Turning her key in the lock, Eloise pushed the front door to her small, suburban townhouse open and stepped over the threshold, onto a plush welcome mat inside. Turning, she closed the door, frowning when there wasn't a telltale squeaking of the hinges in response. Instead, it closed smoothly and quietly, clicking into place.
"Hey," she called. "Did you fix the door while I was out?"
There was no response. Eloise hummed to herself. Kai was probably holed up in their bedroom, working away on his computer. Hanging her purse on a hook on the wall and slipping out of her work shoes, she wandered toward the stairs.
On the way there, she paused, looking into the laundry room to find the baskets empty and the dryer switched off. Curious, she stepped into the kitchen and opened the dishwasher a crack to find it empty.
A small smile curved Eloise's mouth. He'd done all of her chores for her. Turning, she padded over to the staircase and climbed it, heading for their room.
"Hey," she said when she got there.
Kai was at his desk, like she'd suspected, a spreadsheet open on his computer screen and headphones covering his ears. He turned when she called for him and took them off.
"You're home," he said. "How was work?"
"Over, thankfully."
"That bad?" he asked, giving her a sympathetic look.
Eloise shrugged. "Testing's over, finally. I'll have my evenings back next week."
"That's good, at least."
"Yeah. Hey, listen, did you do all my chores?" she asked. "I saw the laundry room was empty."
"I figured you'd be tired when you got home," he explained.
"You're so sweet. I'm going to go take of my makeup and then get started on dinner, okay?"
"Okay," Kai said, turning back to his spreadsheet.
Eloise made her way over to their bathroom, stepping inside and shutting the door before opening a drawer and reaching for a bag of makeup wipes. She pulled one free and looked in the mirror as she wiped a day's worth of foundation, mascara, and lipstick from her face, sighing when it was all gone.
Chewing her lip, she looked at the door, where Kai was just on the other side. He was so good to her.
Eloise straightened her back as an idea took hold in her brain. Putting the package of makeup wipes back in their drawer, she headed out, stepping up behind Kai and leaning over him, wrapping her arms around his shoulders.
"Hey," he said. "What's up?"
Eloise hummed, trailing her fingertips across his chest deliberately. Kai froze, his keyboard going silent.
"You're such a sweetheart, you know that?" she asked.
"I try," he said, his tone curious.
"You've been so good this week," she murmured, dragging her nose up the side of his neck. "You did all the chores, even mine, before I could get home."
"I knew work was going to be busy for you," he said, voice hitching when Eloise's hand found its way to the band of his jeans, dancing around on the flesh of his stomach just above the button. "I didn't want you to be stressed out with housework, too."
"You're so considerate," she said. "You're always like this. It's very endearing."
"I would hope so," he said, voice tight with anticipation.
Eloise nipped at the shell of his ear. "You turn into such a smartass whenever I give you compliments."
"I'm notoriously bad at receiving them," he said, then sighed when Eloise put her lips on his neck. She smiled, kissing the flesh there before dragging her tongue back up to his ear and sucking his lobe between her teeth, biting lightly and sucking.
Eloise brought her free hand up to his hair, gripping it and gently pulling his head to the side for better access to his neck. "You know," she said, nipping at the spot where his neck met his shoulder. "I really appreciate everything you do around the house when I'm not home. I've been really busy this week, so I haven't had the chance to say it as much as I'd like."
"You don't need to say it," he said.
"I think you deserve a reward, though," Eloise said, then slipped her hand from his hair and trailed it down his front until it met with her other hand, clutching at the waist of his jeans. She unbuttoned the front with deft fingers, pulling down the zipper and dipping her hand inside, stroking him through his underwear.
Kai let out a rush of breath, his chest falling with the action. Eloise watched as his tongue darted out to wet his lips. As she trailed her hand up and teased the waistband of his underwear, his arms splayed out, hands going to grip the arms of his desk chair.
Carefully, she pushed down the fabric and reached for his cock, prompting a hiss from his lips. Pressing a kiss to the side of his throat and sucking, she circled her thumb over the wetness at his tip before stroking down his length.
Kai's head tipped back in his chair, his hips pressing up into Eloise's grip. Chuckling against his neck, she took her hand away, straightening and stepping back from his chair. Kai made a noise of protest and reached for her.