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She slowly pulled back, licking him clean. He inhaled a shuddering breath, completely satisfied.

Skye put her hands on his knees and pushed to her feet, but before she straightened, she kissed him. "Happy birthday."

"Happy birthday to you, too." He stood and shoved his cock back into his jeans. "I got you something."

Skye grinned, catching her lower lip between her teeth. "I would hope so. You've never missed a birthday."

He slipped his hand into the inner pocket of his vest and pulled out a white box. It was hard to keep anything secret with Skye. She got nosy the closer it got to their shared birthdays.

She kissed him. "Should I open it now or wait?"

"Now."

Her smile grew, and she untied the ribbon and lifted the lid. "Dio."

She pulled out an Italian silver bracelet, square links braided in a single strand, and gasped.He rubbed her back, happy that she approved.

"It's beautiful," she whispered.

"Look on the back."

She turned the bracelet in her hand and held it closer. It wouldn't be a gift from him unless he added a special touch.

"Princess." She lifted her gaze from the inscription. "I love it. I love you. Thank you. Can you put it on me?"

She showed him how to pull back the little arm on the latch and held her arm out. The jewelry looked fragile in his broad, rough hands, and he was all thumbs. It took several attempts before he got the bracelet to latch correctly.

She flung her arms around him. "Are you ready for your gift?"

He shook his head in amusement. For the last two days, she'd acted strangely around him—something she had always done when she had a secret and was trying hard not to tell him.

"I'm actually glad I can finally give you this. It's been the hardest present to keep secret until your birthday." She clutched her hands together in front of her. "I almost gave it to you last night, but—"

"I ate your pussy."

She laughed. "Yeah, you did."

God, he enjoyed watching her. Everything was exciting and new for her, and her enjoyment rubbed off on him.

"First." Her face flushed. "You need to close your eyes."

"Skye." He wasn't into surprises. "Just give it to me."

She inhaled deeply, turned around, and wiggled, pulling her shorts down over the curve of her ass. He raised his brows, seeing a tattoo on her right butt cheek that had never been there before. Leaning over, he ran his thumb over the swell and read the inscription on the tatted patch.Dio's Property

How often had she told him she'd never get a tattoo because she wouldn't want to stop swimming for two to four weeks while it healed?

His lungs expanded to their fullest, and he grinned. "Damn, right."

She looked over her shoulder. "Happy birthday."

He captured her mouth, kissing her deeply. It meant a lot to him, considering she'd need to stay out of the pool—and she was doing that for him as his old lady.

"That's why I've given you a lot of blow jobs lately. I didn't want you to see my ass." She giggled as if she were twelve years old.

Bang. Bang. Bang.

"Are you guys coming out or can we eat your cake?" shouted Bane from the other side of the door.