He reached into his pocket and grabbed the two items he had been hiding. He placed a white candle on top of the cupcake and lit the end with a lighter.
“Happy Birthday, Elle.”
Elle looked over at Nero, shocked. “How did you know?”
Nero shrugged. “Josh told me.”
Should have known. The two had spent some time together and Nero had started rubbing off on Josh, who hadn’t been picked on since Nero had scared those bullies that day at the bus stop.
Elle smiled as she gave Nero a quick kiss on the lips. “Thank you.”
Nero smiled back at her. “You’re welcome, baby.”
Elle looked back at the burning candle and quickly blew it out.
“Did you make a wish?”
Elle thought about how drastically her life had changed in a matter of a month. “Yes, but I’m not going to tell, or it won’t come true.”
Nero picked up a strawberry off the plate. “I plan on making all your wishes come true.”
“I have a lot of wishes,” Elle teased.
“I think you’re worth it.” His expression was serious.
Elle’s heart melted. She never would have thought Nero could have been the sweet type.
As she watched him put the strawberry up to his mouth and take a bite, Elle went to pick up her own strawberry, but Nero swatted her hand away. He then picked another strawberry up and put it to Elle’s lips.
Elle slowly opened her mouth and took a bite. The taste was sweet and slightly sour, and she didn’t know if it was the best strawberry she had ever eaten because of the taste or because Nero was feeding it to her.
He then pinched off a piece of the cupcake and put it up to her lips. Elle started to get butterflies as she opened her mouth and placed her lips over the cupcake and the tips of his fingers as she slid the morsel into her mouth.
“How does it taste, baby?”
Elle saw the heat start to rise in his body, as well. She licked her lips. “Delicious.”
While Nero pinched off another piece and brought it to her, Elle looked him in his eyes as she opened her mouth for the cake. This time, she slid her lips farther down his fingers and sucked the tasty cupcake off. She watched Nero pull his fingers out and then suck a tiny piece of icing off that she hadn’t caught. Elle wanted to return the favor.
“May I feed you?”
Nero smiled, pleased with her question. “Yes.”
Elle’s heart started to race as she pinched off her own piece. She put it to Nero’s mouth, her body waiting in anticipation. She watched him grab her hand and take her whole fingers into his mouth and suck. She got chills at the sensation of his mouth over her fingers.
“How does it taste?” she asked breathlessly.
Nero held onto her hand and sucked the remaining icing off her finger greedily. “Delicious.”
She felt the wetness start between her thighs as he scooped up icing onto his finger and held it to her lips. Elle couldn’t pull her eyes away from him as she slid her mouth over his finger and sucked once more. She was pleased with herself when they came out clean.
As Nero scooped up another bit of icing, swiping it on her neck, Elle froze. He wrapped his hand in her hair and pulled Elle to him before he bent down and licked up the trail of icing, sucking a tiny piece of her neck into his mouth.
Elle bent her head more to the side so Nero could take more. She felt him start to kiss up her neck and to her mouth. When Nero kissed her this time, it was not light and quick; it was rough and greedy. He sucked her tongue into his mouth as his other hand went to her waist and pulled her onto his lap. Elle found herself straddling Nero and gripping his shoulders. She was just as hungry as he was. He hadn’t kissed her like this in three weeks.
She felt Nero’s hands move to cup her ass as he rose from the table, making Elle wrap her legs around him tighter to hold her up.
Nero placed her to stand at the foot of the bed, his hands trailing from her waist up her body slowly until he stopped at her shoulders, pulling the dress’s straps down to hang off her now-bare shoulders.
Elle’s stomach grew nervous, and she pulled back to stop kissing him. “Nero—”
Nero rested his head on Elle’s forehead. “Elle, I have fucking waited for you. Please, baby, I can’t wait any longer.”
Elle could feel Nero’s need and pain, aware he couldn’t hold out any longer. She thought about how Nero had clearly had this all planned. He wanted this to be special. Elle just wanted to hear him say three words to her. Three words that she had felt the moment he bumped into her in the hallway one month ago. It just took her time to realize it.
She simply didn’t want to be the one to tell him first because she was scared he would run away. Elle knew Nero didn’t treat her like all the other ones in the past, and something in her just knew he loved her, too. Nero had come a long way, but saying it would be hard for him to do. Her heart loved him and her body needed him just as badly. Elle wanted to give Nero something in return for everything he had done for her.
Elle kissed his neck as she went for his shirt buttons; she had missed the feel of his chest. She kissed and licked as she kept unbuttoning his shirt. Elle glanced up into Nero’s lust-filled eyes as she pushed his shirt off and onto the floor.
Nero pulled her hair back to claim her mouth again, his hands returning to her dress. Elle thought her heart was going to explode as he kissed her while pulling down her dress to expose her naked breasts, abdomen, and mound. She could see his surprise.