13Leagues

Sneak Peek: Thankful for You (2)

Added 2020-11-22 14:59:00 +0000 UTC

I was worried that I would mess this up. I wasn’t really the most knowledgeable about decorating cakes and the technique used to do it.

“Rahim,” I say, gazing up from my work, “are you good with decorating cakes?”

“I’m decent. Need help?”

“Please.” He comes over and looks at my progress, motioning for me to show him how I was doing it.

“Ah, I see your problem.” He gently grabs my hand and guides me in a different direction, the frosting coming out of the piping bag smoothly now.

“Oh yea, definitely needed your help,” I chuckle, finding myself leaning back into his touch, resting myself up against his muscular frame. The hint of honey that I have become so familiar with was fighting an array of other smells, each of them projecting warmth and a sense of safety.

“You sure you just didn’t want this?” he asks, whispering the words in my ear.

“Hmm, maybe. Can you blame me?” He takes the piping bag from me and sets it down, turning me around so that my back was to the counter. He places a teasing kiss on my bottom lip, biting it and then flicking his tongue against it as if to apologize. With my free hand, I swipe some frosting and deposit it on his nose. I’m unable to hold my snicker in as he draws back with a look of confusion, attempting to look at his nose.

“I got it,” I whisper, leaning forward and licking it off, my eyes rising to meet his.

“You’re really making it hard not to take you in this kitchen right now,” he growls, nuzzling into my neck. His free hand starts to wander, and I make no move to stop it. Instead, Chris does.

“I’ll check,” we hear him shout, and we tear ourselves apart from one another. Chris walks in, stopping in his tracks when he sees how close we were and probably reading the room.

“I’m so serious about that sock. I can get it for you guys, no problem.”