Waffle Love

Chapter 5

Just as we are starting to walk towards the dining room, the doorbell rings. Darius, with a puzzled look on his face, says " I will get it!" I take a quick glance back as he opens the door, and see that the snow has started, and it is really coming down. We all take a seat around the table, and Mrs. Daniels starts to bring the food in. She places everything in the center of the table. Darius returns to sit next to me. We all look at him, waiting to hear about who was at the door. He tells us that it was his ex, Ashley. Ashley has recently moved back in with her parents, who live right around the corner. Since Darius has her blocked on everything, she came over to wish him a happy birthday, apologize to him, give him some story about it all being a misunderstanding about what he heard her say, and of course begging him to take her back." I told her that it was not a good idea to come over uninvited, that I have a girlfriend now, and to please leave," he tells us." Would you like for me to have a word with her mother?" Mrs. Daniels asks him." No, unless she becomes a problem," Darius says." Well, let's carry on with the party and eat!" Mr. Daniels says. Mrs. Daniels tells Darius that there is extra food for us in the kitchen so that we don't have to cook for a few days. Soon, all of our plates are filled with delicious seafood dishes, that are all of Darius's favorites. We eat, drink wine, talk, and continue to get to know each other. I learn that Darius's older brother, Eric, is an artist and art teacher. Eric is engaged to Ava, who tells us that she is excited for us to help her plan the wedding. Alicia followed Mrs. Daniels and became an RN. She is married to Kevin, and they have a one year old son, Kevin Jr. Alicia and Kevin have been watching Kevin Jr. on the baby monitor, while he is sleeping. Asia is a journalist and married Andre about 18 months ago. She showed me some of their wedding pictures. Since everyone is finished eating, all of the women take our dishes and our spouses dishes to the kitchen and load them in the dishwasher. Mrs. Daniels tells us that we are about to have cake and open gifts. I go upstairs to get my gift and visit the restroom. I return to the kitchen and help bring in clean dishes to the dining room for the cake. Everyone else seems to be taking a restroom break and getting their gifts, too. Once everyone has returned to the dining room, Mrs. Daniels brings in the cake, all lit up with twenty-five candles. She places the cake in front of Darius and we all sing happy birthday to him. He blows out the candles and Mrs. Daniels hands him the knife to start cutting the cake. We pass our plates around so that Darius can put slices of cake on them. After everyone is finished, the women clear the table again, put all the food away, and load the dishwasher. We return to the dining room with more chilled wine. Mr. Daniels says," Darius, your gift from your mother and I was the dinner party, and we are going to cover your next mortgage payment. Happy Birthday!" "Thank you, mom and dad. I appreciate everything you do for me. Mom, the food was delicious, and I am really grateful that you put all of this together for me. I love both of you so much," Darius says." We love you too!" Mr. and Mrs. Daniels tell him. Eric announces that he is next to present his gift because he is the oldest. The siblings playfully groan and roll their eyes when he says this. Eric gives Darius a wooden box that kind of resembles an oversized cigar box. As Darius opens the box, Eric says," This should last you a while. It is popular strains from the three C's, California, Colorado, and Canada. I even rolled it up for you." "Thank you, Bro! This is awesome!" Darius says. Alicia gives Darius a gift bag. Inside, there is a birthday card and two bottles of cologne:" Eric told me that these were your favorite," she tells him." Yes, they are. Thank you so much, Alicia!" he says. Asia stands up and walks over to the bar and points out a few bottles on the shelves, letting Darius know that she put them there for him. " Thank you, Asia!" Darius says. I give Darius a small gift bag. Inside, there is a card, a ticket book with two tickets for each show, and an uber gift card." I know how much you enjoy going to see the shows, so I bought you a bunch of tickets so that you can go to the shows and bring someone with you. The Uber gift card is so you don't have to worry about parking or transportation when you go," I tell him." This is really nice. Thank you so much, babe," he tells me and leans over to give me a kiss." Thank you again for the gifts and making my birthday special. I love all of you," Darius tells everyone. Eric stands up and says," I am about to go cut the music up. It is time to party!" Everyone follows Eric out to the living room, and we dance until midnight. When midnight comes, Mrs. Daniels passes out a glass of wine to everyone, and cuts the music down. She says, "I want to wish you a happy birthday one more time since it is now officially your birthday!" We all raise our glasses and yell," Happy Birthday!" Darius says," Thank you!" We sit and enjoy our wine, while his parents and siblings start sharing stories about Darius when he was a baby and growing up. Before we know it, two hours have gone by. Mr. Daniels says," We are going to call it a night. We are old and tired. We will see y 'all later," as they start heading towards the entrance way to go next door. Then everyone else says that we may as well go home too so that they don't disturb their parents later. We all hug and say good night as everyone leaves. Darius and I look at each other and smile, now that we are alone again." That was a great dinner party. I really enjoyed getting to know your family," I say." They seemed to enjoy you too," Darius says. "Well, I am ready to start the after party upstairs," I say." Oh really?" Darius says with a grin." Well, lead the way," he tells me. I help him turn the lights out, and we head upstairs. Once we get upstairs, I tell Darius to wait for me in the living room, while I get ready for him. I go into the bedroom, cut the fireplace and music on. Next, I go into the bathroom, undress, freshen up, and slip on a sexy black nightie. Then, I go back to the livingroom area, to get Darius. I walk in and stand in front of him. He looks up at me with eyes that are hungry for desire and licks his lips. I reach out to grab his hands, and he stands and follows me to the bedroom. I start kissing and touching him all over while I undress him. Once all of his clothes are off, he grabs me around my waist and presses my body against his body. I feel his hands everywhere while he kisses me passionately.