Ding Dong.

This was the third time she heard the doorbell ring. She had already sent the calls she was getting straight to voicemail and put her phone on 'Do Not Disturb'. After the news of Lucious' arrest broke out everybody and they mama wanted a statement and Cookie didn't feel inclined to give it to them. It had been a month already and nobody was satisfied.

After the fourth ring, Cookie groaned as she pulled the covers away from her body and got up and out of the King size bed. She grabbed her silk robe on the way down the stairs, cursing under her breath as she approached the door.

She threw the front door open, with her hand on her hips. "I swear to God, you motherfuckers better have a good goddamn reason –" She stopped dead in her tracks when her eyes met his.

"Malcolm?" She whispered in disbelief. He looked good. She noted he had gotten a hair cut, thank God. Other than that he looked the same, as he should, it had only been four weeks since he left to go to DC. Their last form of communication was a text he sent before he boarded the plane, she didn't even bother to read it. It still sat in her phone as an unread message.

"You just gonna stand there woman or you gonna let me in?" He smiled and she hated herself for giving in, opening the door wider for him to cross the threshold.

She closed the door behind them and leaned her back into watching him look around.

"So, Lucious gave you the mansion."

"Correction. He aint give me nothing, this was mine too."

Malcolm chuckled. "I see things haven't changed a bit." He looked her up and down before stepping closer and leaning into her. "You still look amazing." Before she could have time to hesitate or resist he dipped his head and captured her lips. They were just as soft as she remembered and her hands moved to the back of his neck trying to deepen the kiss. He smiled against her lips before pulling back, cupping her face in his large hand.

"Kiss amazing too." His thumb stroked her bottom lip and she blushed. "I missed you."

"I missed you too."

"Good. Now I need you to put some clothes on and be ready in 10 minutes."

"For what."

"We are going out."

Cookie looked at him in disbelief.

"Where?"

"It's a surprise."

"You know I hate surprises."

"It's a good surprise Cookie. Come on, humor me it's been four weeks."

"Not my fault you up and left." She mumbled under her breath.

"Not my fault you refused to come with me." He shot back. "No more back talk, now you're down to nine minutes." He patted her on the butt. "Go."

"Aye, Aye Captain." She gave him a wink before rushing up the stairs.

8 minutes and 43 seconds later – yes he counted – she was ready.

"Wow, you actually did it?" He chuckled admiring the view. He purposely didn't tell her where they were going but looking at her choice of dress, chuckled to himself.

"What's so funny?"

"Nothing, you ready."

"As I'll ever be."

"I'm going to kill you." Once Cookie stepped out the truck and read the skydiving sign above.

"Aw come on Cookie, it won't be that bad."

"Malcolm, I told you I was afraid of heights."

"And you know the best way to conquer your fears? To just do it."

"Ugh, why didn't you tell me we were coming here?" Cookie groaned.

"Because you would have never came."

"Exactly."

"And if you would have never came, I wouldn't have been able to spend time with you."

"We could have stayed in, you know on the ground, and had sex in every room in the mansion."

"We could have but this is way more fun. Come on and stop your complaining."

He grabbed her hand as they went inside.

"Mal! You made it!" Malcolm greeted the older white man with a bear hug.

"This the lady you talk so much about?"

"This is her. Cookie this is Ben, Ben this is Cookie."

Cookie gave him a small wave.

"Ben and I were in the Navy together. He owns this place."

"Good to know because when I sue you if I'm injured I know exactly who to go after."

They chuckled. "She's a funny one Mal."

An un-amused Cookie folded her arms across her chest.

"She's going dressed like that?"

"Nah, I figured she wouldn't wear the right thing so I packed her something already."

"You did what?"

He gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and led her away. "Come on. Let's get you to sign these waivers and watch this video."

"Malcolm!"

He patted her butt and dragged her along. "Live a little woman."

After enduring the awful 20-minute instructional video and signing a good seven documents, Cookie had changed clothes and was strapped into the hideous skydiving gear.

"Sorry they ran out of leopard print." Malcolm joked earning him a scold from Cookie.

"I'm going to kill you."

"Not if the ground beats me to it." He stuck his tongue out at her walking across the lawn to board their plane.

"Now, this is Earl your pilot he's been doing this forever. He's gonna be the one keeping you safe up there in the air."

Cookie nodded.

"This is the camera so you can record yourselves and keep it forever, you know for memories and stuff."

"I don't want to remember this." Cookie mumbled.

"You'll be fine Cookie. Mal here is experienced; he even got his D-license so it's perfectly legal for him to be your instructor. Trust him and have fun." Ben smiled at her giving her a thumb up, which she weakly returned.

Malcolm helped Cookie on to the plane and settled into their seats.

"You scared?" Malcolm rubbed her back.

"Hell yes! We're about to be 13,500 feet in the air and then, then your crazy ass wants me to jump out of the plane with you. Yes, of course I'm scared." Malcolm started laughing. "This isn't funny."

"Sorry." He took her hands in his. "I wouldn't have brought you here if it wasn't safe. I've done this so many times I practically lost count. You trust me right."

She nodded.

"Then stop worrying. All my time coming here and knowing Ben, they never lost a soul." He pulled Cookies chin to look at him and leaned to kiss her. "And they wont start today, I got you."

Cookie looked out the window and everything on the ground was becoming smaller and smaller. She started freaking out.

"Cookie calm down."

"I can't calm down. We're on a plane. Really, really high and we can't touch the ground." She started looking around, frantically. "I'm going to throw up."

"You act like this is your first plane ride."

"That's because IT IS!"

"What? Why didn't you say anything?"

"I tried!"

"You all ready!" Earl called from the cabin.

"No, we. Can you just fly us around for a bit. She's real nervous."

"No problem."

"Cookie, you've never been on a plane before."

"Nope. Never. Ever."

"Why didn't you say anything, we don't have to do this if you don't want to. I didn't know, I'm sorry. I just wanted us to do something fun and different and, I didn't even think about it. I'm so sorry."

She looked out the window again and started to even her breathing.

"Stop apologizing. It's not your fault, I could have told you."

He scooted closer. "We can just fly around for a bit till you get used to it."

"That's gonna cost you!" Earl chimed in from the front.

"That's fine. She's worth it." Malcolm smiled while looking at Cookie putting an arm around her both of them looking out the window.

"Well, I feel like shit now. "

"Shush, lets just enjoy the view shall we? Earl take us over the Hudson, please. New York is beautiful from up here, you'll see."

A few minutes later her breathing had calmed down, Malcolm kept her thoughts off by talking her about everything else but the fact they were high up in the air. They bonded over childhood stories, she told him a few funny stories about her time locked up. He told her a story about him and Ben in their Navy days. She really simply enjoyed being around him, having someone to talk to. Ever since Lucious got locked up, her and Jamal's relationship was strained and working with Hakeem, Andre and Anika were constantly stressing her out. Of course she always felt like she had to watch her back in case Lucious was spying on her, it felt good to just be present with someone she actually cared about.

"I don't know how you knew, but I needed this. Thank you." She told him resting her head on his shoulder. He kissed her temple.

"It's cuz I'm good like that." She slapped his chest and he laughed.

"So when do you have to leave me and our moment of bliss is over."

"I'm here for the weekend. But I hope to come back, on a weekly basis even."

Cookie shifted her position to look at him realizing his implications.

"What does that mean?"

"You know what I mean Cookie. These past four weeks, I haven't stopped thinking about you. You wont return my calls, which I know you get. What are you so afraid of?"

"I told you Malcolm. I'm just, it's not a good time for us to try to pursue a relationship, and a long distance one at that. I've only had one and you see how awful that ended for me. I just, I don't want to make the mistake of jumping into something too quickly you know?"

"I guess." She hurt his feelings she could tell. She didn't expect him to fall for her so soon and so hard, she didn't know how to react.

"I'm not saying never either. Just, I just need time Malcolm."

"I get it. I'll wait."

"Don't wait too long." She laughed. "You're such a good man, you know that?"

"How good?" He leaned into her.

"Real good." As she leaned further to close the distance, kissing him.

She shifted her seat and moved to straddle him, relentless in his assault on his mouth.

"First time on a plane and you already going for Mile High Club status Cook?"

She ignored him and went to unbutton his shirt, grateful they had already taken off the sky diving equipment, it didn't take long. She raked her nails along his chest and they made their way down to his belt buckle. She pulled his jeans and boxers down to his ankles, taking the weight of his cock into her hand. Malcolm moaned and tossed his head back. With her one hand still stroking him she used the other to pull down her leggings and thong before settling back on his lap. Now, there was now barrier at all between their lower bodies.

"Condom?" Malcolm asked and Cookie shook her head.

"You know the drill." She leaned forward to kiss him again, her hands moving between them to guide him to her center as she lifted her hips and took all of him in. It took her a minute to adjust and Malcolm let the pleasure wash over him. She hovered above him slightly with a small smile on her lips before she began to move. She set the pace, she was in control. This Cookie was much different from the Cookie he first met when they hooked up. This Cookie was in complete control of her body and his. This Cookie knew when to speed up and then slow down. This Cookie was uninhabited in her actions. Malcolm wanted more. His hands traveled to her sides and he quickly got rid of her top before reaching around to unhook her bra and pull one of her nipples into his mouth. While his tongue and teeth teased one, he mimicked the action with his fingers on the other.

Cookie bit down on her bottom lip to suppress the moans, unsure if Earl could hear them or not. Malcolm moved to kiss the valley between her breasts all the way back up to capture her bottom lip, where he sucked on it before kissing her fully. Wanting to bring this thing home, he flipped them over and laid her across the seat. He took one of her legs and raised it up on his shoulder as he pushed into her with more force. This time Cookie didn't hold it in; she let out a throaty moan at the change in position.

"You guys alright back there!"

"Yeah. We're. Fine." Malcolm gritted out, still moving causing Cookie to giggle, then throw her head back when he hit her g-spot.

"Shit. Yesssss."

A few more thrusts later, they both came and Malcolm lay on top of her with Cookie tracing patterns on his still clothed back. They both were silent and trying to catch their breath, she was first to speak.

"So, we still gonna jump or…"

ANNNNNNNND we're finished. Thank you all for going on the journey with me I really appreciate it. I have literally been pulling this fic out of thin air and it's been such a fun time to write. 3 xoxo J.