Page 88 of Wrapped in Red

I chuckled before I shoved my tongue between his lips, and he groaned as he curled his own against mine.

“Mm, you’re so sexy when you come.” I dropped down onto the mattress and wrapped my arms around him to pull his small body against mine.

“You obviously haven’t seen yourself.”

“That would be a negative.”

Ezra nuzzled into me. “I should wash up. Shit, I really need to call Leo. That poor kid.” He pulled back to look at me. “He probably hates me.”

“I wouldn’t say he hates you, but he was upset.” I stroked his cheek with my thumb. “I might have spoiled him a little.”

“You’re a good man, CC.” Ezra leaned up to kiss my chin. “What did you do?”

I smiled before I pinned him down beneath me. “Let me wash you, princess, and then take you out to lunch. I’ll tell you all about it.”

“Anything you want, baby. I’m yours,” Ezra whispered.

***

“You took him out toget his nails done?” Ezra dunked his French fry in his ketchup and popped it in his mouth. “You’re seriously the nicest person on the planet.” He beamed at me from across the booth at the Tavern.

I shrugged. “Leo’s a good kid.”

“He has a date with Andy. He wants me to be there. I feel awful.” Ezra sighed softly.

I reached for his hand and laced our fingers together. “We could go down there for the weekend if you want.”

“I can’t afford that.” Ezra brought my hand up to his lips and kissed it. “I told him to send me pictures if they took any.”

I tugged on his hand. “Ez, I can afford it.”

“What?” His eyes went wide before he shook his head. “No, CC. No way. I can’t let you pay for some expensive tickets just so I could...really?” I saw the tears well up inside his eyes. “He said that Maverick was going to be the chaperone, too. And that if I wanted to be his... CC, I would pay you back.”

I smiled. “You don’t have to do that, princess.”

“Tough, because I will. Once I get paid for the dress I made London, the money is yours.” Ezra was out of his booth and next to me before I even realized it. “You’re the best boyfriend in the world.” He climbed up onto his knees to kiss me. “This is okay, right?”

I grabbed his chin to keep those dark eyes on mine. “Why wouldn’t it be?”

“No reason.” His smile faltered for just a second. “I love you.”

“I’m not him, Ez. I’ll never be him. You can kiss me, hold my hand, hug me, climb into my lap, any time you want. Understand?”

“Yes, I understand.”

I smiled before I reached across the table to pull his plate over. “Stay here with me.”

Ezra nodded and sat down before he started picking at his fries again. “So, do you think we could leave Friday?” he asked.

“Yeah, princess, we could do that. I’ll look at the flights and see what’s available.” I pressed a kiss into his hair. “Oh, by the way, we’re going to Watts and Holt’s wedding.”

He stared at me. “We are?”

“That big announcement at the Christmas party? That was Watts inviting everyone. It’s on New Year’s Eve.” I tucked a piece of hair behind his ear. “You’re my plus one. No excuses. You’d better start planning your outfit.”

Ezra reached over to take my hand. “That sounds like fun.”

“You still think you want to set Noel and Seth up? That might be something we could work out for the wedding.” I stole a fry off his plate.