. Cyrus has seemingly forgiven everything that had gone down the past few weeks, and Maddox was trying his best to do the same. Yet their relationship status was still up in the air.
Maddox had never been in a real relationship before, having nothing more than no-strings-attached and one-night-stands. But thatās not what he wanted with Cyrus despite their initial agreement. For the first time ever, Maddox wanted more than just Cyrusā bedsheets. He wanted everything. The good, the bad, the bitter and sweet. Simply put, he wanted a relationship and from what heād seen, Cyrus felt the same way.
But there was still that part of him that doubted. There was no guarantee that Cyrus wanted what he did, nor was there any guarantee that theyād be able to make this work even if he did. So he opted to keep this to himself as they arrived at the establishment. A lot of things were still uncertain, but what Maddox knew for sure was that he would do anything to make those baby blues happy.