The Blue Dress
Chapter Twenty Seven: Chocolate Surprise

Raven nibbled her lip as she flipped through the book in front of her, concentrating hard on her decision in front of her. She couldn't believe she was doing couldn't believe she was doing this. Her nails tapped on the cool marble counter as she thought as she flipped the book back and forth. She had something to say and she had to make sure it got her message across clearly, otherwise it could all go horribly wrong.

"Have you decided on what you want ma'am?" She heard a cheery voice say from behind the counter.

Her lip twitched as she looked between the two pages, slowly coming to a decision. "Yes… I would like this one. With the strawberries."

"Excellent choice," the young girl said as she wrote something down in her book. "So I will have that all set and delivered to the address you gave us by three this afternoon."

"Thank you," Raven murmured as she dug in her purse for her wallet.

"Is there anything additional you would like?" The girl asked, smiling up at her.

"Um…" Raven felt a dark blush come across her face as she thought of her message. "Yes…"

She picked up a nearby pen and paper and jotted down the little note in perfectly neat handwriting. Not believing that she was actually doing this, she finished the sentence and ripped the note from the pad and folded it in half before handing it to the young girl along with a hundred dollar bill.

"I think this should cover the cost, including tip for delivery. Thank you for all your help," Raven pushed out as stoically as possible, adjusting the sunglasses on her nose. "Have a good rest of your day."

She turned on her heel and proceeded to walk out of the store but was stopped by the girl's voice calling out to her. "Ma'am, wait! Your receipt!"

Raven gritted her teeth and thought about leaving it behind but the need for organization and order plagued her and called her back. She tried to fight the blush that lingered on her face before she turned back around and walked up to the counter with fast strides and tapped her foot against the floor tile. She looked around the store as she waited for the pink haired girl to give her her receipt so she could leave and head off to work.

She heard the girl clear her voice. "So… An hour and a half, huh?"

Raven blushed, feeling like she was going to die internally but said nothing to the girl looking around at the various wall decals in the shop and trying to focus on the highly overdone "Live, Laugh, Love," green and pink aesthetic of the shop instead.

"How did you get him to do that?" She heard the girl hiss over the sound of her receipt printing.

A darker blush coated her cheeks and she put her head down low, stuttering for an answer. What could she say to that? Just begin a borderline forbidden sexual cat-and-mouse like revenge game where the goal is to sexually frustrate to the point of torture the hell out of the other?

Like that would go over well.

"I, er…" She started slowly, bringing her eyes up to the girl. "I reward him with cake."

The girl gaped at her for a moment before she whistled and handed Raven her receipt. "I'll be sure to make it a damn good cake for him, then."

Nibbling on the butt of her red pen, Raven sighed as she went over her notes. There just had to be something there…Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of her receptionist voice.

"Miss Roth, I have Mr. Todd calling you on line one."

Raven licked her lips, sitting up and reaching for the intercom and thanking the woman before reaching for the phone. "Mr. Todd?"

"Such a formal address to someone you just sent a cake too, Miss Roth," she heard him grin on the other side. "Especially, one with a particular set of words on it."

She blushed as she sat back in her chair and licked her lips. "Got my gift, I take it?"

"I did. How did you know I liked chocolate?"

She shrugged. "I remembered you bringing chocolate covered strawberries to my apartment."

And you feeding them to me before kissing me.

"Thought it was a safe assumption," she finished as she smoothed her dress down.

"You thought correct. The strawberries were a nice touch too."

She nodded, a private smile tugging on her lips. "Glad you like it."

"But my favorite part has to be the message on it," he spoke so lowly that sent shivers down her spine. "You know, you didn't have to get me a cake to thank me for that. I was more than happy to taste you."

She slid her eyes closed as her blushed darkened on her face. "I know," she breathed through teeth.

"But you still felt like you had to gift me cake?"

"I did," she bite her tongue. A pause crept its way between them, an unasked question hanging in the balance before she sighed. "I was in a bad mood when I came over to your place last night and you made me feel better.Immensely better, and a simple 'thank you' didn't even come close to expressing my gratitude for all that you did last night with your tongue for as long as you did it. So I got you a cake because that's the only way I can think of to be able to truly thank you."

"Alright," he said, slowly, another pause slipping through them. She could hear the gears of his brain turning, trying to make a decision. "Glad I could make you feel better."

She smiled in relief when he decided to let the unspoken topic go and relaxed in her chair, cradling the phone to her ear and thumbing the phone cord, like a young girl talking to her crush.

Which was not far off from the truth of the situation.

"One question though, Raven," he spoke, calling back her dread.

She cleared her throat and licked her lips. "Yes?"

Another pause. "Did you honestly ask the baker to write 'Thanks for eating me out for one point five hours'?"

She rolled her eyes as her hand flew up to her face and covered her mouth, trying to stifle a laugh. "Oh god, Jason…"

He hummed chuckle. "Mmm, I distinctly remember you saying that a lot last night."

"Jason!"