Chapter 9 Again!

Carolina turned to him, startled.

"Huh?"

"Don't play silly, Carolina. I hate this" He said and caressed her face, pulling her in for a kiss, which she accepted. His kiss was hot, soft, and made her feel intoxicated.

"Hmm... But... I don't really know what..."

His hand went between her legs.

"Yummy... "He whispered. "I found the vibrator through your belongings, Carolina."

"But that's... Ah! Maximo... That's impossible... Oh!"

His fingers penetrated her.

"Then how did I find it there?"

"Perhaps... Oh, right there!" She rested her hand on his shoulder and began to 'sit' on his fingers herself. "My step... mother!"

He pulled his fingers out of her and rolled over Carolina. Without realizing it, she ran her hands over his arms, squeezing it. She felt something rougher on one side, but she didn't care. But Maximo tensed.

"Let go of my arm," he said, but she was so focused on him inside her, she didn't understand what he'd said. "I told you to let go of my arm!"

This time he screamed, and then the room was silent. She heard Maximo gasping for breath as he took her hands and placed them above her head. Since he was big and had proportionate hands, he only needed one to hold her captive.

Mercilessly, Maximo lunged at Carolina, making her scream with pleasure.

After a while, he fell on top of her, kissing her neck and murmuring words she couldn't comprehend.

"Maximo... You're kind of heavy," she said and he nodded slightly and lay down beside her.

"I'm sorry...I yelled at you," he said.

"OK. I didn't realize I was holding your arm. I was... " She chuckled ."Well, it's your fault."

Even though they were in the dark, he turned his head toward her.

"My fault?" He laughed. "And how is that, may I know?"

"You confused me!"

"Me? You are the one who stired me up."

"You are very bold indeed!" She laughed and Maximo smiled. If it weren't for the darkness, he wouldn't have remembered that things weren't as good as they seemed.

"Sleep now, shall we? I'll go to the bathroom to wash myself and put on clothes and a mask."

"Wait!" She reached out and felt her hand touch fire-ravaged skin. She quickly removed her hand. "Hmmm, but isn't it uncomfortable?"

"I'm not going to die because of this," he said bitterly. If he hadn't died in the fire, the hassle of sleeping with a damn mask on was nothing.

"Hmmm... If you want, I'll go to my room. That way you are more comfortable."

He sighed. Yes, it would be more convenient for him, however...

"No. I'll keep an eye on you and your needs. It's ok for me to sleep with the mask on. Don't worry."

He didn't wait for her to say more and got up.

"Maximo!" she called when he opened the bathroom door.

"Hmm?"

"I also need a shower. You... Well..."

"As soon as I finish my shower, I'll help you, okay?"

"OK," she replied and he walked into the bathroom, closing the door and just then, turning on the light.

Carolina stayed in bed, thoughtful. He seemed to have more than one personality. She just hoped he didn't go back to being an asshole in the morning, because if he did, she would punch him!

Granted, she had never hit anyone, and wouldn't dare, but she allowed him to be intimate with her body in a very open way. Literally. His scream when she grabbed his arm...

'Good thing it's dark. He's huge and when he's angry, he's scary.' She thought.

In the bathroom, Maximo let the water fall on his body.

'She wasn't disgusted by my skin..', he thought. 'But it was only because she was madly horny. Or because she thought getting paid for it was worth more.'

Maximo, after being like that, had even been turned down by a woman he ended up hiring to sleep with him. Right after being dumped by Jade. She had said that the way he was, not even a whore would take him, not for all the gold in the world. It had broken him.

But then, Carolina accepted him. She accepted him even after seeing him with part of the scars showing.

"It just proves how professional she is. And I will pay her accordingly. Not only is she brave, but also delicious."

The memory of her body made him look down and smile. Maximo always had an exacerbated sexual appetite and Jade didn't satisfy him, but he didn't mind, since he loved her. Carolina could take much more than Jade could.

He touched himself again and Carolina heard him moan louder.

'I don't believe that...' She thought and, in a way, felt sad. If he still wanted action, why didn't he seek her out? 'Stop being a needy bitch, Carolina!'

She ended up falling asleep and, when she woke up, the window was already ajar and Maximo wasn't in bed. Carolina sat on the bed and pulled the sheets to one side. She imagined it would be a mess, but it wasn't. Apparently, he had cleaned it up.

Carolina looked at the bathroom and the bedroom door. Well, she was in the verge of peeing herself, and she had to go there. There wouldn't be time to wait for him, so she got up carefully, pulled her nightgown over her body, and limped to the bathroom. The foot was still swollen and painful.

When leaving the bathroom, she bumped into something hard and when she looked up, she saw Maximo's green eyes looking at her.

"I told you not to walk."

"Well, I needed to use the bathroom," she said.

"Ready for that bath?" he asked, still serious and she bit her lip.

"It depends."

He narrowed his eyes at her.

"Depends on what, Carolina?"

She knew he didn't look in the best of moods, but she couldn't resist it.

"The kind of bath you intend to give me."

He picked her up, throwing her over his shoulder and she squealed.

As much as Maximo wanted to get lost in Carolina, he had some business to attend to and she was a distraction he couldn't afford.

The bath was calm, in the bathtub, not even a kiss on her neck and she was frustrated. He noticed that she seemed irritated about something, but he didn't understand why.

"What has gotten into you?" he questioned.

"Nothing," she replied irritably. He knew that a woman in that kind of mood when she would say 'nothing', it was never 'nothing'. However, he was too tired to question it. Maximo was never one to insist. If she said it was nothing, then he wouldn't ask about it any more.

He took her to bed and said they would come up with her breakfast. As soon as she put her clothes on - he had left her room to get her clean clothes - he turned to leave.

"He is so... strange!" she said, after he had been gone for many minutes.

Later, she received the coffee tray and there were two more boxes. She swallowed her saliva as if swallowing sand.

"It's not possible that he..."

Upon opening the first box, yes, there was a beautiful white gold ring with a delicate stone. In the other, longer box, a bracelet that looked like it was made of diamonds.

Carolina bubbled with anger, but then, she remembered what she had seen the day before and what she had talked about with the owner of the bookstore. She smiled.

Bástian had shown photos and the whole project he was doing with the children of the village. She wanted to help. Carolina always wanted to be a teacher and now, she could fulfill that dream. No, it would not guarantee her financial independence, as it was a non-profit project, however, her reward would be knowing that she helped someone.

'At least those damn jewels will be useful for something!' She told herself. Giving it back to Maximo, shouting at him, would help no one. She already knew Maximo was the tough, hard-headed type. And keep insisting on arguing with him was just a waste of energy. But she wouldn't stop sleeping with him. She liked being intimate with him. Thinking about it already made her face red.

And she still had the peace of mind that Bástian would be close by. She just met him but felt a connection with him. In all those years, she hadn't made many friends. People avoided her. For a girl to associate with her was to get dirty; for a man, it was bad for Carolina, as they already raised dirty hypotheses.

"With Bástian this kind of problem is nonexistent!"