Page 33 of June (New Orleans #6)

“H i,” Enid said as she sat down in the booth next to Caroline.

“Hi,” Caroline replied with a smile. “I can’t believe you did all this.”

“It was a few calls and some texts. Candace was the one who lent us the bar. I think I owe her my firstborn now, but we didn’t shake on it, so I might still be able to keep them if I decide I actually want kids one day. Oh, that’s what I can do: I can just not have them. Then, she can’t take them.”

Caroline laughed and leaned in.

“I didn’t know I needed this. Thank you.”

“I wanted you to celebrate,” Enid said. “Your birth is absolutely worth a celebration.”

“Want to know what else I’m celebrating now?” Caroline asked as Enid’s arm wrapped around her shoulders.

“What?”

“Jodie and I got the apartment we really wanted. Jodie got the email a few minutes ago that our application was accepted.”

“Yeah? That’s great, babe. When do you move in?”

“Technically, next month. They can only hold it for a certain number of days before we have to start paying rent, but my parents said it was okay. My dad can cancel the meal plan part of the room and board, at least, and it will give us time to move out of the dorm slowly and buy some furniture and stuff.”

“So, you’ll have your own room?” Enid asked with a lifted eyebrow.

“I will.” Caroline nodded.

“Well, that’s great news.”

“Not really, because I don’t have my own room tonight, but yours will have to do. Will your parents leave us alone? I just want you for the rest of the night. I promise, I’ll be quiet.” Caroline rested her head on Enid’s shoulder.

Enid smiled and kissed the top of her head.

“Are you ready now? We can go whenever. Jodie and Viv just left, didn’t they?”

“They pretended like they were going to study. I mean, who would actually believe that? The only problem is that I told them they could have the dorm for the night. I also said that I needed to pick up some stuff because I didn’t pack a bag for your place, so if we go back there, I need to knock and cover my eyes just in case.”

Enid laughed and asked, “Ready? I have another surprise for you.”

“Another?” Caroline lifted her head to look at her.

“I haven’t given you your gift yet.”

“The party is my gift, Enid.”

“No, the party is your party.” Enid kissed her on the top of the head and stood up. “Come on. I told everyone we’d be heading out early.”

Caroline stood up and asked, “What did you do?”

Enid laughed and took Caroline’s hand. Then, they said their goodbyes quickly because Enid was rushing them a bit, looking and sounding excited as they got back in her car.

“Can we stop by the dorm first? I want to get my bag while they’re in between rounds.”

“You won’t need it,” she replied.

“I won’t need an overnight bag? Babe, I want to brush my teeth tomorrow morning, and I don’t think we’re at the borrow-your-toothbrush stage.”

Enid laughed and pulled them into the parking garage. She took the ticket and found an empty spot on the second floor.

“Why are we here?” Caroline asked her, looking out the windows, trying to figure out where they were.

“It’s not too fancy, I know, but I could afford it.”

“What’s not fancy?”

“I got the discount on the room from Jill, who works with them.”

“I’m confused, Enid.”

Enid opened the car door and went to the back, where she opened the trunk just in time for Caroline to watch her pull out the bags.

“That’s my backpack.”

“Yeah, Viv packed it for you earlier. I hope that’s okay. I wanted it to be a surprise. She did it while you were in the shower, and I stopped by and grabbed it before I came back upstairs and picked you up a little later.”

“Babe…”

Enid slung Caroline’s backpack over her shoulder and nodded down at the roller bag she’d packed.

“We’re staying in a hotel room tonight, so it’ll be just you and me and some strangers we don’t care about on the other side of the wall.”

“You booked us a hotel room?” Caroline asked as Enid closed the trunk and locked the car.

“I wanted it to be special. It’s your birthday.”

“Enid, this is really nice,” Caroline replied as she took her free hand, and they walked through the sliding glass doors that connected the garage to the hotel.

Enid hadn’t seen the hotel before she’d asked Jill for help. It had been a last-minute thing. But Jill worked with a lot of the hotels for NOLA Guides, and she’d been able to get Enid a steep discount on a room that would’ve gone unoccupied anyway. That had enabled Enid to afford a room with a view of the water, though she wasn’t sure how much of the water she’d be able to see through all the buildings. She assumed not much since the room had been cheap, but she’d take anything for one night alone with Caroline. No younger brother and his loud friends around. No meddling parents. No roommates who would walk in at any minute. It almost sounded too good to be true.

Enid checked them in and gave the guy at the desk her one and only credit card that she tried very hard not to use, but she could afford this; not just because of the discount, either. It would be worth it for one night completely alone with Caroline. The front desk agent gave them their room keys and told them where the elevators were.

“Should we maybe get some snacks or something?” Caroline asked when they passed the small section of the lobby where they sold chips, cookies, drinks, and some frozen meals.

“I’ve got stuff in here, but you can grab whatever you want, birthday girl.”

“You have stuff in your bag?”

“Yeah, it’s only one night. I didn’t need to bring a lot, so I put food and some drinks in there for us. I got a few beers and a couple of those canned cocktail things that probably aren’t very good. There are those chips you like and some of those cookies I saw you had on the shelf in your room. Other stuff, too.”

When they got into the elevator, Caroline pulled Enid against her the moment the doors closed. Enid hadn’t been prepared for that, so she probably looked a little surprised, but she caught the look in Caroline’s eyes and smiled.

“You are absolutely getting laid tonight, Enid Becker,” Caroline said as her arms wrapped around Enid’s neck.

Enid laughed and pressed the button to their floor.

“I’d love that, but I want you to get whatever you want tonight. Everything is about you,” she said and kissed Caroline’s forehead.

Caroline then pressed their foreheads together, and they didn’t say anything else until the elevator dinged, indicating they were at their destination. Enid pulled the roller through the door and looked at the sign, which told her their room was to the right. Caroline followed close behind, and they got to the door at the end of the hall seconds later. Enid unlocked the door and let Caroline walk in first.

“Enid…”

“Is it bad? Jill said it was a good–” Enid stopped when she closed the door and looked around. “Oh, damn.”

“Yeah, damn. You got us a whole suite.”

“I didn’t, I swear,” Enid said.

Caroline laughed and replied, “It’s a good thing. Why are you acting like it’s bad?”

“Because of what I paid down there. It was for a regular room. I couldn’t afford this.” Then, it dawned on her. “Jill did this.”

Caroline turned to her and said, “Jill got us this room?”

“I told her that I wanted it to be special for your birthday. She must have asked them for one of the best rooms or something.”

Caroline nodded and said, “Well, I owe Jill a favor now, too, because this is definitely special.”

Enid took in the room with Caroline standing next to her now. There was a full kitchen to their left with what looked like a bottle of champagne chilling in an ice bucket and two flutes next to it. Enid hadn’t ordered that, which meant that Jill must have. There was a living room with a small sofa and massive TV, along with a coffee table, and a matching small dining table was next to it between the living room and the kitchen. Enid walked into what she assumed was the bedroom and saw the crisp, clean white bedding of a king bed, when she had only paid for a queen. Another giant TV was mounted to the wall, and there was a small sitting area by the window. The room didn’t appear to have a balcony, but Enid walked to the window and pulled open the curtains.

“Oh, wow,” she whispered.

Caroline’s arms wrapped around her from behind, and her chin rested on Enid’s shoulder.

“It’s beautiful,” Caroline said of their view of the water.

There were buildings around, yes, but their room was located in just the perfect spot to see the water beyond. Caroline kissed Enid’s neck, and her hands moved under Enid’s shirt over her stomach.

“Can I take this tie off you now?”

“Let’s get unpacked a little first,” Enid said. “I left the bags by the door.”

“Unpacked? Babe, we’re here for one night.”

“There’s champagne, Caroline.”

Enid pulled away, and Caroline laughed.

“Fine. You do that. I’m checking out the bathroom.”

Enid went back out and grabbed their bags to bring to the bedroom, where she knew they’d be spending the majority of their time tonight.

“Holy shit, Enid!”

“What’s going on?” she asked and rushed in, leaving the bags on the floor by the bed, expecting there to be something wrong in the bathroom. “What?”

“There’s a giant tub with jets in here. We have a hot tub… to ourselves.”

Enid let out a sigh of relief and said, “I definitely didn’t ask for that.”

“You can go out and help Jill get laid anytime, okay?” Caroline replied.

Enid laughed and pulled Caroline into her.

“Want to get in?”

“Yes. Naked. Later, though. Get that champagne, if you want, Enid, but we’re having sex right now. I’m really, really turned on. I think I’m turned on by this room.”

Enid nodded rapidly. She was turned on, too. Just looking into Caroline’s dark eyes had her ready to go.

“Just… one second,” Enid told her and ran off.

“Enid!” Caroline laughed. “Why do I keep chasing you around this hotel room you booked for us, trying to get us both naked?”

Enid unzipped the front compartment of the roller bag she’d brought and pulled it out.

“Because of this.”

“Oh.” Caroline’s head did a sexy tilt. “You want to use it tonight?”

“If you do,” she replied. “You’ve mentioned… wanting…”

“And you brought it for my birthday sex tonight?”

“I did, yeah. It’s mine. I mean, I haven’t used it with anyone. The harness thing is cheap. It came with the thing, but I use it on myself. The toy, not the harness. I haven’t in a while.”

“You want to use it on me?” Caroline asked, walking up to Enid and taking the dildo, which was in the harness she had kind of hanging in the air.

“Do you want me to?”

Caroline nodded slowly as she took in the toy, which Enid hoped would be okay for her.

“So, I need to put it on,” Enid added.

“Yeah, in a minute,” Caroline said and tossed it onto the bed.

Her hands moved to Enid’s jeans, and she had them undone in seconds. Enid kicked off her shoes. Caroline did the same with hers. Caroline’s sweater was on the floor after. She started unbuttoning Enid’s shirt while Enid tossed her blazer on the floor. Enid went to pull the tie off, but Caroline stopped her.

“No, leave it on.”

“You wanted it off,” Enid replied.

“I want you in only that,” Caroline said.

They got Enid’s shirt off, followed by her bra, before Caroline knelt down and removed Enid’s underwear. Enid stood there in only the skinny gray tie and watched as Caroline’s eyes raked over her body.

“God, you’re sexy,” Caroline said as she removed the remainder of her own clothing and nodded toward the toy on the bed.

Enid grabbed it and waited for Caroline to lie back on top of the comforter. She stared down at her and licked her lips before she focused on putting the harness on over her hips.

“Shit. I didn’t bring any lube. I–”

“I don’t need it,” Caroline interrupted. “Come here.” She held out her arms.

When Enid moved on top of her, Caroline pulled her down into a heated kiss. Enid hadn’t planned on them getting right to this. She thought they’d lie around and maybe watch a movie while they ate and drank for a bit so that they could talk, but she wasn’t about to deny anything Caroline wanted for her birthday. Enid’s lips moved to Caroline’s neck as she began rocking her hips, letting the toy end up between Caroline’s legs.

“God,” Caroline let out. “Put it in.”

“I thought–”

“Slow later,” Caroline said, grabbing her cheeks to hold Enid’s face in place. “You’re wearing a tie and a strap-on, Enid.”

Enid made a mental note that this turned her girlfriend on before she reached between them and discovered that Caroline did not need lube.

“Fuck,” she said as she moved the toy up and down in Caroline’s wetness.

Caroline’s eyes were closed as Enid pushed inside her slowly, watching Caroline’s reaction before pushing in a little farther until she was fully settled inside her. Her hands moved to the sides of Caroline’s head, and she began to move.

“Best birthday ever,” Caroline said, gripping Enid’s ass.

Enid smiled down at her before she kissed her slowly, and she rocked just as slowly while Caroline adjusted. When Caroline began to move her hips as well, Enid increased the speed of her thrusts. She was kissing Caroline’s neck again and moved a hand to Caroline’s breast, massaging it as she rocked into her.

“What do you want for your birthday?” Enid mumbled against Caroline’s skin.

“You. This.” Caroline sighed. “God, this. I’m close.”

“You want me?” Enid asked, sucking on Caroline’s earlobe.

“Yes!”

Enid rocked faster, letting the toy hit Caroline deeper than before. Caroline came hard and quicker than Enid had thought possible, moaning Enid’s name into the room, and Enid dropped on top of her, feeling sated herself, despite not having her own orgasm.

“God, I want you like this all the time. Always wear that tie,” Caroline said after a minute.

“Just the tie?”

“I don’t always need the other thing you’re wearing. I do always need you , though.”

Enid lifted herself, earning a groan from Caroline in the process because Enid was still inside her, and she licked her lips and looked down.

“I’m staying, Care.”

“Inside? That’s not a problem for me. We can go again. Just give me a minute.”

Enid smiled and said, “No, I meant I’m staying here. I’m not taking the job.”

Caroline’s eyes widened, and a smile spread across her face a second later.

“Really?”

Enid nodded.

“Best birthday ever,” Caroline repeated.