"Max" Zoe whispered as they strolled along the river "tonight was perfect, thank you so much" she smiled, squeezing his hand which he had clasped in hers. She couldn't remember enjoying a birthday in such a long time, he had taken her to her favourite tapas restaurant on the bay, then dancing in town and then to the new cocktail bar that had opened the previous week. It must have cost him a fortune, most of his wages she imagined but he'd treated her like a princess.
"Well, I think you're worth it" Max smiled pulling her closer to him and kissing her gently. He'd never been so infatuated with a woman in his life, she was perfect – in every way. He wrapped his arm around her waist as they strolled towards her apartment; he really hoped Nick had took Zoe's hint and gone home, she didn't need any hassle on her birthday and he wasn't so sure he could compete if he tried to take her away again. "You haven't even had your final surprise yet" he chucked, squeezing her side lightly.
"Oh yeah?" Zoe questioned raising her eye brow, a dirty smirk playing across her lips "is that something dirty?" She laughed, running her hand lightly across the zip of his trousers. The only thing she wanted was to get him home, drag him to her bedroom and allow him to have his way with her.
Max kissed her again, his tongue forcing her mouth open and his hands running down to her backside "it involves you naked and in bed, take from that what you will" Max whispered against her lips.
"We'd better get home them" Zoe smiled, tugging on his hand and quickening their pace back to her flat. She pulled him closer by his tie as they got into the lift, joining her lips with his. She smiled as she felt his hands wandering under her dress.
"You do know you're supposed to wear underwear, don't you?" Max grinned as his fingers teased her gently. She really was something, so confident and fearless about herself; she knew she was attractive, and she flaunted it.
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"Well that definitely the best birthday in a long time" Zoe panted as cuddled into Max, hooking her leg across hers. She'd been so glad Nick hadn't still been hanging around when she'd returned home, she was I'm no mood for an argument. He'd left her an extravagant bunch of white roses, her favourite flower, which currently lay in the bin in her kitchen.
"I'm glad" Max whispered, kissing her head. He'd wanted to give her a perfect night, he wasn't even sure she'd have told him about her birthday if he hadn't seen the card and planning so,etching for her wasn't easy at such short notice.
"Can I tell you a secret?" Zoe mumbled her face half buried in his chest.
"Course you can" he replied, rolling on his side to face her.
"I think I might be falling in love with you" she whispered, blushing slightly as she done so.
Max's response was to kiss her and roll on top of her, pinning her to bed "I feel a long time ago" he mumbled against her lips.