Page 35 of That Fire

“Sparkling cider.”

“I figured as much.”

I giggled as he set it in front of me on the table, then leaned over and kissed my lips. I was feeling so soft. I loved this for me. There were no guards around my heart. I felt completely open to someone for the first time in my life. I could barely handle it emotionally.

When Royal returned, he had a plate of chicken pasta in a cream sauce and garlic toast. It looked delicious. “Damn, baby. This looks amazing.”

“Thank you.”

He left again to go get his plate, I assumed. Sure enough, when he came back, he had his plate and a glass of sparkling cider. After he sat, he reached across the table with his palms up. I slid my hands to his, and he began praying.

“Thank You, Lord for Your mighty works. Thank You for allowing us to be a family, and for things to go the way we desired. Thank You for this meal. We ask that You bless it and our new relationship. In Your name, amen.”

“Amen.”

I opened my eyes and found his eyes on mine. It was like with the results finally confirming what we felt in our hearts all along, Royal had a newfound love for me. His facial expression was serious, but I could feel the desire in his gaze. He lifted my hand and kissed it, then smiled.

“I can’t wait to see what you think about the food.”

“Well, wait no longer, because I’m starving.”

I stabbed some with my fork and brought it to my mouth and closed my eyes. My eyebrows lifted for the umpteenth time this evening as I opened my eyes. “Royal! This is delicious!” I said as I held my hand over my mouth.

He blushed, and it was the cutest thing I had ever seen. I’d never really witnessed a grown man blushing. “Thank you, Liyah. I’m glad you like it.”

“It’s safe to say I’ll be in good hands when I can’t stand at the stove and cook.”

He chuckled, then continued eating his food. I did the same and just listened to the music he had playing, inciting the mood we both wanted to be in. I was anticipating our night of lovemaking. Had I known he would do all this, I would have called Nikki to join us. I needed to make sure he was completely satisfied. There were positions I couldn’t handle right now, but Nikki would be able to give him the things I couldn’t.

Our gazes repeatedly found each other while we ate. I was soaking in all this sensual music though, especially when Eric Bellinger started singing about pulling panties to the side. I swore I was leaking all over this chair. My clit was throbbing, begging to be touched. I didn’t want to get too full, so I decidedto stop eating. I didn’t want shit holding me back when we got upstairs.

He stood and gathered our dishes and brought them to the kitchen, setting them on the countertop. When he came back to me, he had a bag of something hanging from his arm.

“What’s that?”

“This?” he asked as I twisted my mouth to the side.

“Royal Henderson.”

He reached inside and pulled out a box. He handed it to me. “That’s for you.”

I quickly tore into it and opened the black box to see a necklace and earring set. That shit was sparkling, nearly blinding me. “Royal, wow. This is beautiful. Thank you, baby.”

“Yep. The rest you’ll see when we get upstairs.”

I smiled and closed the box to my jewelry set, then stood. He spun me around slowly, then slid his hands to my stomach. “My babies. I can’t wait to cater to you in the bedroom.”

“Mm. I can’t wait either, baby.”

He lifted me in his arms and carried me up the stairs. Whenever he was home, and I was here, he refused to allow me to walk up these stairs unassisted. I wasn’t mad at that. When he opened the door and lowered me to my feet and I saw Nikki laying in the bed finger fucking herself, I turned to him wide-eyed. He bit his bottom lip and escorted me to the bed.

She opened her eyes and smiled at me. “Hey, boo.”

“Hey,” I said, then pulled her fingers to my mouth.

She went to my nipples and began sucking them while I stared at Royal. He’d come out of his drawers, and he was stroking his dick as he watched us. Nikki pulled her fingers from my mouth and got us in the scissoring position. Royal was watching intently as we both watched him. He liked jacking off as he watched us. It was like he was watching a live porn.

When Nikki started rolling her hips against me, I came all over the damn place. I rarely needed warming up, because I was always horny. So when I had to wait for it, it took no time for me to cum.