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Story: His Ring, Her Rules
He anxiously massaged the back of his neck and added, “I tried to make you a mug cake, but it was the first time I ever made anything, so I don’t know how it tastes.”
“You made this? “
He nodded and said, “I might have broken one of the mugs, and the batter might have spilled on the kitchen counter.”
He seemed so scared that I would yell at him for shattering the cup and making a mess in the kitchen. I just laughed and kissed his cheeks.
“Thanks a lot… Don’t worry; I’ll clean the kitchen.
He got a little candle out of his pocket and put it on the cake. Then he took out his lighter, but I glared at him.
He stared at me and then at the lighter in his palm. “Um… I promise I’m trying to quit smoking, but you can’t expect me to do it in a day…”
“Okay, fine.” “Light the candle.”
He lit the candle and urged me to make a wish. What could I ask for when I already have everything I want?
I stared intently into his eyes before closing mine.
“I want him to be my soulmate and spend the rest of my life with him.” That’s what I hoped for before I blew out the flame.
I took a mouthful of the cake with the spoon while he watched me with interest.
“Can I eat it?” He enquired with interest, and I offered him the spoon so he could try it himself.
He yelled, “What the hell?!” as soon as he ate it. That’s much too sweet… “Don’t eat it, or you’ll get a sugar rush.”
He seemed uncomfortable, but I didn’t care how the cake tasted because he worked hard to make me happy.
“Hey… “It’s okay…you tried to make it, and that’s enough for me,” I murmured as I pulled his cheeks.
“But what else do you have for me? I enquired with excitement.
“Trust me, you won’t like it.”
“Why? Is it really that bad? “
“Promise you won’t laugh.”
“I won’t.”
He stood up, left the room, and came back a minute later with something in his hand that I couldn’t see.
He sat next to me and gave me a white piece of paper. When I grabbed it, I saw that it was a birthday card.
The paper was white and had a photo of us from our wedding on the front. When I opened it, it said, “Happy Birthday, Clara.”
I tried to keep back my laughter, but I couldn’t and ended up laughing so hard that I fell back on the bed and held my stomach.
“Oh God! “You made a card for me,” I said, and Jaxon frowned.
“I know it’s not good, but all the ideas on YouTube were too hard, and what can I buy you when you have everything?” He moaned, making me stop laughing.
I got up and wiped the tears that had come from laughing.
“You’re so adorable! “Wow, I can’t believe you made me a card,” I murmured as I sat on his knee.
He rolled his eyes and said, “You can throw it away.” I know it’s not good, but I wasn’t going to offer it to you anyhow.
“Get rid of it? I’m going to frame it.
“You won’t.”
“I will.”
“Clara,” he said, which made me laugh.
“Anyway,” he said, “what do you want?” “
“You are right; I already have everything,” I said, shaking my head and looking at him with love and admiration.
I kissed him and threw my arms around his neck as he wrapped his arms around my waist.
He opened his mouth, and the soft, sweet kiss evolved into a hard one as he pushed his tongue into my mouth. His tongue went all over my mouth, and then he sucked on my bottom lip.
I pulled away from the kiss to get some breath, and then he kissed my jaw and neck.
When he started stroking circles beneath my t-shirt and then sucking on the base of my neck, I knew it was going to be a long night.
After answering over a thousand birthday messages from my followers and a few acquaintances, I put my phone down.
Jaxon wasn’t there when I got up this morning. He left me a note claiming that something urgent had come up and he wouldn’t be back until the evening. Seriously? He left me alone on my birthday!
I didn’t want to host a big party for my birthday or anything like that. I just wanted to invite a few close friends around for good food and a cake. That’s all.
Jaxon said he could plan a party for me if I wanted to celebrate, but I said no.
I was going to cut a cake with Jaxon, Kena, and Jona in the evening, but Jaxon isn’t here. Jona claimed he was busy since he was going to see his mother, and Kena came to see me in the afternoon but didn’t bring me a present. I didn’t want anything, but I was just teasing him.
Jaxon texted me and said he would be back in an hour and instructed me to get dressed. For what? I previously told him I didn’t want a huge party.
I woke up, cleaned up, and put on a basic outfit since I didn’t know what he was going to do.
I put on very little makeup: some blush, n**e lipstick, and mascara. I was ready in less than half an hour.
I was becoming bored, so I put on a movie and watched it as I waited for him in our room.
Someone knocked on my door, and I responded, “Come in.”
Jenny came in and said, “Someone is here to see you.”
“Who?”
“I can’t tell you the name.”
“What do you mean by that? Is it Jaxon? “
“I think you should come and see for yourself.” She departed before I could ask her any more questions, which left me confused.
I turned off the TV and went down to the living room. I could hear someone whispering.
I stopped moving as soon as I got inside the living room.
Someone knocked on my door, and I responded, “Come in.”
Jenny came in and said, “Someone is here to see you.”
“Who?”
“I can’t tell you the name.”
“What do you mean by that? Is it Jaxon? “
“I think you should come and see for yourself.” She departed before I could ask her any more questions, which left me confused.
I turned off the TV and came down to the living room. I could hear someone whispering.
I stopped moving as soon as I got to the living room.
“Her house is huge!” Tara said,
“Of course, it will be big, you idiot.” “She is so rich,” Sam added.
I couldn’t help but gasp, which made them look at me.
Everything stopped.
I stood there, transfixed, looking at my dearest buddies who were standing there with blank faces.
What are they doing here? I’m not unhappy, but…
Rick stretched her hand out to Tyler, who took off her sandals and gave them to Rick. This broke my train of thinking.
Oh no!
It seems like I’m in trouble.
My best buddies chased me, and I screamed and ran for my life.
I ran up the stairs as fast as I could and opened the door to our bedroom. I was going to lock the door, but they were quick to stop me and burst in.
“Guys, I can explain!” I yelled,”
“What are you going to explain? Rick cried, “Get out of the way!” before tossing the slipper at me. Thank goodness it didn’t touch me.
I leaped over the bed, and they all held me down on it. Then they climbed over it and hit me a couple of times.
Ouch! Well, I earned that.
“Hey, it’s my birthday! Please have some sympathy for me! “
They eventually got off of me and stood by the bed as I gasped and tried to regain my breath.
They stood there with their arms crossed and a frown on their face.
“I am sorry,” I eventually murmured in a very gentle voice.
“Sorry for what?” “Shut up!” Tara shouted.
“That’s how you left us seven years ago and made us all worry that you were dead. Then, five years later, you told us that you were alive and one of the richest people in the world!” Rick yelled,”
“I didn’t want to talk to anyone and believe me, it really hurt me to leave you all, but I had no choice,” I said.
“You could have called us later!” “Sam said,”
“You made this? “
He nodded and said, “I might have broken one of the mugs, and the batter might have spilled on the kitchen counter.”
He seemed so scared that I would yell at him for shattering the cup and making a mess in the kitchen. I just laughed and kissed his cheeks.
“Thanks a lot… Don’t worry; I’ll clean the kitchen.
He got a little candle out of his pocket and put it on the cake. Then he took out his lighter, but I glared at him.
He stared at me and then at the lighter in his palm. “Um… I promise I’m trying to quit smoking, but you can’t expect me to do it in a day…”
“Okay, fine.” “Light the candle.”
He lit the candle and urged me to make a wish. What could I ask for when I already have everything I want?
I stared intently into his eyes before closing mine.
“I want him to be my soulmate and spend the rest of my life with him.” That’s what I hoped for before I blew out the flame.
I took a mouthful of the cake with the spoon while he watched me with interest.
“Can I eat it?” He enquired with interest, and I offered him the spoon so he could try it himself.
He yelled, “What the hell?!” as soon as he ate it. That’s much too sweet… “Don’t eat it, or you’ll get a sugar rush.”
He seemed uncomfortable, but I didn’t care how the cake tasted because he worked hard to make me happy.
“Hey… “It’s okay…you tried to make it, and that’s enough for me,” I murmured as I pulled his cheeks.
“But what else do you have for me? I enquired with excitement.
“Trust me, you won’t like it.”
“Why? Is it really that bad? “
“Promise you won’t laugh.”
“I won’t.”
He stood up, left the room, and came back a minute later with something in his hand that I couldn’t see.
He sat next to me and gave me a white piece of paper. When I grabbed it, I saw that it was a birthday card.
The paper was white and had a photo of us from our wedding on the front. When I opened it, it said, “Happy Birthday, Clara.”
I tried to keep back my laughter, but I couldn’t and ended up laughing so hard that I fell back on the bed and held my stomach.
“Oh God! “You made a card for me,” I said, and Jaxon frowned.
“I know it’s not good, but all the ideas on YouTube were too hard, and what can I buy you when you have everything?” He moaned, making me stop laughing.
I got up and wiped the tears that had come from laughing.
“You’re so adorable! “Wow, I can’t believe you made me a card,” I murmured as I sat on his knee.
He rolled his eyes and said, “You can throw it away.” I know it’s not good, but I wasn’t going to offer it to you anyhow.
“Get rid of it? I’m going to frame it.
“You won’t.”
“I will.”
“Clara,” he said, which made me laugh.
“Anyway,” he said, “what do you want?” “
“You are right; I already have everything,” I said, shaking my head and looking at him with love and admiration.
I kissed him and threw my arms around his neck as he wrapped his arms around my waist.
He opened his mouth, and the soft, sweet kiss evolved into a hard one as he pushed his tongue into my mouth. His tongue went all over my mouth, and then he sucked on my bottom lip.
I pulled away from the kiss to get some breath, and then he kissed my jaw and neck.
When he started stroking circles beneath my t-shirt and then sucking on the base of my neck, I knew it was going to be a long night.
After answering over a thousand birthday messages from my followers and a few acquaintances, I put my phone down.
Jaxon wasn’t there when I got up this morning. He left me a note claiming that something urgent had come up and he wouldn’t be back until the evening. Seriously? He left me alone on my birthday!
I didn’t want to host a big party for my birthday or anything like that. I just wanted to invite a few close friends around for good food and a cake. That’s all.
Jaxon said he could plan a party for me if I wanted to celebrate, but I said no.
I was going to cut a cake with Jaxon, Kena, and Jona in the evening, but Jaxon isn’t here. Jona claimed he was busy since he was going to see his mother, and Kena came to see me in the afternoon but didn’t bring me a present. I didn’t want anything, but I was just teasing him.
Jaxon texted me and said he would be back in an hour and instructed me to get dressed. For what? I previously told him I didn’t want a huge party.
I woke up, cleaned up, and put on a basic outfit since I didn’t know what he was going to do.
I put on very little makeup: some blush, n**e lipstick, and mascara. I was ready in less than half an hour.
I was becoming bored, so I put on a movie and watched it as I waited for him in our room.
Someone knocked on my door, and I responded, “Come in.”
Jenny came in and said, “Someone is here to see you.”
“Who?”
“I can’t tell you the name.”
“What do you mean by that? Is it Jaxon? “
“I think you should come and see for yourself.” She departed before I could ask her any more questions, which left me confused.
I turned off the TV and went down to the living room. I could hear someone whispering.
I stopped moving as soon as I got inside the living room.
Someone knocked on my door, and I responded, “Come in.”
Jenny came in and said, “Someone is here to see you.”
“Who?”
“I can’t tell you the name.”
“What do you mean by that? Is it Jaxon? “
“I think you should come and see for yourself.” She departed before I could ask her any more questions, which left me confused.
I turned off the TV and came down to the living room. I could hear someone whispering.
I stopped moving as soon as I got to the living room.
“Her house is huge!” Tara said,
“Of course, it will be big, you idiot.” “She is so rich,” Sam added.
I couldn’t help but gasp, which made them look at me.
Everything stopped.
I stood there, transfixed, looking at my dearest buddies who were standing there with blank faces.
What are they doing here? I’m not unhappy, but…
Rick stretched her hand out to Tyler, who took off her sandals and gave them to Rick. This broke my train of thinking.
Oh no!
It seems like I’m in trouble.
My best buddies chased me, and I screamed and ran for my life.
I ran up the stairs as fast as I could and opened the door to our bedroom. I was going to lock the door, but they were quick to stop me and burst in.
“Guys, I can explain!” I yelled,”
“What are you going to explain? Rick cried, “Get out of the way!” before tossing the slipper at me. Thank goodness it didn’t touch me.
I leaped over the bed, and they all held me down on it. Then they climbed over it and hit me a couple of times.
Ouch! Well, I earned that.
“Hey, it’s my birthday! Please have some sympathy for me! “
They eventually got off of me and stood by the bed as I gasped and tried to regain my breath.
They stood there with their arms crossed and a frown on their face.
“I am sorry,” I eventually murmured in a very gentle voice.
“Sorry for what?” “Shut up!” Tara shouted.
“That’s how you left us seven years ago and made us all worry that you were dead. Then, five years later, you told us that you were alive and one of the richest people in the world!” Rick yelled,”
“I didn’t want to talk to anyone and believe me, it really hurt me to leave you all, but I had no choice,” I said.
“You could have called us later!” “Sam said,”