"Hey guys," he greeted. He wrapped an arm around Eden's shoulders as he finally addressed the awaiting crowd of loved ones.
Most appeared amused and embarrassed at the public display.
His Aunt Sara, though, was glaring at him. Even though Bailey was beaming ear to ear next to her, Sara clearly wasn't amused by their amorous display in front of his cousin. Oops.
"Thanks so much for coming. Uh..." he rubbed the back of his neck, pretending to be nervous, but in reality, the scent and feel of Eden in his arms was starting to pull on his groin. The last thing he needed was a chub in front of his extended family.
Luckily his mom cut him some slack and came forward to hug him. "Thanks, Mom," he sincerely told her. Now that Eden was tucked securely by his side, he was pretty fucking happy to see everyone.
"Don't thank me, son. This was all Eden's idea."
He turned to look down at her in surprise as a warmth filled his body over that unexpected news. "Yeah?" He smiled wide.
She shrugged as a pink tinge appeared on her cheeks. "The idea was mine. Your mom planned the majority of it."
"Let me guess," he teased his mom, "Eden suggested an intimate family dinner at home, but you bulldozed her into something bigger."
His mom turned her nose up at him, indignant. "Well! Excuse me for wanting to make a fuss over my only child turning a quarter of a century old."
"Speaking of dinner," his dad interrupted, "let's feed the troops before they revolt."
Kelly clapped her hands, clearly loving her hostess role. "Yes, I've texted Joe to start bringing out the entrées."
The rest of his family and friends came forward to offer their own birthday greetings and hugs before taking their seats around them. The atmosphere was jovial and buzzing with loud chatter and laughter.
Barron curled his arm around Eden and brought his mouth to her ear. "Let's sneak to my office for a quickie. No one will know."
Eden gave a soft laugh as she clasped the hand that was around her. "I think people will notice if the birthday boy disappeared at the start of dinner."
He pressed his mouth further against her. "Fuck 'em. I've been without you for so long. I need to feel your wet cu -"
"Guys, you can feel each other up later," Sofia loudly interrupted. "Sit down so dinner can start on time."
Eden just rolled her eyes at her before pulling him towards the table.
He sighed internally. He had no idea how he was going to get through this dinner with Eden within reach. It was going to be a long meal.
As it turned out, he had a great time at his surprise birthday dinner. He chatted and laughed with everyone, swapping stories of birthdays gone by. He took delight in embarrassing Eden when he relayed how she would bake him a cake for each birthday, cheekily asking whether she had picked the tradition back up.
Everyone had mixed well. His friends from his soccer group were all chatting with his family, as well as Eden's. Mama Sefina was swapping recipes with his Aunt Gail, and Ryan had even brought Gabe, the man he was seeing. They had been feeding food to each other most of the night. Hell, even Simon was more than tolerable tonight. Well, to everyone except for Sofia. The poor man tried his best to get the other girl to converse with him. All he got for his efforts were eye rolls and visible sighs. Ouch. He’d have to warn Simon that he was wasting his time. Sofia would never give him the time of day.
That aside, it was an amazing night, and it wouldn't have been possible without the woman sitting next to him. If it weren't for her kind, generous heart, he wouldn't be sitting here with people he never thought he'd mix with again.
So, as everyone was distracted chatting away during a lull between courses, Barron whispered to Eden to meet him by the bathrooms. The bubbling love he was feeling for her was overwhelming him. He needed an outlet, and the only cure was to bury himself in Eden's sweet body.
After bending her over his desk and eating her dripping cunt from behind, he had her on her back - his usually meticulous paperwork strewn carelessly on the floor - with her legs on his shoulders as he plunged his stiff cock into her sopping pussy.
He gritted his teeth as he watched carnal pleasure cross her features. He memorized how she looked as he changed his angle to get deeper inside her. The pink flush on her face and chest, the way she moaned and bit her lip, turning her head from side to side as her need for release mounted. And when she gasped and moaned her climax, her legs tightening around his neck, she shouted out for him to keep fucking her through it.
The anxiety he had been feeling about where Eden was at with their relationship washed away as his own orgasm shook his legs and caused his own shout of release.
He felt like a two-tonne weight had been lifted. Eden had come home to surprise him. Eden had planned this birthday dinner forhim. She eagerly welcomed his public displays of affection and returned her own loving touches. Surely that meant they had entered a new phase in their dating relationship? One, dare he hope, where labels could be cemented?
And later that night, after she again delighted him with a decadent cupcake that she had baked, his mind was at peace. Words would come soon enough when she was ready, but he was pretty confident that Eden's resolve was softening, and perhaps their happily ever after was closer than he thought.
25
What Are We?