#maveline

Madeleine Hawke was a mystery.

She had the ability to render a person speechless with a single look, and to make one weak at the knees with the lightest of touches. 

She could reassure with the slightest of smiles, and terrify with a glare.  The expression on her face could be completely unreadable, yet could speak volumes for itself. 

She chose what she wanted to show, and what she wanted to hide.

It was confusing as hell and drove her up the wall, but Aveline had come to love everything about it.  She herself was totally mystified by the hold this woman had over her and knew that she would never fully understand it.  But, over time, she resolved that she didn't care if she ever did.  As long as Madeleine was in her life, she new she'd be ok.

Aveline snapped to attention, the object of her musings perched on the edge of her desk, her hand falling back down to her side.  Madeleine had been waving her hand in front of Aveline's face, a slight smile curling the corner of her lips.  "Yes?" she asked briskly, shaking the fog out of her head.

Maddi smiled and brushed a stray strand of hair behind her partner's ear, Aveline's eyes fluttering slightly.  "I asked if you would like to go to lunch, if you're done with that paperwork."

She sighed lightly and leaned back in her chair, running her hands down her face.  "No I'm not finished; at this rate it's probably going to take me well on into the night to finish it.  But," she said with a smile, the slight pout on Maddi's face amusing her.  "I could use a break."

Madeleine bit her bottom lip and slid off the edge of the desk into Aveline's lap, the woman's arms wrapping around her waist.  "Well, that's a relief." she said quietly, her fingers toying with the buttons of Aveline's blouse as her lips hovered over hers.  "I was afraid I was going to have to force you to stop."

Aveline laughed lowly, her breath hitching in her throat at the feel of Maddi's lips trailing down her neck.  "What makes you think I would let you?"

The buttons to Aveline's blouse finally undone, Madeleine traced her fingers over bare skin, Aveline arching into her touch.  She pressed her lips to Ave's and smiled against them.  "Oh, I have my ways, love.  And if I remember correctly, you are well aware of this too."

She groaned slightly against Maddi's lips, her breath shallowing as delicate fingers slowly traveled down her tight abdomen.  Aveline ran her fingers through Maddi's jet black hair and deepened the kiss, holding the other woman tightly.  They finally broke for air, Aveline laughing lightly again.  "Hmm, you would be correct.   Is the door locked?"

"Always."

Aveline leaned against the wall of the elevator, sighing heavily as the machine steadily brought her closer and closer to her destination.  The doors opened with the ding, and she drug herself away from the wall, trudging heavily down the hall and to her door.

She cursed to herself as she dug around in her pockets for her keys, her fingers finding empty space in their search.  "Well that's just fucking great." she muttered under her breath, about to head back towards the elevators when she noticed that her door was slightly ajar.  Her heart raced and she slipped back into cop mode, when she frowned slightly and began to grin.  Aveline shook her head as she pushed her door open, closing and locking it behind her.

"Well it's about time you decided to show up; I was about to call in for a missing person's ad."

Aveline snorted and peeled her jacket off, Madeleine perched comfortably on the counter.  "Did you steal my keys?"

"No, you left them on top of your desk and I simply picked them up.  There's a difference."  Maddi said with a wink, watching as the redhead kicked her shoes off into a random corner.

"And you were just returning them?"

"Of course!"

Aveline laughed slightly and stared at her partner, an eyebrow raised slightly at the mischievous grin on her face.  "Why exactly are you here, Madeleine?"

Maddi cleared her throat and sat up straighter, an unreadable expression on her face.  "Through my....extensive research, that consisted of heavy studying and a bit of soul searching; it has come to my attention that, there is a certain event in Ms. Vallen's life that is about to occur."

"How did you find this out?"  Aveline asked, a little dumbstruck.

"Knowledge is power, sweet Aveline."

"You broke into my person files." 

"Yes but that's besides the point."  Maddi said with a roll of her eyes.  "The point is, that today is a very special day, and I have a surprise for you."

Aveline smirked and slowly walked towards the counter that Maddi was perched on, blushing slightly and a little touched that the woman would go to this extent for her.  "I don't like sharing certain things, especially when they're not that important."

Madeleine glared at her and snorted.  "Aveline Vallen, don't you dare say something like that.  It is important, and I wished you would have said something sooner."

"Yeah?" she asked, stepping between the raven-haired woman's legs and closing the distance.

"Yes."  A hint of hurt clouded Maddi's voice as she wrapped her arms around Aveline's neck.  "Now, please eat this stinking cake and pretend you like it because it took me forever to make."

Aveline laughed and circled her arms around Madeleine's waist.  "I'm sure it tastes just fine."

"Humor me."

She smiled softly and kissed Maddi lightly.  "Thank you love, I really do appreciate this."

Madeleine grinned and rest her forehead against Aveline's.  "Happy Birthday, Ave.  I didn't have the time to get you a gift though.  Maybe next year."

The red-head grinned and pulled Maddi closer to her body, kissing her deeply.  "Oh, I can think of something you could give me right now."

"Aveline Vallen, I do believe I have rubbed off on you.  I am a bad influence."

"Three-thousand five hundred and sixty-three, three-thousand five hundred and sixty-four,"  Aveline stirred lightly, her brain returning to the land of the living as she slowly detected the tickling sensation that was overcoming her back.  "Three-thousand eight hundred and thirty-o - wait no, thirty-fi.......shit, I lost count..."

Aveline giggled as she felt Madeleine's fingers ghost over her side, her lovers breath tickling over the back of her neck.  "What are you doing, Maddi?" she asked groggily.

Madeleine grinned and snaked her arm around the ginger's waist, pulling her naked back flush against her own body.  She kissed the freckled shoulder lovingly, their legs tangling underneath the thin sheet covering them.  "Counting your freckles." she smiled against her soft skin as Aveline giggled again, Maddi's fingers brushing over her toned stomach.

The redhead turned in the raven-haired woman's embrace to face her, waking green orbs fixated on mischievous blue ones.  "Counting my freckles?  How many do I have, then?"

Maddi kissed her lightly shrugged.  "I'm not sure, I lost count after three-thousand something."  She rolled them over and rested comfortably on Aveline's body, kissing her again before she languidly made her way to the woman's neck.

"Do I really have over a thousand freckles?"  Aveline asked breathlessly, a slight smile gracing her face as she ran her fingers through jet-black hair.