Strength to Find Her Way

Chapter 36

Chapter 36

Liam POV

Quinn looked deep in thought. It's been a full minute since I finished my little speech and she still hasn't said anything. Her face wasn't giving anything away either. Did I say something wrong? Was she upset with me? I was dying not knowing what was going on inside her head.

Suddenly she looked up to meet my eyes. They held an emotion I'd never seen from her before. It almost looked like love. I knew that couldn't be true though. She smiled and I returned her smile. She still hadn't said anything but I was feeling a bit more confident than before.

"So would you like to know what I got us for dessert?" I asked.

"Yes," she whispered. The word came out breathy and brought my wolf to the surface. Goddess I wish I knew what she was thinking!

I lifted the lid to reveal a delicate flourless chocolate lava cake. "I hope you like it," I said. "It's my favorite dessert."

"Did you make it yourself?" Quinn asked hopefully.

I felt bad letting her down. "No," I admitted. "I haven't learned how to make it yet. I asked one of the chefs to prepare it for me. Don't worry. I didn't tell them I'd be sharing it with you."

"I could teach you," I heard Quinn whisper.

"What did you say?" I asked.

"I could teach you," she repeated. "I know how to make this. I'd be willing to teach you sometime."

I gave her a huge grin. She was offering to spend time with me. "I would love that," I grinned at her.

She smiled bashfully and looked back down at the dessert in front of us. There was only one spoon. I guess that's the problem with not telling the chef I'd be sharing the dessert.

"Ah, they seem to have only given us one spoon. I can go grab another." I went to stand up but I felt Quinn's hand grabbing my arm to stop me.

"It's fine. We can share," she said.

I nearly lost it right there. The thought of my mouth touching where her mouth had been. Well it only led to some less than appropriate thoughts flashing through my mind. What is she doing to me? I cautiously sat back down.

"Are you sure? I don't want to make you uncomfortable," I offered.

She didn't even hesitate before answering, "I'm sure."

She reached for the spoon and took a large scoop of the cake, warm chocolate oozing out of the hole she left behind. She brought the bite to her lips and wrapped them around, slowly pulling every bit of chocolate off as she slid it from her mouth. I was aroused. I shouldn't be this aroused simply watching her eat but being around Quinn did strange things to me. I adjusted myself in my seat and tried to calm down a bit. This was going to be torturous if I couldn't get a hold of myself.

Quinn reached forward to take another spoonful. "Hey, I thought we were sharing this," I joked.

"We are," she responded as she lifted the spoonful of chocolate heaven in my direction.

She's feeding me. This is such an intimate moment and I'm loving every second of it. I saw her eyes move to my lips as the spoon was only inches away. I opened wide and took the delicious bite into my mouth, sucking every bit off as she had done to that same spoon only moments before. This was heaven.

Before she could take the spoon away and dig in for another bite, I grabbed her hand to stop her. She looked at me questioningly before I said, "My turn."

She seemed to understand and let me take the spoon from her, sparks passing between us as my hand grazed hers. I dipped the spoon into the dessert, taking a small bite and bringing it to her lips. Before she could get it in her mouth though, I pulled away and popped the bite into my own.

She pouted, "I thought we were sharing." She raised an eyebrow at me. She looked so adorable with her bottom lip pushed out like that.

"Ah yes, my apologies. I seem to have forgotten my manners," I replied cheekily.

This time I dug into the cake, getting a fair amount of the chocolate sauce on the spoon as well. It was dangerously starting to drip off the side of the spoon as I brought it in her direction. Her eyes were locked on mine as I fed her the deliciously chocolatey spoonful, never once losing contact.

We went on like this, taking turns feeding each other until the plate was completely empty. "What now?" she asked.

"I have an idea," I offered. "Only if you're up for it though," I raised my eyebrows challenging her.

"Try me," she challenged right back.

Goddess, I love this girl.