"Oreo cheesecake"

It’s been a few days since my birthday and things have been wonderful. Madz hasn't left me side, other than to check out the shop at work. I’m never alone though, which I'm still getting used to. Beau and Axel have been taking turns. I’ve not met the last prospect Knox yet though.

I’m currently in the kitchen making dinner and Axel is sitting on the couch watching some show on Netflix. I’ll make enough for all three of us but knowing Madz he’ll send Axel away as soon as he walks in through the door. I’ll make sure I pack him a little extra.

As I’m grilling the chicken I hear my phone ring. It's Madz and I missed his first call so he called again. “Hello, I'm sorry my hands were busy and I got to my phone too late. What time will you be home?” Shit. This isn't his home. I smack my forehead against the wall and shake my head. I'm so stupid.

“Hey baby.” Madz says in a sweet voice. “I'll be home shortly. I’m just finishing up some paperwork at the office and I’ll head on over. Axel is still there right?” Axel can hear his name being called and he walks over.

“Prez I'm still here. Whatever you're about to have for dinner smells fire though. So you might want to hurry up.” I can hear Madz grumble over the phone. He is such a big grump sometimes and I love it.

“It's just grilled chicken and some roasted veggies, Axel. I didn't go all out for dinner. Though I did make an oreo cheesecake. ” Axel jumps off the stool he was sitting on and walks to the fridge.

“Holy shit Nova that looks fucking delicious. Can I have some before I go.” He beams at me and I just melt. He’s the youngest of the club at 18 and came from a shitty home life from what he's told me. He’s worked his way into my heart like Madz has but his is like a little brother.

“Axel, you're not getting anything that Nova’s made, it's for her and I alone.” Madz grumbles over the phone. I mute my phone and lean over to Axel.

“Honey I’ll make sure you get dinner and some cheesecake dont worry about Madz. I can handle him.” Axel just hops back over to the couch with a smile on his face. He gets back to his netflix show.

“Nova, I’m almost done. I’ve got to transfer over this last file and then I’ll be there.” I unmute my phone and take it off speaker.

“Okay Madz I'll see you soon baby.” Madz tells me goodbye and he waits for me to hang up. That’s something he always does over the phone. He always makes me hang up first.

I get back to dinner and take the chicken out of the pan and leave it in the warmer. I walk over to Axel and sit next to him. “What are you watching this doesn't look familiar to me”

“I’m watching Dexter. It’s about this man who's a serial killer but only goes after the bad guys like criminals and stuff. It's a pretty bad ass show. Do you wanna watch it with me? I’m perfectly fine with starting it over.” Axel seems so excited so I dont tell him no.

“Of course I'll watch it with you.” I grab my favorite plush blanket from the couch and curl up. Axel starts the show over and he starts talking to me about what's going on. I giggle at how excited he's getting over it. I let out a yawn and he stops talking. He’s noticed that sleep will be taking over soon. I yawn again and close my eyes.

Next thing I know I hear Madz talking to Axel. “Why were you so close to Nova? You know she's mine so dont even think about it.” Rolling my eyes I continue to listen to their conversation.

“Yes prez, I know she fell asleep watching netflix with me that's it. I’ll get ready to leave then.” At that I jump up and yell for Axel to wait.

“Hold on a minute I need to pack up your part of dinner. Just give me a second and I’ll have it ready to go.” I run over to the warmer and pull out a container. I scoop him up some food and place the lid on it. Next, I pull out the cheesecake and basically give him almost half.

“Nova you don't have to feed him y'know. He’s here doing a job baby.” I shrug off of Madz hold and walk over to Axel.

“And I’m so thankful that he’s here. I’m happy to share whatever I make with him. Just think about it. If he is happy to be here then it's an easier job for him to do. I don't want him to be miserable to be near me.” Axel nods and thanks me for the food. He heads out the door with a wave.

“Sweetheart you really are the sweetest and dinner smells amazing. I can't wait to dig in.” Madz goes and washes his hands as I plate the food. I set them down on the table and he pulls out the lemonade from the fridge. Then looks over the door at me. “This cheesecake looks so good. You gave Axel too much though. What am I supposed to eat?” I giggle and watch him.

“Madz there is little over half a cheesecake in the fridge. It’s plenty for you and I. If you are that worried about it I won't eat any and you can have all of it.” Shaking his head he walks over and places kisses all over my face and lips.

“No. You worked on this all day you will get a slice. I’ll even be happy to feed it to you.” He places a few more kisses on top of my head and hugs me tightly. We sit at the table and dig into the food.

“So how was work? Any interesting paperwork to be filed?” I ask in a deep voice. Mimicking Madz. He lets out a laugh and shakes his head.

“Nothing fun or interesting. It was just moving over orders we placed and I needed to put them on the computer. We have an older man named Fred who handles most of the orders and he hates doing everything online. He oldschool.” He mumbles over bites of food.

“I see. Well I’m glad it was an easy day. I just placed a bulk order of things for the bakery, made dinner along with the cheesecake and watched TV with Axel.” Madz starts to grumble something out and I don't quite catch it. “What did you say?”

“I said I don't like you getting so close to the prospects. They aren't full members yet and I don't want you getting attached to them and them not becoming a member. I don't want you to be upset.” I take the last bite of my food and place my fork down.

“How long does Axel have left until you can let him in? I really enjoy both Beau and Axel but I feel like Axel and I had a connection. He feels like a little brother and he needs that guidance. It’s nothing more than that.” I can see Madz's face soften and he stops eating.

“He's been prospecting for almost a year now. Actually now that I think about it he only has two months left. He’s won over everyone at the clubhouse as well but it takes one mistake to lose it all.” That makes me feel better knowing he has other people in his life now.

“Good, now do you want a slice of cheesecake?” I walk over and start cutting me a slice.

“No.” I glance back at him and wonder why he doesn't want any. “I want two slices.” He laughs at my reaction and I just shake my head. We both stand up at the breakfast bar and enjoy the cheesecake.

“So do you have an opening date set up yet for the bakery?” I’ve got everything almost ready. I just need to wait for my order to come in and get to baking.

“Right now I'm just waiting on my order to come in and then all I need to do is get to baking and open my doors. I hope I get some customers.” I start to worry I'll fail and I start to panic. My eyes fill with tears thinking of how I can’t fail my dad now.

Madz sees me panicking and sets his plate down. “Woah woah woah. Baby it's okay. What's going on in that little head of yours?” I start to breathe a little slower and calm myself down.

“What if I fail? What if I don't sell anything and this all flops. My dad would be so upset with me.” The tears come streaming down my face and I can feel myself sob.

“Baby I’ve never even met your father and I know even if nothing came of this he would still be proud of you. He would just want you to be happy. Setting that all to the side you will be successful. You already have all the brothers plus Tess from the diner who wants to place orders already. You will do this. You can do this. I believe in you baby. Let me just clean up dinner and then we can get ready for bed.”

“But you've been at work all day I should clean up.” I say in a tiny voice. Feeling broken.

“No, you cook, I clean. That's the deal. Knowing that I'll probably make us sick If I ever cook.” That gets a giggle out of me. I snuggle into Madz's neck and let out the rest of my feelings. I take a deep breath and watch him clean up the kitchen.

We start our nightly routine getting ready for bed and that includes Madz in my shower. My face starts to heat thinking about it. Shaking my head I walk to the closet and get my pajamas on. As I'm finishing up Madz walks out with just a towel around his waist. I let out a squeak and turned around.

Madz just laughs at me and I can hear him shuffling around the room. “You can open your eyes now darlin’.” I turn around and walk over to the bed. We both climb in and he tugs me close. “Goodnight baby girl. Sweet dreams.” At that Madz kisses my head and we both fall asleep.