Page 43 of His Forever

Over dinner, she told him about how the clients she had shampooed insisted on tipping her. Shaking her head, she said, “I didn’t do it for that reason! I was just trying to help.”

“And they are showing through those tips how much they appreciated you doing that,” he told her.

“I guess you’re right. We decided today to call the local beauty school and see if we could get someone who is already a shampoo tech to help everyone and maybe find a new employee once they’ve graduated.”

“You’ve been a blessing to Mamá, mi siempre hermosa. She says that all the time,” he told her.

Not sure what to say, she smiled at him and continued eating.

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On the way back home, they stopped for some ice cream and talked a little bit about the upcoming Fourth of July weekend. “I’m looking forward to it,” she told him as she ate her chocolate waffle cone with sprinkles.

Watching her tongue as it darted in and out of her mouth, he silently groaned. She had no clue how erotic it looked and of course, his body reacted at the thought of her doing the same to him.Some dayhe thought trying to think of something, anything, to curb his body’s reaction. Seeing his discomfort, she said, “Are you okay, Zeus?”

Hmm.Do I tell her?Deciding he was going to push a little further, he said, “I’m enjoying watching you eat your ice cream cone, mi siempre hermosa. And thinking of a time when the cone will be me.” He watched as she blushed even as her eyes flashed with desire.

“I…I see. Um, just saying, I haven’t ever done that before…”

“Mi siempre hermosa, I look forward to that time regardless of how much or little experience you have,” he responded.

She nodded as they finished their cones and he helped her stand. Giving her a quick kiss, she felt the sensation of his warm lips and cold tongue before he stepped away and took her hand in his. Walking back to the car she said, “It runs great, Zeus. Let me know how much it ended up being so I can pay you.”

He wanted to tell her not to worry about it but he knew how independent she was so instead, he simply said, “I’ll let you know tomorrow, okay?”

Back at home, he gathered Duke and his bag before he pulled her into his arms and said, “See you in the morning? I’ll catch a ride in with you if that’s okay.”

“That’s fine, Zeus. Thanks for dinner.”

“Always a pleasure to spend time with you, mi siempre hermosa,” he said as he drew her closer for a kiss.

Pulling back, he looked at her flushed face and sparkly eyes. “Lock up,” he told her.

“I will, Zeus. See you in the morning.”

Chapter Fifteen

Friday morning dawned bright and clear and as she got ready for work, she heard her phone chime. Looking at it, she smiled because Paulie had sent a text with a bunch of emojis letting her know they were on their way. She sent one back letting him know that they would all be staying at Zeus’ house because he had the room and burst out laughing at his emoji response. Shaking her head, she gathered her bag and headed into the kitchen to feed the cats. Hearing the plaintiff cries of Sheba, she looked in the living room and saw she had managed to climb to the top of the cat tree but couldn’t figure out how to get down. Harry and Nabisco were looking up at her and meowing back. Walking over, she gathered the kitten in her arms and kissed her head saying, “Silly kitty, you’re not old enough to be up there yet.”

Arriving at the salon, she got ready for her day. “Family on the way yet?” Chandra asked.

“Yeah, they’ll be here shortly I’m sure. I hope y’all are ready for the crazy that they bring,” Marleigh replied.

“Ha, absolutely. I cannot wait to meet this cousin of yours,” Chandra said.

“Well, it’ll be a treat, that’s for sure.”

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She was almost done with a massage when she heard her dad’s voice asking, “Where’s my Princess?”

Finishing her client, she told her to take her time and headed out to the front, her face wreathed in smiles. “Daddy!” she cried as she was engulfed in a hug.

“Princess, can we talk for a few minutes?” he asked carefully.

“Um, yeah,” she replied cautiously. “We can go in here.”

As they entered the breakroom, she grabbed a bottle of water for them both before sitting down. “What’s going on?”

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