"I know you don't want me to go to the office with you, so what is the real reason why you asked me to come with you?"
She gave him a devilish smile and he knew this 20 year old girl standing before him was more like a dare devil compared to Alisha.
"I was hoping you could help me plan a surprise birthday for Alisha tonight."
"I knew you were up to something, that was why I did not wish her a happy birthday this morning, this is so cool, she would think we forgot."
"I will give you my card, and the driver would take you anywhere you need to go to, Mary will go along with you since she is familiar with the stores around here, if you need anything, just call me, the cake is on me, I will bring it along."
"Perfect, just be home before seven pm"
Leonardo didn't go to the office, he spent a lot of time tasting cakes and trying to decide which one he wanted, he did not want to call Anna to ask which was Alisha's favorite, he would be a bad husband if he didn't know what she liked, he didn't even know her favorite colour.
It was bad enough that he did not know her birthday and that she liked Pringles. After a long period of indecision, he ordered a blend of all types of cake, he did not care how many cakes it would result to.
Next he was confused on the kind of gift to get her, he sat in his car in the parking lot of the cake shop, he wanted to decide what he had to get before he hit the road. He picked up his phone and searched the internet "Birthday gift for her" he scanned through pictures and did not find what he wanted. "Special birthday gift for wife" he searched and could not seem to decide.
He had gifted her diamond earrings, necklace, a car, dresses, what else could a woman want?
Anna and Mary on the other hand were much occupied. They shopped for drinks, snacks, ordered for small chops from Alisha's bakery under the name of the driver, there was no way Alisha would suspect a thing.
Leonardo had given Chloe the day off, so she worked on the decoration, while a chef and his team were busy in the kitchen.
It was an impromptu birthday party, but money was involved and they had adequate hands. The driver went to pick up the small chops, while they went over everything to be sure nothing was missing or forgotten.
Leonardo arrived with the cakes when Anna was leaving the house. "I'll go pick up Alisha" she said as she stepped out, already dressed for the party.
"Anna, what are you doing here? It's few minutes to close the bakery already." Alisha asked when she saw Anna all dressed up.
"It's good to see you too sister, your bakery is beautiful."
"Thank you, why are you all dressed up?"
"I brought a dress for you, how about you freshen up, I do a little makeover on your face, and we go to a bar I have heard about around here."
"There is no way I am going to a bar with you Anna, and besides I am a married woman, I don't think Leonardo would…"
"He won't mind, go get dressed, and please I"d like to have a muffin while you are getting ready." Anna cut her short. Alisha knew Anna was determined; she hated to get dressed for an event and not be in attendance.
"Location?" Alisha asked as she started the car engine and was ready to drive. Anna had brought her a sky blue dress, it was sleeveless and the length was at her knee. She had also brought her silver heels, and had done some makeup on her, she looked beautiful, she felt beautiful too.
"I can't believe this?" Anna faked a panic
"What is it?" Alisha asked stopping the car before she drove into the street.
"I just realized I forgot our VIP pass to the bar"
"You have a VIP pass to a bar in a town you've barely spent twenty four hours?"
"Yeah, Leonardo got it for us, please drive home let's pick it up"
"Fine" Alisha rolled her eyes and drove the car, as much as she did not ask Leonardo to get her a car, she was enjoying her Lexus RX, it was comfortable and was saving her stress. Even if he and Anna of all people, including Chloe and her dad, they had all forgotten to wish her a happy birthday, the car was her consolation.
She decided she would be quiet about it, but tomorrow they will all have a taste of her wrath for forgetting her birthday.
"I'll wait in the car, grab the pass and hurry back, don't keep me waiting." Alisha said as she drove through the mansion gate and brought the car to a stop.
"I'll be quick" Anna said and dashed into the house. Alisha waited for close to five minutes but Anna was not back in. she picked Anna's purse and found the VIP pass in her purse.
"Silly girl, she is in there looking for the pass while it is here in her purse, we just came home for nothing." Alisha said to herself and then got down from the car to let Anna know that the VIP pass was not missing but in her purse. She opened the door to the house, calling out Anna.
"Surprise" she heard and saw petals falling on her. She was thrilled.
"Oh my goodness, dad what are you doing here? I have missed you so much"
"Happy birthday baby girl, Leonardo thought the best present he could give you is having me around for a few days," she had missed him so much but had not realized that until now, he was just a few hours" drive from her, but she had always had excused not to see him.
She said hello to others around, Grandpa Alexandra and Nana, Chloe, a few people she had met at Leonardo's office when she stood in for Chloe, and Ray, she had not seen him since the photoshoot at Legend wears and her own employees, how did they not give her even the slightest hint?.
Alisha was happy, Leonardo had never seen her this excited before, he was glad he was one of the reason she was smiling.
"Gift time" Anna hit her glass with a fork to get everyone's attention.
"Open it, open it" they chanted.
Anna gave her a bracelet, Chloe gave her a mug that had her picture on it, Grandpa Alexandra and Nana gave her a mini box "put all your little most treasured possessions in it's Nana had whispered to her.
Her dad gave her an apron that had her name boldly written on it, I'll never bake without this apron" she had said after beholding how beautiful it was. Ray gave her a makeup kit.
And Leonardo gave her a key, a map and documents to a cabin in Georgia. "This is too much, you already gave me a car" she complained.
"That's not all" he smiled and gave her a box, in it was a gold colour short silk night dress, sleeveless but is came with a robe with her name inscribed on it."
"Thank you" she smiled at him and he returned with a smile that held a promise.
The birthday party finished late at night, and as the staff from the company returned home, Leonardo informed them that there was work the next day. No one was allowed to come up with the excuse that there were partying in his house the previous night.
Alisha didn't need to tell her staff the same thing, they knew they had work to be done.
Grandpa and Nana, settled in one of the master bedroom, Anna and her dad settled in individual rooms also.
As they said their goodnights Leonardo held Alisha's hand.
"I think you can let go of my hand now" Alisha said when they got into their own room and shut the door.
He didn't let go of her hand, he didn't say a word either, instead he turned her to face him and puller her closer to him.
"Hmm, thanks for the birthday party, I loved it." she said uncomfortably yet honestly, she could not deny that she had a good time.
"Why are you looking at me that way?" she asked trying to pull away her hand.
"Look at me" Leonardo said to her in a calm but firm voice.
She looked up at him, his look was dark. She felt uneasy, she was not ready to offer what he wanted to take from her.
"Loe" she whispered his name as he pulled her closer to his body.
He held her waist with one hand, and her chin with the other. She closed her eyes and stopped breathing. He brought his head close to her face, his lips close to hers. She could feel his hot breathe on her.
His lips touched hers. Slowly he kissed her, he parted her lips with his lips and kissed her with a slowness that killed him. He wanted to take her hungrily, then after the fire might have quenched he could then take her slowly. But he did not want to scare her off, he wanted her to enjoy this too.
He was going to keep his hunger in control and her desire top priority even if it killed him.
His kiss intensified, his hands travelled around her body. He kissed her passionately, she melted into his arms. His hands squeezed her ass as he pushed her into him. His right hand left her ass, and came to her right breast. He massaged it gently. She was aroused.
He led her to the bed and laid her down.
He resumed kissing her and touching her body. Slowly he took off her dress, leaving her in bra, thong and heels. He loved the view.
He kissed her neck, while she combed his hair with her fingers.
He played with her ear lobe, teased her throat, and went back to her mouth.
He trailed her thighs with his fingers, still kissing her sweet lips that tasted of strawberries.
She moaned in his mouth as he massaged her clit through her thing.
He unhooked her bra and threw it across the room.
He took her left breast in his mouth while his hand massaged the other breast. She moaned as he sucked on her breast, she was dripping wet.
She didn't want this feeling to end, she did not want him to stop. He bite the nipple of the breast in his mouth, and she cried out in pain.
He eased the pain with his tongue and her pain turned to pleasure.
She moaned as he moved to the other breast. He was not in a haste, this was the first time he would have this kind of body underneath him. This was the first time he would have waited so long and patiently for something, now that he had it, he was going to enjoy every bit of it.
He mouth left her breast and travelled to her belly button, he teased her there with his breathe, his tongue and his kisses. This was all too much for her, she could not think. She did not want to worry about anything just yet.
His wet kisses got to her thigh, she was letting out cries that she didn't know we're coming from her, to Leonardo, those cries of pleasure were music to his ears.
He went back to her mouth, and kissed her again, this time the kiss was not slow, it was urgent and hungry, and full of demand.
He took of his shirt and jeans. His huge erection pointed to her through his boxer.