Leaning into his embrace, she soaked up every moment of this; the atmosphere and the feel of his arms. He had truly made this so special for her and he probably didn’t even realize how much.
She nodded against him, wiping her eyes as discreetly as she could and feeling rather silly for getting so emotional. “Yes though I won’t tell you what it is~” she teased, sniffling lightly as she retracted from his embrace.
Closing her eyes, she made her wish, remembering the night of New Years when they had done the same and sent off their lanterns. I can’t help but wish for the same thing; hope that I’ll always be able to stay by Jack’s side and make him happy. He deserves it so much and I ended up failing this year..but next year for sure. We’re going to get married after all. So please, grant my wish! I’ll do my best on my end. Don’t ever take Jack from me.
Taking a deep breath, she blew the candle out and smiled, hoping it would really come true. Then she picked up some icing from the cake and smeared some on his nose, giggling a bit.
Jack, who had been watching Katelynn blow out the candle with a soft smile on his face, sat back in surprise as she dabbed the icing on his nose. “Wh-what was that for? My love, I put a lot of effort into decorating that for you …”
As he talked, however, his hand came creeping toward the cake. While he was surprised, he wasn’t really bothered – he’d known the icing would get messed up anyway, and he didn’t want to spoil her fun. As long as they didn’t ruin their clothes, he didn’t mind being a little silly.
“S-Sorry..” she giggled, looking down at the beautiful design of the cake. “You do know it was going to be ruined anyway when we cut it?” It would be such a waste unless.. Reaching over to the table to grab one of her cameras, Katelynn positioned it just right to get a good angle on the cake, snapping photo’s of it so his hard work would be captured forever. “There..now I’ll always remember today.”
Giggling some more, she put a bit more on his face, dabbing the icing across his cheek this time and taking his picture. “And now you look extra delicious..” And leaned forward to lick the icing off his cheek.
He couldn’t help feeling a rush of pride as she took the photos. Yes, he’d known the decoration would be spoiled when they cut up the cake, but it was still nice to have a picture of it preserved. Not only his work, but the memory of this occasion. “Thank you for doing that, Katelynn."
Jack shivered pleasantly, closing his eyes as she leaned in and licked him clean. It was just a playful little thing, he knew, but her tongue was so warm on his skin. And her choice of words – it sent his thoughts in directions that were not fairy-tale appropriate!
"Nn-” Fighting back those thoughts, he let Katelynn finish licking his cheek. Then, as she pulled back, he smirked at her, and smeared a streak of icing across her cheek. “Two can play at this game, my dear princess."
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