New Beginnings: Happy Birthday Baby!
The sun is shining through the blinds covering the bedroom window. The room is quiet even in the late morning hours leading close to noon. The bedroom door bangs off the wall as he enters the room holding a tray full of breakfast items and signing, "Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you."
There is no movement or response from the lump of a body laying in the bed with the blankets wrapped around it. All you can see is a curve here and there and some long dark blonde hair splayed over the top of the bed.
"Hey Baby, wake up. Wake up Birthday Girl." She doesn't budge.
"Do I have to kiss you awake? You know I have my ways. My special training, don't make me use it Leigha."
"Leigha, wake up, it's your birthday." Matthew leans in to kiss the woman in his bed good morning and happy birthday. She grunts, pulls the cover over her head, and rolls over.
She peeks out from under the cover, sticks out her tongue at him and says, "I want to sleep through my birthday."
"Not happening, now sit up; I made you a birthday breakfast."
In her best pouty voice, she says, "No, I don't want to."
Matthew tries to sound commanding, but he can't hold back the laughter in his voice as he says, "Ok, Leigha Andrea Walsh, you asked for it, now you're in trouble, prepare for your punishment."
Putting down the breakfast tray, he jumps on the bed, straddles her thighs and starts tickling her. She's laughing, yelling at him, and trying to get out from under the cover that is now tangled all around her. She is begging him to stop as she finally gets out from her tangled web of a blanket.
Leigha opens her eyes with a smile. There is nothing better than being woken up by a good looking man. Especially, a good looking man that is half naked and carrying a breakfast tray.
"Happy Birthday baby. Do you know how sexy you look when you are just waking up in the morning?"
A sleepy light laugh escapes from Leigha. He looks down at her, giving one of his "oh, you don't believe me looks," with his eyebrow raised and only the right side of his mouth giving her a half smile. She knows that look and she knows what coming next.
Matthew moves the tray on to the bedside table and sits on the side of the bed. "What, you think I'm lying? You know I don't lie to you."
He reaches over and gently brushes back a stray lock of hair from her face. Playing with the curled lock of dark blonde hair, he looks directly into Leigha's eyes. A complete stillness takes over the room, complete silence as he just plays with her hair and stares into her eyes. The same beautiful emerald green eyes that he has been waking up to almost every day for the past two years. Gently, he strokes her cheek with his fingertips. He follows her cheek down her jaw line to her chin and stops.
Slowly, he lifts her chin to look at him. It's hard to look at him when he has such love in his eyes. She didn't want to hurt him, but she knows she did and that hurts her just as much.
Matthew leans in and gently kisses her mouth. He starts slowly at first, gently touching her lips. He kisses her top lip and pulls back, just an inch or two. He kisses her bottom lip and again pulls back. All the while keeping eye to eye contact. Pulling back a little he smiles, not his usual "I'm happy or I'm excited" smile, but a simple, "I'm here for you smile and I love you no matter what" smile.
Tears start to form in Leigha's eyes. How can she do this to this man? The man she has been with for almost three years. The man she has practically been living with for the last two years. The man, who loves her, cares about and for her, the man who was there for her during the worst time of her life. The man who held her for hours as she cried inconsolably after getting the call from her sister, telling her their father had died. How can she just make a decision that changes everything?
Still looking directly into her eyes, he smiles again. It's a sad smile, it doesn't reach his beautiful eyes, but he is trying. Trying his best for her; he would do anything to make her happy and if leaving makes her happy, than he wants it for her.
"No tears." It is said tenderly, but he is definitely using his command voice. His "you better do as I say because I'm not putting up with any crap" voice.
He leans in and kisses her hard. His kiss is hot and full of promise. He stokes her lips with the tip of his tongue. He kisses her bottom lip and sucks it into his mouth, slowly stroking his tongue back and forth over the soft puffy lip. He pulls back to look at her and tears are slowly flowing from the outer sides of her eyes as she lays flat on her pillow. They leave little rivers running down her temples and collect in her hair line, making her hair a little wet where they pool.
Gently, he wipes the tears away. "I said no tears and I meant it. Now cut the shit." Leigha bites back her tears and gives him a weak smile.
"I'm sorry."
He kisses her again, this time a little longer, gently exploring her mouth with his tongue. He stops and looks into her glistening tear filled eyes; they are like wet emeralds staring back at him. He feels a sudden sense of loss, a real punch in the gut, lose your breath loss.
Quickly, he pushes it down and hides it. Thinking to himself, Keep
it together buddy, we both can't lose it! If you show any sign of pain or disappointment, she is going to go to pieces. It's her birthday; make it a day to remember for all the right reasons.
With that thought firmly in his mind, he kisses her again. "No reason to be sorry, baby. Just cut the waterworks and let's enjoy your birthday." With that said she wipes her eyes and gives him her best "come hither, big boy" look.
Matthew looks at her and decides the only way to turn this around is "play time". "Now let me think, what I can give you to start your birthday off right?" He gives her a look that would have most women tearing off their panties and jumping his bones. Luckily for her, she's not wearing panties.