Chapter dedication: action

Song of recommendation for the chapter: B-Day - Madonna 🎶 🎶

Day 3 challenge: Have sex twice in a day.

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"Move your car!" He yelled at the SUV in the lane in front of him. He moved at a snail's pace as if he had all the time in the world.

Chris glared at the time blinking at him from the panel of the dashboard. He pressed his hand down on his honk, which earned him a middle finger from the driver ahead of him, but at least he moved to the next lane.  Chris stepped down on the accelerator  and crossed the intersection just as the traffic light changed to red.

He let out a relieved sigh.

It was almost 9:00 p.m. and he hoped Lee was still at the bakery or his efforts would be wasted. He connected his phone to the Bluetooth speaker of his car.

"Siri, call Ledia."

"Calling Ledia."

The phone rang and rang and rang, there was no answer. He ended the call before it went to voicemail. Chris worried his bottom lip after he told Siri to call her again and got the same result. The chance were Ledia was angry with him or she'd gone to his house, which meant he was wasting his time coming all the way downtown.

The beeping of his phone jerked him out of his thoughts. He glanced at the screen and frowned when he saw Dom's name. There was no way he forgot anything at the office. He'd left the guy after planning out their schedule for the next day.

He swiped his thumb across the screen. "Dom."

"Hey, man. Where are you?"

Chris took the curve leading into Ledia's street. "Harlem. Do you need anything?"

"Yeah. Steph threw me out of the house again and I need a place to crash. I am outside your door."

Chris slowed down for a car backing out of the driveway of a cul de sac house. Steph was Dom's wife and the only blemish in his perfect life. The woman nagged seven ways to Sunday and made her husband sleep outside when she was mad about something. "I will be there in an hour."

"Traffic's a bitch, huh?"

"You bet your balls," he said. "Listen, I've got to go. I'll see you soon."

"Don't hurry back on my account."

Chris sped down the road and turned to the right. Ledia's bakery came into view as he neared the end of the street. The lights were out and no sign of anyone in the place. He hit the wheel with his fist. Ledia was probably on her way to his place and Dom was already there.

Shit.

He needed to get there before she did. The last thing he wanted was Dom running off his mouth to her. If Ledia learned about who he was, it was coming from his own mouth.

*

Chris stepped out of the elevator. He frowned when his friend wasn't waiting in front of the door like he said. There was no sign of Ledia either. He walked up to his door,unlocked it and stepped inside.

The sound of the television greeted his ears and he could hear chatter coming from the parlour. Tossing his keys into the bowl on the table by the door, Chris walked into the parlour.

"Hey, Chris." Steph sat on the edge of the sofa where he and Lee had sex the last time.

Chris cocked his head. June, Steph's model friend, sat next to Steph, who looked full-on gorgeous in a red jersey top and black jeans. She looked like she just came back from a photoshoot. Dom was nowhere in sight and why was Steph even here when she threw him out of the house?

There was something about the way the women leaned toward each other and smiled slightly sappy smiles that suggested Steph might be doing more than waiting for Dom or even Chris. Now that would be one great combo. Another icing to the already bitchy Stephenie Meyer Phim.

The door opened behind him. He turned and glared at Dom. The sheepish look on his friend's face was also another signal that something wasn't quiet right. "Hey, buddy."

"Sorry I'm late." Dom avoided his eyes as he walked over to where his wife was seated. "I forgot something and the traffic is killer."

"I just got here. No worries," Chris said, even though his tone suggested that there would be one if someone didn't explain the situation to him soon.

He walked towards the bar where clean glasses and drinks were stocked. "Steph,Em, would you like a drink?"

Emily got up and walked over to a bookcase and pulled out a book. She crossed back and handed it to Steph, who laughed.

Chris looked up. "What?"

"Nothing. Kind of an inside joke."

"Okay, ladies. Dom, would you sit down already, you're giving me a whiplash."

The big guy stepped around the sofa and sat beside his wife. He dropped a kiss on her cheek.

Chris narrowed his gaze on his friend, wishing there was a way he could call out the fucking liar without his wife hearing. He was still miffed about Lee's whereabouts and Dom's silence wasn't helping.

"Drinks, anyone?"

"I'll have vodka on the rocks," Steph said. "Emily takes dry martini."

Of course, Steph also imposed on her friend's order. That woman didn't know when to step down. Emily shot her an irritated look but remained silent otherwise.

Wuss.

Chris poured two fingers of the drinks into two cups, dropped two cubes of ice in each glass and went over to  their perch on the sofa. He handed the drinks to the ladies and got a look at the book Steph was holding. Ruby fruit Jungle.

He laughed at the famous lesbian book. "Okay, is there something you two want to tell us?"

Emily grinned. "Oh no, we're very discreet."

The model and the beautician. What a pair. He went back to the bar and poured himself two fingers of Brandy, slipped crushed ice into it and watched the drink fizzle. His mind strayed to Ledia. He hoped she was okay.

Suddenly the door burst open. Aldrich Craig from accounting walked in holding his wife's hand, and Matilda and Tom from media and publicity followed. They both lugged big shopping bags. Tom held the door and stepped back as Ledia walked in carrying a huge cake with lit candles.

Zayn, the head of design team, and a couple of the staff came in after him. Even his secretary, Hannah, who rarely attended parties thrown in the office, joined the group. Chris' heart leaped into his throat.

He was so used to people not remembering that he totally forgot about his own birthday. His mother didn't even remember about his own birthday. But Dom. . . and Lee?

Lee started singing in her pretty tenor and everyone joined in. "Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday, dear Christopher. Happy Birthday to you! And many more." She laughed as she set the cake on the centre table. "Turns out nobody forgot about your birthday."

Chris shook his head to get the tears out of his eyes. "I didn't think anyone would know. And you?"

She shook her head. Her eyes promised to tell him all about it, later on.

Dom clapped his hands. "It was so hard not saying anything. And lying like that, I know you must want to kill me."

Everyone laughed and Chris joined in.  Maybe he wanted to kill his friend at first, but this made it worth the lie he told.

Lee pointed at the cake. "Get over here and blow out these candles before we have wax icing."

He blew and made a silent wish, and Emily and Hannah took over serving cake, fruit, and iced tea all around.

Lee walked up beside him and gave him a gentle kiss on the lips. "Happy birthday, baby."

"Thank you. How did you even know all about this?"

"I met your friend in the lobby and he told me about what they planned after I told him my name." Lee glanced at Dom who winked at her. She laughed. "It seems that he knows about us. I keep getting winks from him."

Chris glanced at his friend and, sure enough, his eyes was twinkling with mischief as he stared at the both of them. Dom — who was so reserved that he never made lewd gestures in his entire life — formed a ring with his index and thumb and inserted the left index finger into it, mimicking a thrust.

Dom was one of a kind and one hell of a friend. Chris knew he planned the party all on a short notice and he probably meant to have it to lift the mood if they lost the CallaTech deal. How the crap had he ever been so lucky?

Hannah handed him a plate and paper cup, and he sat on the edge of the single chair. Lee snuggled up beside him. Everyone found a spot and chatting commenced.

"Open wide." Lee fed him a piece of cake. "I can't believe you didn't tell me about your birthday, Christopher. I would have never known if not for Dominik."

Chris picked up a nibble from his plate and slipped it between Lee's pouty lips. Their eyes met. Hard not to think about doing this for real at their own wedding reception someday.

Zayn pointed his fork at them. "So you guys are dating or what? Last I checked, Mr. Ross was single and not searching."

Lee nodded. "Yeah, we are dating." She smiled at the question in Chris' eyes. "It happened all so fast, but here we are."

Dom spoke between bites of cake. "How'd you two meet? Believe me, I was shocked when I heard my best friend has a new girlfriend. He's practically sworn off women after Anne-from-stag-city fucked him over."

Lee smiled at Dom. How the hell did he know what they called her? Did Chris talk about her with him? "We met at a wedding."

Chris squeezed her hand and she squeezed right back before continuing. "My friends were also tired of me mopping after my ex and decided to bring me to that party with the hope of meeting someone. I was hiding out at the bar from my tenacious friend who was hell bent on finding me a partner when Chris approached me."

Chris' shoved a piece of watermelon into his mouth, chewed, then laughed.  "I went to bar for a last drink before I called it a night. Louise and Logan made me promise to attend the reception so I was planning to escape right after they came in and saw me, but I saw this beautiful lady all by herself at the bar and knew I wasn't going anywhere. Long story short, here we are." He raised her hand to his mouth and kissed her knuckles. "She keeps me on my toes, this one."

Matilda shook her head. "Ah, I wondered why Mr. Ross looked so happy these last few days, and now I know the reason."

Shane, one of the design team, clapped his hands together as he got on his feet. "Enough talk everyone. Let's dance and have fun, but before we do that, let's have a toast to celebrate the new contract with CallaTech." He reached for the glass that held his ice tea and raised it up.

Everyone also got to their feet and raised their glasses. Chris slipped his free hand into Lee's and entwined their fingers together. She gifted him with a soft smile before looking at Shane.

"To the contract we closed today and many more to come. Also to Mr. Ross, a strong and determined man who made the company what it is today. Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

Glasses clinked against glasses as everyone tapped glasses softly. Madonna's B-Day Song filled the room and people whistled and cheered in appreciation. Several people approached Chris and wished him a happy birthday, while some slapped his back, something they rarely got to do with their boss.

Chris basked in it and his cheeks hurt from smiling, but he didn't stop. He pulled Lee into his arms. She placed her arms around his neck and locked them behind his neck. Her eyes twinkled as she held his gaze while they swayed in time with the music.

"You look so happy," she observed.

Chris kissed her forehead. "That's because I am. This is a pleasant surprise and you know what makes it so much more brighter?"

She shook her head.

"You."

Lee's mouth dropped open. "M-me?" she gulped.

"Yes, you." Chris kissed her hair, inhaling the sweet fragrance emanating from it. "You being here makes it all better. Ever since I met you, things have changed for me. I am so happy all the time and it's been only four days since we met. That tells you about how good we are for each other."

Lee gulped. "Chris, there's something I need to tell you."

The deep crease in her brows made him frown. Why did she look so scared? Did it have to do with her not answering her phone?

"Chris?"

"You know you can tell me anything, Ledia."

She licked her lips. Her eyes left his and moved beyond his shoulder. "I—"

"Oi," Aldrich interrupted. "We want a kiss."

Chris tore his eyes away from the relieved look in Lee's eyes to find Aldrich and everyone staring at them with soft smiles. The head of design team was pointing at them with the pointy head of his plastic fork.

"Kiss!"

Lee shook her head, a dull red color staining her cheeks. "Please."

Then the whole room began to chant, "Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!"

Chris grinned at her. "What do you say, we give this people what they want?"

"Let's."

Their lips met halfway and fit perfectly. The catcalls and cheers faded away leaving the both of them in their own little bubble. Nothing else mattered in this moment but the feel of this woman in his arms. Her soft curves. Her warm body and sweet smelling hair. Chris tightened his arms around her and pulled her close until they were practically glued together in every way. He pressed his bulging erection against her crotch and got a moan in return.

His tongue dove deep into her mouth, tasting the ice tea and cake she ate earlier, but underneath that was something sweet and heady. He wanted more of it. Chris' senses flew to another realm entirely, where nothing made sense but this feeling deep within him.

He hit the earth with a solid thud when he heard someone gasp. Chris pulled back from Lee with a soft smack. Her eyes were half-lidded and her lips looked thoroughly debauched.

"Holy shit!" Zayn groaned. "We said a kiss not tongue fucking!"

Dom smacked his head with his palm. "Mind your words, nerd."

Zayn glared at him. "Who're you calling nerd, geek?"

Hannah's jaw was probably under her heels and her eyes were bugles out of her head. Everyone appeared to be shocked or dazed by what they just witnessed. They stared at him as if he'd suddenly declared he was an alien from Mars.

"Wow." Hannah breathed as she hid her lips behind her cup. "Wow."

Lee chuckled. "I don't think your receptionist would be recovering anytime soon from what she just witnessed."

Chris joined her. "I think so too." He steered them so they were dancing in time to the beat of When I fall in love by Nat King Cole. "You wanted to tell me something? "

"No. It's nothing."

A/N:

Ah, the joys of finding the right partner. My mood right now is really high and I feel kinda floaty.

Someone wake me up!!!

QOTC: Do you think Lee not saying anything was a good idea?

Guys, I have a little favour to ask, and I hope you can help me. Please, I need suggestions for songs for the chapters to create a playlist for it. I would really love and appreciate it.

Thank you.

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