𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘹

𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘰 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 • 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘺 • 𝘥𝘭 • 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 • 𝘥𝘤 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴

[𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘹 @StarsWentQuiet]

"𝘪 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺. 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥."

[𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘹 @StarsWentQuiet]

@PresidentLexL “…I’m very glad it belongs to Lex.”

[𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘹 @StarsWentQuiet]

@PresidentLexL found the edge of the towel wrapped around his waist, giving it the gentlest, teasing tug—not enough to disturb it, only enough to make her point.

“I don’t believe that is presidential conduct.”

She smiled up at him with unmistakable affection.

“But…”

Her voice softened.

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[𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘹 @StarsWentQuiet]

@PresidentLexL instructions."

Mae smiled before he continued.

"There are no newspapers."

The door clicked softly shut once more.

She couldn't help herself. A quiet laugh escaped her as she looked at Lex. "I believe we've kept Alberto waiting long enough, Mr. President."

[𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘹 @StarsWentQuiet]

@PresidentLexL the suite.

"Mr. President?"

He waited just long enough to be certain he hadn't intruded upon anything intimate.

"Breakfast is prepared whenever the two of you are ready. There is absolutely no hurry.

And, for what it is worth, Alberto has honored Miss Matrix's standing -

[𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘹 @StarsWentQuiet]

@PresidentLexL him gently.

“You simply care for it.”

When she drew back, her eyes were shining.

“And I think we’re rather good at that.”

[𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘹 @StarsWentQuiet]

@PresidentLexL before her thumb brushed slowly across his knuckles.

“You built companies. You built a Presidency.” A soft smile touched her lips. “This… grew.”

She leaned forward until her forehead rested against his.

“You can’t make something like this happen by force, Lex.”

She kissed -

[𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘹 @StarsWentQuiet]

@PresidentLexL cared for quite like this.

When she looked at him again, her smile was impossibly tender.

“You love so carefully,” she whispered.

Her fingertips found his wrist, resting there lightly beneath the warm water.

[𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘹 @StarsWentQuiet]

@PresidentLexL She closed her eyes, a soft sigh escaping her as his fingers moved gently through her hair. There was such reverence in the way he touched her, as though every small gesture deserved his full attention. Mae had been admired before. She had been cherished. But she had never been -

[𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘹 @StarsWentQuiet]

@PresidentLexL Outside, the sea continued its patient conversation with the cliffs, while inside the villa neither of them hurried to speak again. The silence was no longer empty.

It was full of everything they no longer needed to explain.

[𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘹 @StarsWentQuiet]

@PresidentLexL had carried her across worlds.

“I love you, Lex.”

The words settled between them without urgency or fanfare.

“They feel…”

She searched for the right thought, then smiled when it found her.

“…like coming home to a place I hadn’t realized I’d been looking for.”

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