“I was your understudy.”
I shake my head. “Thank you for tonight, Felix. All of it. I’ve never been the one…” I chuckle. “I guess I was gonna say I’ve never been on the receiving end of the date. It was really nice.”
“It was my absolute pleasure.” He lifts my hand and kisses the back of it. “I understand there are plans for Saturday night, to go to the club. Are you going?”
“Oh, I’m glad you reminded me. I planned to ask you if you wanted to go.”
“I think it will be fun.”
“Me too. I’ll come pick you up?”
“Perfect.” He moves slightly closer. “A kiss before I go?”
“Yeah.”
Our lips collide again, hungry, desperate, but this kiss is slower, lingering as if Felix is cataloguing the details in his mind. I sure the fuck am. It’s over too quickly, and when he slides away, I swear part of me goes with him.
“I wondered if we would have chemistry,” he says, his eyes roaming over my face. “Question answered.”
“Definitely. Text when you get home?”
“Okay. Bonsoir, Apollo.”
“Goodnight, Felix.”
I watch him drive away, my heart straining in my chest as if trying to jump out and chase after him. Tonight was a game-changer, and as much as I should probably be thinking about what it means for us, I have a more pressing concern.
Inside the house, I tear off my clothes, fall in my bed, and reach inside the nightstand for the lube. Within seconds, I’m stroking my cock, replaying the heat of that kiss, the pressure of his body against mine, imagining what his dick would feel like sliding down my throat. Sliding inside of me.
I moan his name, lost in the fantasy of Felix dominating me. In my head, his sweet, accented voice is raspy and demanding as he uses my body for his pleasure. I lift my legs for him, offering myself to a man for the first time. He praises me with beautiful words of French, his gorgeous eyes steeped in lust for me as he pushes his way inside. I relax to let him in, drowning in him as he fills me, takes me, fucking owns me.
That’s all it takes for me to reach the edge. My orgasm rips through me, making me feel as though I’m made of fabric and being torn apart, but it isn’t painful. It’s next level, one of the strongest I’ve ever had. As my cum flows from my cock, splattering so high it hits my chin, I sink into my mattress.
His text comes through while I’m cleaning up. I read it three times, mostly because of the three hearts he added.
I don’t know what I’m doing, but whatever it is, I’m doing it with Felix.
Felix
After a restless night, I pull myself from bed for a shower before work. How could I sleep when the feeling of his lips burned on mine all night? I was agitated beyond what a solo jerk off session could handle. No. This is a fire I cannot put out alone. I’ve spent half my life dreaming of kissing Apollo, and last night it happened.
I step in the shower, praying the water will revive me and push thoughts of my Greek god far enough away to focus on work for the day. I wanted to go inside his house last night, peel his clothes off, and show him the desire I’ve held inside all these years. I was bold, kissing him, but it was worth whatever happens next.
Hours later, I finish the cake I’ve been working on since four, but I have one thing I wanted to add. I'm planning to surprise Briar, so I wait until he leaves with Jude for lunch before busting out the materials I need.
Once I’m alone, I start making my sugar mixture, stirring until it’s at the right temperature. With my rubber gloves on, I pour it out onto the marble surface so it will cool enough for me to handle, adding color drops to get the right shade. As I work, stirring the melted sugar around the tabletop, I fall into my happy place where nothing ever bothers me, and I can be alone in my thoughts. When I’m deep in my sugar or chocolate work, the outside world falls away, but this time, Apollo is here with me, tasting my lips, holding me close.
It doesn’t take long for the shape I’m working on to form. The birthday cake has a mermaid theme, and I spent the morning perfecting the mermaid scales sliding down one side of the cake. Now, the tail is coming to life. I pinch the edges, working quickly before it cools too much, then smooth it out, curling the tail so it will appear to wrap around the base of the cake as if the mermaid herself is swimming into the cake. When it’s done, I put it in place and step back to admire it. It’s perfect. I only hope Briar appreciates it.
“He’s in back,” I hear Tate say from the hallway.
I look up to see Apollo sauntering toward me, and my stomach does a double somersault.
“Bonjour, Apollo.”
“Hey. You busy?”
I point to the cake. “Just finished. What do you think?”
He steps closer, gazing down at it. “It’s gorgeous. Where did you get that tail?”
“I made it.”
“You made that?” He leans closer. “By hand?”
“Yes. It is sugar. The teal color came out nice I think.”
“It’s amazing. You’re so talented.”
“Merci. How are you today?”
He bounces his shoulder. “Anxious.”
“Why?”
“I needed to see you again.”
“Here I am.” I put the cake in the fridge and then twist around. “How do you feel about last night?”
“Loaded question.”
“Good or bad?”
“Good. Definitely good. You?”
My jumbled stomach calms at his answer. “Very good as well.”
He searches my eyes, stepping closer until we’re nearly pressed together. My heart races, and if I weren’t afraid of being fired from a brand-new job, I would bend him over the metal table behind us, right now.
“I like how you’re looking at me, Felix. Like you want to eat me alive.”
“It is true.”
“I didn’t sleep very well. All I could think about was your kiss.”
“I share your affliction.” I smile, wrapping my fists in the hem of his shirt and pulling him closer. “I would like to do it again sometime.”
“You will get the chance.”
“Tomorrow perhaps? We are going out, no?”
“Yeah, we are. What are you gonna wear?”
“I do not know yet, but prepare yourself.”
“I don’t know if I can. You blow me away every time we hang out.”
“I have only just started. Did you eat lunch?”
“Grabbed a quick bite. Mostly coffee. Had a lot to do today. We’re getting a new electronic payroll system installed.”
“You should eat to keep your energy up.”
“I know. All I need is coffee though. I’ll eat a big dinner tonight, take a shower, and get some sleep so I’m ready for you tomorrow.”
“I will look forward to it.”
He leans in and steals a quick kiss. Just in time too, as Genesis and Cairo come in from lunch. We separate, but my smile lingers.
“I’ll see you later, Felix.”
“Yes, have a good rest of your day.”
“I think I will now.”
He winks and then he’s gone.