Moth to Flame

CHAPTER 9.1

"Baby doll, you know that you can order anything you want. I know the owner and dinner is on me. You cook for me all the time. Let me treat you for once. Don't ever think that you can't have what you really want. I have plenty of money and I would like to use it to spoil you."

She just stared at me while biting her bottom lip. "I just don't want you to always have to pay for stuff. I don't want you to think I like you because of your money, because I don't. I'd like you if you were just a regular, broke guy. I'd probably like you better, because then I would feel we were on more of an equal footing. I just wish I had something to give you in return. Could you let me foot the bill sometimes?"

I was furious, so I counted to ten and measured my breathing. "What the hell are you talking about, Mia? I f*****g know you aren't with me for money. You don't ask for a goddamned thing, even though I'd be more than happy if you did. You insist on paying all your own bills and you don't even sleep in my apartment every night. Money is just that, money. It means nothing if I don't have you. You have everything to offer me. You give me all of you, and that is priceless.

"I'm old-fashioned. I believe a man should be a man. You are mine, baby doll. Paying for your f*****g dinner is next to nothing compared to all you've done for me."

Mia thought about what I said for a minute and then she smiled. "Thanks. I'm glad that I'm important to you. You mean everything to me, too. I love you."

I wrapped my arms around her waist and pulled her closer to me.

When the waiter came back, Mia ordered paella and lobster. I ordered zarangolo with cured beef and gazpacho. The portions here were large, so I planned on sharing with Mia. For the wine, I went with a nice vintage Merlot.

The waiter disappeared to start our order. Mia sat across from me, taking in her surroundings. She seemed to like the vivid paintings which hung on the wall. We got into a discussion about art. I found out she had eclectic tastes. I was determined to buy her at least one piece she admired, no matter what the cost.

Suddenly, I felt a large hand land on my shoulder. I turned around and saw my friend Carlos standing over me smiling. Behind him was his beautiful wife Greta. I invited them both to sit down so I could introduce Mia.

Carlos poked me in the ribs. "Mia, you are truly a beautiful creature. What are you doing with a jackass like Ethan here?"

Mia giggled and blushed a bright shade of red. "He has his attributes, like the fact that he's so pretty. It takes my breath away."

What the f**k? I know my baby doll didn't just call me pretty in front of Carlos. I was never going to live it down.

Greta leaned over and kissed Mia on the cheek. "I agree, darling. I know a thing or two about pretty men myself."

Mia was looking at Carlos with a twinkle in her brown eyes. I heard her mumble 'you surely do' and then look away. I squeezed her knee to get her attention. She leaned over and kissed my cheek. I was a little jealous, but I got over it fast. I was the only man Mia ever allowed to touch her and it was going to stay that way.

After much teasing and giggling, Carlos and Greta left us to go schmooze with some other diners. Our food came a few minutes later, and we took turns feeding each other. Everything was delicious.

Mia made a point of being neat because she didn't want to mess up my expensive suit. I got distracted a couple of times and dropped some food onto Mia's chest, which I would quickly lick clean. She tsked me and continued eating.

After lunch, we decided to order a desert. I needed to use the restroom, so I left Mia to order. When I re-entered the dining area, I stopped in my tracks. Sitting in front of my baby doll was a Nordic-looking blond guy with a ponytail. Upon closer inspection, I recognized him as one of the Russians we had done business with sometimes.

He was sitting right next to her and leaning close, and she appeared to be trying to get away from him. I saw him put his goddamned hand on her breast and pull her hair as she whimpered. I ran over and pulled that motherfucker out of the booth. I was going to f*****g kill the bastard. I vaguely heard Carlos calming the other patrons down. He pried me off of the blond Russian and led us outside.

Carlos had one of his security men hold me back while he turned around to address me. "Ethan, that is Andrei. The Russos do some business with his dad, Boris. I don't know what he did, but please keep it out here."

I wasn't listening. All I could see was him hurting my baby doll. I faked out the security men and lunged for Andrei. He went down hard, and I heard his ribs crack. I punched him in the nose until I heard another crack. I kicked him in the stomach multiple times. I blacked his eyes and watched them swell. He was trying to fight back, but he was no match for my anger. The security men recovered and tried to drag me off of him. I was a f*****g animal.

I was just about to crush his fingers when I heard my baby doll's voice. She sounded scared to death. "Ethan. I'm okay. Please stop!"

I turned around to see Greta with her arm around Mia, who was f*****g sobbing. I gave Andrei one last punch in the mouth and walked over to Mia. I picked her little body up and held her tight. She put her arms around my shoulders and kissed me, letting me know she was really all right.

I put her down and walked over to Carlos. He looked angry once he saw that Mia was crying. I assumed he'd put two and two together and knew what happened. "Don't worry, Ethan. I'll take care of this asshole. He won't come here again. Dinner's on me. Mia's dessert is wrapped up so you can take it to go."

He had his men pick Andrei up and put him in a car. Andrei was covered in blood and couldn't walk on his own. "I'm going to get you for this, Sodero," he threatened.

I wasn't going to let this prick think he was even on my level. "Come near me or my girlfriend again, and I will f*****g kill you and feed you to the sharks."

He had the sense to look scared after that. The security men managed to get him in the car and drove away. I took Mia's hand. Greta put our leftovers in a stylish bag for us and gave Mia one last kiss. Carlos apologized and told Mia he hoped to see her again. She smiled and thanked them both. Then, the valet came to bring me my car. I tipped him because he didn't look at my baby doll, and the car was unscathed.

I was still too angry to drive, so I pulled into a nearby parking lot. I parked away from the other cars near the back. Then I turned to Mia. She was sitting with her hand held tightly in her lap. She had a couple of errant tears on her cheeks. I wiped them off, unbuckled her seat belt, and pulled her into my lap.

"Baby doll. It's okay. I've got you now. I just want to know what happened." She hesitated before shaking her head. I kissed her forehead. "Please, Mia, just tell me. I need to know."

She leaned into my neck and inhaled. "He... he… came over to the table while you were gone. He said you were a friend of his. He asked who I was, and I told him I was your girlfriend. He... said you f**k a lot but don't have any girlfriends. I started to get angry but I didn't want to make a scene.

"I told him you had changed, and that I was indeed your girlfriend. He grabbed my hand and tried to put it on his… p***s. I pulled my hand away and slapped him. He said he 'liked em feisty' and that he could 'f**k me into the ground.' I tried to get away from him but he grabbed my breasts and started pulling my hair. Then... you showed up…" She was sobbing again, so I pulled her closer.

Andrei was a dead motherfucker walking. He had put his goddamned slimy hands on my Mia after she told him she was mine; that was a clear violation of our rules. I was going to make sure the Russos heard about this.

I was so angry I squeezed Mia but that wasn't enough. I growled several times and yelled a string of profanities. I must have been holding her too tightly, because she was trying to get away.

"I'm sorry, baby doll. I need you to calm me down so I don't go kill him now." She put her hands in my hair and kissed me. I wasn't into it at first because I was so angry. I felt Mia's tongue go in my mouth and I reciprocated. Her lips molded against mine and I breathed her scent into my nose. I immediately started to calm down.

She let go of me and looked me in the eyes. "He's not worth it, Ethan. Promise me that you won't kill him. I belong to you and no one else. Don't let him make you something you're not."

Mia stared at me expectantly so I complied. "f**k. Fine. I won't kill him now, but if he comes anywhere near you again, this promise is revoked. He won't ever hurt you again."

She smiled and kissed my nose. "Thank you. I don't want this to ruin the surprise I have for you later. I love you, baby."

I grinned. Mia took that as her cue that the crisis was averted for now. She climbed back into her seat and we took off.

We spent the rest of the afternoon walking around the mall. Mia let me buy her some antique books and a sweater. We stopped in the park to eat dessert. We held hands on a park bench and watched the people go by while Mia waved at all the babies and little kids. They even waved back.

I figured I was going to have to rethink my opinion on shitmakers because my baby doll seemed to be quite fond of them. Maybe our kids wouldn't be so bad, especially if they took after Mia. If they took after me, I was going to die an early death.

One of the passing mothers was trying to retrieve something from her stroller. She was having a hard time so Mia went over to hold the baby. My baby doll had a wistful look in her eyes as she nuzzled the baby's fat cheeks.

Eventually, the woman found what she was looking for and took the baby from Mia. She thanked my baby doll, put the baby in the stroller, and continued walking. I stared hard at Mia. I was just recognizing this maternal side of her.

"I didn't know you liked kids so much, baby doll. Do you want any?" I hated the nervous sound in my voice.

She sat down next to me and took my hand. She was blushing. "I want a lot of kids. I've always wanted a big family so I would never be alone. If it hadn't been for Wyatt, I would have been very lonely growing up. I babysat in high school, and I still volunteer with children. I love them. I'd love to be a mother someday. Don't you want kids, Ethan?" Mia looked like she was scared of what my answer might be.

"I never considered having shitmakers before, but I would if you wanted to."

She was staring at me with a shocked look on her face. "Shitmakers?! Is that what you call children? That's very juvenile and insensitive of you." She was f*****g pissed. I could see that little line starting to form on her forehead.

"I didn't mean to offend you, baby doll. It's just that I haven't really been around children that much. I remember how Collin and Brady always seemed to need a diaper change when they were little - that is what that nickname is based on. I seriously don't mean anything by it."

I f*****g pleaded to whatever deity would listen to please make her accept my apology. I saw Mia's shoulders relax and she smiled at me.

"You're going to be a great father to our children. As punishment for your disrespect, I will make sure you have diaper duty as much as possible. Don't ever let me hear you call children 'shitmakers' again. Got that, Sodero?"

I nodded and kissed her cheek. I didn't want my baby doll to go all hardcore and kick my ass again. My jaw was still healing from the last time she beat me up.

After the park, it was time to go into the office for the night. I was both nervous and excited to see what Mia's surprise was going to be, but she wouldn't budge and tell me. I tried to get her to talk during the drive over, but she just hummed and changed the subject.

Soon, we pulled up to the garage entrance. Frank was there, and Mia waved at him when he spotted her. He gave her a rare smile and continued walking over to the car.

Frank was a huge motherfucker with dark eyes, dark hair, and he was quiet as a mouse. I had no f*****g clue what he and my baby doll had in common. They seemed to have some kind of bond, and although I was a jealous fucker, I saw no reason to break up their friendship.

Mia bounced out of the car and handed Frank a book. He took it and smiled. I didn't even know that motherfucker could read, and he was doing book exchange with my baby doll.

Weird.

I saw him inspect her face closely and her eyes must still have been a little red, because he gave me a murderous glance. I shook my head and mouthed 'later.' He got the hint and left it alone.

The night flew by quickly, and all was going well downstairs. Mia was working on the A/R reports, so I went down to talk to Frank. He was angry when I told him what Andrei did to my baby doll. We handed out Andrei's picture to security and told them to make sure he was not allowed into the club. I also filled Wyatt in on what happened. He wanted to go to Andrei, too, but I assured him I could take care of Mia. I finally caved and told him about the private bodyguard.

"You're f*****g kidding me, Sodero. Mia is going to kill your ass when she finds out. I mean, I'm grateful because I want her to be protected, but she's not going to see it that way. You better hope she never finds out." He was right, but I would rather have Mia kick my ass again than have her get hurt.

I talked to Wyatt for a few more minutes until Abigail walked in. She kissed me on the cheek and whispered in my ear, "Leave."

I looked at Wyatt and moved my finger across my throat, letting him know I would kill him if he hurt Abby. He smirked and did the same thing for Mia. It seemed we had reached an agreement that neither one of our sisters were to be hurt, or else. I smiled and walked out of his office.

I made my way to the seventh floor. Chanel was out of town, so the second in command, Helen, was taking her place. I didn't really like Helen because she had such a big mouth, but she was good at running s**t.

She walked over and tried to flirt with me. I cut her off quickly. I quizzed her on what was going on. She seemed to know the drill and answered all my questions with ease, so I left her to go back to my baby doll.

When I got there, Mia was still at her desk. Luca had come in and joined her. He wasn't touching her, but he was eating a brownie and making her smile. I had to calm myself down before I did something stupid again.

Reed had told me to think of a happy memory when my temper got out of control. I thought about my baby doll on that tree swing in the woods and was able to gain control of my anger.

"Baby doll, can you please go into the kitchen and get me a brownie and some milk?"

Mia jumped because she hadn't noticed me enter. She nodded her head and excused herself. I saw Luca mouth 'baby doll' before giving a hard snort. I gave him a grim look and he calmed down.

Mia came back with my snack. I sat down in her chair and pulled her down into my lap. I continued talking to Luca. I heard Mia mumble 'Neanderthal’' again, which made me smile.

I fed her some of my brownies before standing up and letting her go. I kissed her on the neck and beckoned Luca to follow me to my office. I told him about Andrei and the rule about him not being allowed in the club. I asked him to keep an eye on the Russians' reaction to what happened.

Like Frank and Wyatt, Luca was angry that someone had hurt Mia. I still didn't like Luca visiting Mia, but he made her smile. I wasn't going to take that away. As long as he kept his hands to himself, he was welcome.

The rest of the night passed quickly. Mia spent her break downstairs with Wyatt and Alice. I wrote a bunch of f*****g checks to various vendors.

Before I knew it, it was closing time. The clock said it was a little after three-thirty in the morning. I saw that there were now three moths near my wall sconce. I had stopped killing them so they were starting to multiply. I was even thinking of buying some type of insect sanctuary thing they could live in. I’d put it on my to-do list.

Mia walked into my office with an overcoat on. I panicked because I didn't want this to be one of those nights where she stayed at her own apartment. She saw the fear on my face and smiled at me.

"Ethan, do you trust me?" I nodded. "Good. It's time for your surprise. I'm going to blindfold you so you don't see what we're going to do. Don't worry, we aren't leaving the club."

I watched her walk over to me. She kissed me and then put a dark piece of silk over my eyes. No one had ever done that to me. It was f*****g hot.

I felt Mia take my hand and lead me out of the office. We got in the elevator and headed down. I was led somewhere where there was a comfortable padded chair. Mia pushed me down and put… What the f**k? ...handcuffs on my wrists. Those fuckers must have been the real kind, too, because I couldn't break free. They had some type of soft material around them though, so they didn't hurt.

I am really f*****g nervous now. I had no idea what Mia was planning to do. My traitor d**k was up for the occasion, though.

All of a sudden, the blindfold was ripped off and I came face to face with Mia. She still had on that coat but there was a white nurse's hat on her head. The hat was white and it had a red cross in the middle. Her hair was tucked underneath it. Oh. My. God. I had been to enough strip shows to figure out what Mia's 'surprise' was by now. Before I could articulate my thoughts, the lights were dimmed, and I heard the first chords of music.

Fuck me. The song was a sultry number. Mia took off her overcoat, and I went into shock. My baby doll was wearing a skimpy ass naughty nurse uniform. It consisted of a barely there white skirt that had a red cross over her p***y. It didn't even go down enough to cover her ass cheeks. The bikini top was white with a red cross over each n****e. She had on white lace thigh highs and red platform stripper heels.

My d**k was so hard that it couldn't be contained in my pants. I could feel it trying to get free. I groaned in pain.

Mia began gyrating her hips to the music. I groaned louder. She came over and ground her p***y in my lap. "How do you like your surprise, Ethan? You can look but you can't touch."

I struggled to break free of the handcuffs. She just giggled and gyrated her sexy hips. She was really working my d**k hard. Without giving me any relief, she went back to the front of the room to dance some more. Her hips were moving from side to side. I tried to concentrate on the song but that made it worse.

I was so frustrated. Mia was touching herself between her legs and moving her body to the beat. I was no longer myself. I was bucking into thin air and making the most god-awful noises known to man. Mia backed her ass up to my lap, grinding onto my rock hard c**k as she sang along with the song.

She turned around slowly and stripped off the bikini top. I watched her in awe. She licked her lips and pulled my head down to her breasts. She put one of her n*****s in my mouth. I sucked on it like it was my last supper. Mia lifted my chin and kissed me on the lips, her mouth wandering past my jaw to my earlobe. She bit down hard. I cried out.

The song was almost over and Mia was now topless. I was in f*****g heat. I couldn't form one coherent thought, all I knew was that I wanted my baby doll's p***y. I wanted to lick her until she couldn't move. I could smell her arousal mixed with her other strawberry and flower scent. I knew she would be wet as a f*****g lake.

Mia removed her skirt and tossed the hat, letting her hair fall down. She was naked, except for the thigh highs and boots. I almost went into cardiac arrest. I couldn't see, smell, hear, or talk; all I could do was feel her.

I felt her kneel in front of me and unbutton my pants pulling them down. She took my c**k out of my boxers, the vibration as she moaned along to the song drove me wild. I was sweating like a goddamned pig at that point.

She looked up at me and winked before taking my c**k in her mouth. Each time felt better than the last. I wanted to run my fingers through her long silky hair which was sticking to my sweaty thighs. I was so f*****g aroused I knew I wouldn't' last long. I didn't want to last. I wanted a f*****g release.

Her tongue darted out and stroked the underside of my d**k. She lightly scraped her nails across my balls, and I whimpered out loud. She looked up at me for a minute before continuing. She moved her soft hands up and down my shaft as she sucked on the head and took me down her throat.

I moaned and bucked my hips until I felt myself hit the back of her throat. Then I came. I shot load after load of c*m down my baby doll's throat. Her perfect mouth never once left my d**k as she swallowed it all greedily.

One of her hands accidentally squeezed my balls at the same time as she sucked on me. I felt myself starting to come again. Mia had given me two f*****g fantastic orgasms. I heard a pop as my d**k left her mouth, and then I must have dozed off.

I came to a little later. My right hand was free and the key was in the lock. There was a little Post It from Mia telling me she was in the lair. She was going to f*****g pay for her surprise. I stripped out of the rest of my clothes and took the elevator upstairs. I couldn't f*****g wait to have my hands on Mia.

I found her in the kitchen still naked except for her thigh-highs and boots. She was reading that f*****g book again.

"Mia!" I screamed.

She dropped her book and turned to look at my nude body. She licked her lips and started to come over to me. I held up my hand to stop her. She looked confused. I picked her up and laid her on the kitchen island. She tried to sit up, but I held her down.

I put her wrists behind her back and placed the handcuffs on them. She was scared but aroused. I could see the wetness leaking between her thighs. Whistling like a loon, I went into the living room and grabbed a pillow which I placed under her head.

"My sweet, sweet baby doll. Payback is a bitch."

She was trying to protest so I put the blindfold in her mouth. I saw a fresh wave of honey leak from her core, which let me know she liked a little b**m. I pulled the thigh-highs down her legs and took off her stripper shoes, kissing her along the way.

I grabbed a jar of fudge from the fridge and put it in the microwave to warm a little. Then, I placed the fudge into a gravy bowl and walked over to Mia. She was whimpering and trying to cross her legs to create some friction.

I leaned over, kissing her neck and collarbones. The feel of her hard n*****s against my chest caused us both to moan. I poured some of the chocolate on her chest and licked it up. I paid special attention to not lick her n*****s because I was teasing her. She was squirming and crying out, so I finally gave her what she wanted. I took both n*****s into my mouth.

I poured more chocolate and sucked and bit until she was crying out through the gag. Next, I put chocolate on her flat creamy stomach. She started writhing, trying to get me to go further down. I bit her pelvic bone and she bucked off of the island. I used one of my arms to hold her down while I poured more fudge. This time, the sauce went into her p***y where it mixed with the wetness which was already there.

Growling lightly, I took her nether lips in my mouth and alternated between sucking and licking. Mia's legs were shaking so hard it looked like she was having a seizure. I poured more fudge and licked her p***y. She tasted f*****g amazing. It was like nothing I ever had before. Ambrosia.

My fingers gripped her hips as I spread her p***y lips wider. Her natural flavor made the chocolate taste more potent. I stuck a finger inside of her sopping p***y and sucked on her c**t. Soon, I heard a muffled sound coming from her mouth. I added a second finger and she began riding my hand.

"So good, baby doll. You look so sexy," I murmured.

I licked around her p***y, staying away from where she wanted me most. After awhile, she started shaking, so I put a third finger in and licked her c**t several times. She was really bucking now and I knew that she was close. I curled my fingers up until I hit the fleshy tissue inside of her. At the same time, I sucked and then bit her c**t. Her legs flew off the table.

She came hard, throwing me off of her in the process. Her legs twitched for several minutes while her head thrashed from side to side. I was glad I'd added the pillow. Her hair was a mess, and she looked like she had been f****d sideways.

When she calmed down, I put the tip of my tongue on her c**t again. I began licking her in a rhythm. I pressed her sensitive nub hard while I squeezed her beautiful pink n*****s. She immediately came again, screaming her orgasm. I licked up every last drop of her sweet nectar.

After the orgasm, I figured we were even. I reached down to undo the handcuffs. I took the gag from her mouth. Mia was completely limp. Her eyes were closed and I could hear a light snore coming from her lips. I couldn't help but smile. I had f*****g exhausted my baby doll. My ego was growing by the minute.