There were assorted designs, but they matched each other. One set was an emerald green with little penguins, another set had little dragons on them, and the third seemed to have coffee cups with faces.
“Dragons!” We both said, then started laughing.
I put on the pants, then the top, but left unbuttoned. Aaron was just wearing the bottoms. I gazed at him when I finally got a good look at the tattoo on his arm. It was Daisy sitting in front of a toolbox, holding a bundle of grapes. It made me want to get a tattoo of Charlie immediately. I missed the little guy.
I looked at the clock. It was a little after 2 a.m. Aaron walked over to the fridge, got two bottles of water and two glasses, then grabbed the tray of chocolate strawberries. “Do you want to sit out here or picnic on the bed?”
“Picnic in the bed. Let’s do that.” There was a basket with cheese, crackers, and fruit. I picked that up and then got us a second bottle of water. Hydration was necessary, especially since I had plans for my boyfriend.
We climbed back into bed, propping up pillows. We put the food on the end tables and then sat in the middle.
“Hold on, I'll be right back.” He got up, his pajama bottoms riding low on his hips. I knew what was going on just below that waistband. I had to take a deep breath to calm myself. He came back holding plates.
“Smart thinking, Mr. Gentry.”
“Yup, I have all the ideas.” He smirked at me and put snacks on the plate. He made a stack of meat, cheese, and a cracker, then leaned over to feed it to me. I took a bite, and he waited, then gave me the rest. He poured water into a glass and handed it to me. I turned toward him. I knew the look I gave him was full of questions.
“What? I like taking care of you. It makes me feel good.” He looked at me, then looked down. “I also liked it when you pushed me around during sex.”
“Did you? It’s probably good because I am sure it will happen often.” I suddenly felt awkward. I didn’t know why I could say something so confidently and then second guess that maybe I went too far. “It’s nice that you want to take care of me. I never had a long-term partner, but anybody I was with didn’t seem to care.”
“You realize I don’t think you can’t care for yourself or anything, right? I do it because I like you, which makes me happy. I want to show you all the time how amazing you are. I know you are capable, but I like doing things for you. I guess it’s my love language, too. I sent food trucks to the job site Monday for the crews, and I am helping a long-time employee’s daughter to go to college. Those types of things are the whole reason I make money in the first place. I am sure that’s how I ended up in the situation I did with Stephen. He hasn’t stopped me, though I like to do nice things, and with money not being a factor, it’s fun.” He took a deep breath. “Sorry”
“You just said so many things. Let’s start with the easy part. I don’t think you are belittling me in any way by doing nice things for me. It’s new and feels weird but also very nice. I just want to do nice things for you, too.”
“That seems fair.” He smiled and nodded his head.
“I think it’s amazing you have worked to a point where you can do good things for people important in your life. I have my big Italian family, and we are so close. It sounds like you have a found family along with Sarah and Rodney. I respect that and find the fact you want to do for others an incredibly sexy trait in a man.”
“You find me sexy, do you?”
“Maybe a little bit.” I laughed, then snorted, making us both laugh harder.
“Finally, fuck Stephen. He is still controlling your life. You need to tell him to fuck off and realize you made a mistake, but we all do. The good news is Tanner wants to see you, and he was the only good thing from that relationship. Let’s put Stephen in the garbage and focus on us.” I gave him my best concerned yet stern look.
He looked down for a moment. “You are right.” He kissed me tenderly. “All my attention is now focused on you.”
He held a strawberry to my lips, and I took a bite. It was amazing. Damn, I’ve seen them in movies but never thought they would be that great. I was wrong.
“You arranged all this for me? The candles, the pajamas, Rodney watching the dragons overnight?”
“Yes. I wanted to make you swoon over me.” He smiled broadly.
“Well, I think you accomplished your goal. I am officially swooning. You said we had the room until when?”
“Tonight, and tomorrow night at least. We could spend the night Sunday night if you want, but figured we might want to be back to work early since we had both taken time off.”
“I suppose we need to be responsible adults. I never had days where I could lay in bed all day while sucking dick and getting high like my friends used to do in college.”
“I mean, honestly, I didn’t have a guy to do the first half with, and I have never really been interested in getting high. I don’t think it’s good for your body. You might have noticed I like to keep myself fit. A weekend in bed with an amazingly hot man, eating strawberries and sucking dick. I can get behind that.”
He growled playfully at me. He set the plate down and dragged me onto his lap. “I notice how you like to stay fit. It’s the icing on the cake I just can’t get enough of.” He kissed me hard.
I looked up at him. “I’d like to stay all day tomorrow and into Sunday. I haven’t taken time off ... ever? That can’t be right. I’ll go with in a very long time.” I cocked my head at him and then looked down.
“What?”
“How did you know I was going to ask something?”
