“Cindy, do you have any idea what this staff meeting is about?” Bailey asked her coworker as they headed back down to the inpatient therapy office.

“No, I just saw the email this morning saying there’d be a mandatory meeting at noon.”

“I hope it’s not another productivity lecture; it’s not like we have control over who gets admitted.”

“I know right. Well we’re about to find out. After you.” Cindy opened the door and waved Bailey to go in first.

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY!” Caught off guard by the inpatient staff shouting, Bailey let out a slight squeal and jumped backwards.

“Awww, y’all are too sweet! Thank you!”

They sang Happy Birthday and presented her with a chocolate cake and a card. The team enjoyed some great conversation while they ate cake.

“So Bailey, what you’re doing for your birthday?” Cindy asked.

“I went out yesterday with my best friends. We went shopping at this new boutique on Newberry Street. Well mostly window-shopped, because everythin was ridiculously priced. We also got manis and pedis, and then ate dinner at this incredible Mexican restaurant. The Sangrias were to die for!”

“What about tonight? I bet Tyler has something fabulous planned for you.”

“To be honest I’m not sure he has anything planned or even remembers it’s my birthday. I think he’s so wrapped up in hockey since the playoffs are about to start, it may have slipped his mind.”

“Sorry Bailey, I had no idea.”

“It’s ok, I understand, he’s under a lot of pressure and stress right now. It’s not a big deal.”

“Well I hope you’re wrong and he has something special planned.”

“Thanks.” Bailey gave her a half smile and shifted her focus back to eating cake. Bailey thanked everyone for the Birthday wishes and cake one more time before she headed out. She called Tyler while waiting for the T.

“Hey Bay, what’s up?”

“Just wanted to let you know I just got off work and I’m waitin for the T now. Think we can go out for lunch today?”

“Actually, I was going to lunch with some of the guys. Then we’re going to hang out at Looch’s house. We thought some team bonding would be good with the playoffs right around the corner.”

“Oh, ok.”

“You ok? You sound upset. If you don’t want me to go with the team, just say so.”

“No, it’s fine. I’m just a little tired, that’s all.”

“You sure?”

“Yes, go have fun with the team.”

“Great! Would you mind going to my place to let Marshall out for me?”

“Sure”

“Thanks. You’re the best! You can take a nap at my place if you want and I’ll see you later. Love you.”

“I love you too. Bye.”

As understanding as Bailey was, it still hurt knowing Tyler had forgotten her birthday. She decided to call Christina to see if she’d be available for lunch, so she could sort through her feelings with a friend.

“Hey Christina, any chance you’d be up for getting some lunch or better yet some ice cream with me?”

“Ice Cream? Uh oh, what’s wrong?”

“Nothing. It’s just; well remember how I told you and Em I wasn’t sure if Tyler remembered my birthday? Well, I was right he didn’t. He’s going to hang out with the team and do some team bonding today.”

“Oh, Bailey I’m so sorry! Want me to call Freddy to talk some sense into Tyler?”

“No, I think it would crush him to know he forgot. I don’t want to do anything that will upset him right before the playoffs.”

“God, you’re a saint! I can’t believe how forgiving you are.”

“I know he didn’t do it on purpose, he’s just under a lot of stress right now. So anyways, can you join me for lunch?”

“I really wish I could, but I have a doctor’s appointment in forty-five minutes, then I have to get ready for work. I’m so sorry Bailey!”

“It’s ok, I probably shouldn’t eat the ice cream anyways, since I’ll be trying weddin dresses on soon. I’ll just go hang out with Marshall.”

“Are you sure you don’t want Freddy to talk to Tyler?”

“Yes! I’ll be fine, forget I said anything. I don’t want you to be late for the doctor, so I’ll talk with you later. Bye.”

“Bye”

When Bailey arrived at Tyler’s condo, she let Marshall out of the bathroom and took him for a short walk. After the walk she fixed him a bowl of water and a glass of sweet tea for herself. Not feeling like cooking, she started thumbing through several take-out menus looking for something to catch her interest.

“There’s the birthday girl!” Freddy entered the condo and spotted Bailey sitting on one of the breakfast counter chairs looking at menus. He ran over to her, pulled her off the chair into a hug, and spun her around. “Happy Birthday Bailey!”

“Thanks, Freddy.”

“Stay here, I’ll be right back.” Freddy hurried to his room to get her birthday gift. “Hope you like it!” He handed Bailey a red envelope with a card inside.

“Thank you Freddy! I love them!” Freddy got the first genuine smile from Bailey today when she saw the tickets to see Need to Breathe.

“Glad you like it. Now do you want to tell me why you looked so glum when I came in?”

“I’m just tired.”

“Bailey cut the shit! We both know you’re lying. What’s wrong?”

“Fine, I’ll tell you, but you can’t tell Tyler.”

“Ok, what is it?”

“Tyler forgot my birthday.”

“What? Are you sure?”

“Yes. He hasn’t mentioned anything and told me he’s going to hang out with the team today. He’s just wrapped up in hockey right now.”

“That doesn’t excuse him forgetting your birthday. Why does he always do stupid shit like this? I’m going to talk to him.”

“NO! You can’t! I don’t want to upset him and make him feel guilty. He has bigger things to worry about right now than me.”

“You really are a saint. I don’t think Tyler realizes how lucky he is to have you.”

“Thanks. You know Christina said the same thing earlier.”

“Great minds think alike. What do you say you and I order some lunch and celebrate your birthday on the rooftop deck?”

“Sounds good to me. You can pick the place, I couldn’t decide.” Bailey handed Freddy the pile of takeout menus.

“How about cheese burgers and sweet potato fries from the Bistro Grille?”

“Perfect. Do you mind callin while I go change?”

“Sure; just meet me on the deck when your done.”

“Great. Thanks again for the gift Freddy.” She pecked his cheek before heading to Tyler’s bedroom to change; Marshall following close behind.

When she opened the door, she was surprised to see a large pink box with a white ribbon on the bed. Bailey’s eyes lit up and she ran over to the bed to inspect the box closer. She ran her fingers along the box before lifting it and shaking it softly in attempt guess what was inside. Although she was pretty certain it was a gift for her, there was no card, so she couldn’t be certain. The thought of having to wait until Tyler came home later to know was killing her. Fortunately, she wouldn’t have to wait as long as she thought, when a familiar voice startled her.

“Did you really think I’d forget your birthday?” Tyler stood leaning in the doorway with his arms crossed against his chest.

Bailey jumped off the bed and ran into his now welcoming and open arms. “I love you!”

“Sure you do. I think you just want to see what’s inside that box.”

“True, but I do love you. What about the team?”

Tyler chuckled, pulling Bailey in closer to his chest and kissing the top of her head. “Oh my sweet Bay; unlike you I’m pretty good at telling fibs. I just said that so I didn’t spoil the surprise. Now come on and lets open the first part of your present.” He took Bailey’s hand and escorted her to his bed. He sat down with Bailey seated in front of him.

Bailey pulled the ribbon to untie it and opened the box to reveal the dress she tried on yesterday with Emily and Christina. “Mercy goodness! How’d you know?”

“A couple of birdies told me you liked it.” He kissed her cheek.

“I do, but this is way too expensive! I can’t accept this.”

“You can and you will! Bailey I want to give you nice things, so please let me.”

Bailey kissed Tyler’s cheek. “You’re too generous and sweet! Thank you for my new dress. I can’t wait to show it off for you.”

“Well don’t leave me hanging; go change into it now.”

“I will in a minute. The dress is lovely and all, but there’s somethin that I’m still hopin to get from you.”

“And what would that be? Your wish is my desire.”

“I’d really like to get a birthday kiss from you.”

Tyler’s smile turned into a devilish grin. “I think that can be arranged.”

He lifted Bailey and turned her so she could straddle his hips. As she leaned in to kiss him, some strands of her hair fell in front of her face. She shivered as he brushed them aside with a soft touch. Finally his lips met hers, it felt like a little piece of heaven. She blushed at the way her body reacted, burning with desire for more than just a kiss. As the kiss continued with his tongue parting her lips to dance with her tongue, the burning increased to a beautiful full blown lustful fire in the pit of her soul. Their bodies began to melt together with the almost consuming heat of their passion. Bailey arched her back and pushed her hips harder against Tyler. Her breath became uneven as the intensity of the kiss continued to increase. She shifted her hands so she could glide them across Tyler’s chiseled chest and rock hard abdominal muscles under his shirt causing a slight moan to escape his lips. Before things got completely out of control, Tyler removed Bailey’s hands and slowly broke the kiss leaving them both slightly panting and wanting more.

“As much as I’d love to continue this and cover your entire body with birthday kisses, it will have to wait until later tonight. We’re on a tight schedule, so you need to go get changed.” He leaned in to give her another short kiss.

“You’re no fun.” She gave him the beginning of her pouty lip. “So what else do you have planned for us?”

“Sorry, that’s top secret information.”

“How about a little hint?” She began to place delicate featherlike kisses on his neck and slowly moved up through his jawline.

“As tempting as you are, there will be no hints.”

“What if I refuse to get out of bed and change?”

“We both know that’s not going to happen, because you’re dying to know what the surprises are.” Bailey stuck her tongue out in frustration. “Oh now you’ve gone and done it!”

He pulled Bailey close into his chest and rolled so he was on top of her. He began giving her a taste of her own medicine by kissing and gently nibbling her neck and along her jawline. Bailey’s body immediately responded to Tyler’s touch as he slowly moved his hands along her body. A soft moan escaped her mouth as he toyed with the waistband of her scrub pants. He slowly pulled her pants off and threw them on the floor. Bailey smiled as Tyler succumbed to her desires or so she thought. He moved his hands to the bottom of her shirt and pulled it over her head, followed by kisses just above each of her breasts. Bailey was stunned when Tyler sat up bringing Bailey with him, but placed her back in front of him. He smirked as he picked up her birthday dress and handed it to her.

“Now, go finish changing. I promise we’ll have more fun later.”

“I hate you!”

“Your body is telling me otherwise. Now go get ready!”

“Fine!”

She stuck her tongue out at him but ran into the closet, when it looked like Tyler was going to come after her. After the several heated moments she just spent with Tyler, she decided it would be best to change her underwear as well. She put on a new matching lace bra and panties before putting on her new cap sleeved floral faux-wrap design dress that hit just below her mid thigh. She paired the dress with a pair of matching pink wedge sandals. After she was dressed, she pulled her hair into a loose side braid leaving a few wispy strands of hair free and touched up her make-up.

“You look incredible!” Tyler pulled Bailey into an embrace when she stepped out of the bathroom.

“Thank you. You don’t look so bad yourself.” Despite wearing heels, she still had to stretch up to reach his cheek for a kiss.

“Ready for your next present?”

He held out his elbow for Bailey to hook her arm through and guided her to his rooftop deck. As soon as the door swung open, they were greeted with “Surprise!” from several of Tyler’s teammates, their wives, as well as Freddy, Steven, Christina, and Emily.

“Mercy Goodness! I can’t believe y’all are all here. Thank you!” Bailey turned into Tyler’s chest in attempt to hide her happy tears.

Tyler just shook his head at Bailey’s reaction and wrapped his arms around her in support. “Come on sweet girl, everyone’s here to see you.” He gently pulled her away just enough so he could bend down and bring his lips to hers.

“I love you and your surprises so much! Thank you!” She brought her lips to his briefly. “And you two call yourselves my friends.” She huffed and pointed to Freddy and Christina. “I can’t believe y’all let me ramble on and on, when you knew darn tootin well Tyler didn’t forget my birthday. I must have sounded so pathetic!”

“It was actually really sweet how supportive you were of him, when deep down you were upset. I’m more surprised Christina didn’t break down and ruin the surprise.”

“HEY!” Christina gently punched Freddy in the arm.

“Oh please! You know you had a hard time seeing your friend get upset and were close to giving in.”

Christina laughed.“Yeah, you’re right, but can you blame me? She sounded so sad on the phone.”

“No, it was killing me too.”

“Y’all are too sweet!” Bailey pulled both of them into a great big hug. “Now lets go eat; I’m starvin.”

Bailey and her guests enjoyed a buffet feast from the Bistro Grille as well as lovely red velvet cake prepared by Momma Rosa. She hugged Steven and Emily and thanked them for their gift, before they had to leave to get back to work. The rest of the guests stayed and participated in various games like Heads Up and Cards Against Humanity until Tyler told Bailey they needed to leave for the next part of her birthday surprise. They thanked all their guests for coming and the gifts before saying goodbye.

“Will you tell me where we’re headed next?”

“Nope!”

“You’re so frustratin sometimes!”

“And you’re cute all the time. Now put away that sexy pouty lip of yours or we’ll never make it to our next destination.” He leaned over the center console to brush his lips across hers.

Tyler drove the couple to a private airport hangar. He grabbed Bailey’s sweater from the backseat before escorting her to the private plane awaiting them.

“Where the Devil are we goin? I have to work in the mornin and you have practice.”

“Bay, you just have to trust me.”

The pilot and assistant pilot greeted Tyler and Bailey, once they got on the plane. He told Bailey to take a seat while he spoke to them a little bit longer. He sat in the luxury seat across from her, so she moved so they could sit next to each other. Tyler took her hand in his and kissed it. Exhausted from the day’s earlier activities, Bailey fell asleep ten minutes into the hour-long flight with her head resting on Tyler’s chest.

“Bay, sweetheart, wake-up. We’re here.” He gently shook her arm.

“Mmm, I was havin a wonderful dream. You surprised me with a new dress, a party and a trip on a private plane.”

Tyler couldn’t help but laugh. “Bay it’s not a dream. Wake-up and you can see the next part of your birthday surprise.”

Bailey’s eyes popped open and she sat up with a big grin across her face. She gave Tyler a quick peck on the cheek, before unbuckling her seatbelt and jumping up. Tyler grabbed her hand and helped her off the plane.

“Welcome to New York!”

Bailey started squealing and jumping up and down with excitement. “You are the best fiancé ever!” She wrapped her arms around Tyler’s waist.

“Glad you think so. Come on, we have reservations we can’t be late for.”

He took her hand in his and walked her over to a black escalade that was waiting for them. Tyler had quite the treat in store for Bailey as they had reservation to eat at Mario Batali’s five star restaurant, Del Posto. He knew Italian was her favorite and she loved watching “The Chew” so this would be exciting for her.

Bailey started shaking Tyler’s arm when they got out of the car. “Oh my gosh Tyler, do you know who owns this restaurant? It’s frickin Mario Batali! Are we really going to eat here?”

“Bet your sweet ass we are!”

“God I love you!” She linked her arm though his elbow and leaned into his side.

Tyler and Bailey thoroughly enjoyed their 5 course Italian feast with two incredible bottles of wine. They were both extremely full and Bailey was a bit tipsy, by the time they were done. After they finished their meal, the couple went on a romantic carriage ride through Central Park before they had to call it an evening and head back to the airport and board the plane again.

“Tyler, thank you for the best birthday ever!” She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him down so their lips could connect.

“You’re welcome. It’s still your birthday, so you still have time to make more wishes. Is there anything else you’d like?” Bailey contemplated his question for a minute. She began to bite her bottom lip and fidget with her hands. Tyler also noticed her cheeks were a new hue of pink “Bay, is there something else you’d like for your birthday?” His gaze was hot and lingering. She could see the flecks of gold sparkle in his eyes. He placed his hand on her leg, edging the hem of her dress up exposing more of her silky thigh. He slowly began to guide his fingers upwards stopping when he reached her lace panties causing Bailey’s breath to hitch and her skin to tingle. He was grinning a sly wicked smile letting her know he knew exactly what he was doing to her. “Bay?”

She felt his breath on her cheek, sending her hormones into overdrive. “I …. I … I want to join the mile high club with you.” She finally managed to whisper in between Tyler drawing tiny circles on her upper thigh.

“Your wish is my command.” Tyler’s eyes became dark and almost predatory; it felt like he would pounce on her at any minute. He unbuckled his belt, and then released the lever on Bailey’s belt as well. He placed his hand back on her knee and glided it back up her thigh to her panty line, lightly brushing the edge of it. At the same time, he reached over with his other hand to lift her chin, and then leaned in, lowering his lips to hers. He first kissed her top lip and then the bottom before using his tongue to open her mouth wider. He pulled her face closer as his tongue explored her mouth. She moaned up against him and he deepened the kiss while she pressed up closer, wanting more, needing more. Their lips and tongues worked enthusiastically against each other’s.

Bailey’s hands roamed his strong muscular back from his broad shoulders to his waist. With his mouth never leaving hers, Tyler wrapped both of his hands around her waist and lifted her until her legs were straddling his waist. Tyler hiked Bailey’s dress up and slowly moved her panties aside. He ran his fingers up and down causing a gasp to escape her lips. She in turn reached down and unzipped Tyler’s pants. She began to return some of the pleasure he was giving her. He lifted Bailey slightly so he could slide her panties down to fully expose her to his working fingers. After a few minutes he removed his fingers so he could shift to pull his pants and boxer briefs down. Bailey then positioned herself so the head of his cock was at her opening and slowly lowered herself down on his shaft.

“Fuck Bay, you feel so damn good!” He murmured in her ear, and then kissed her neck. Bailey placed her hands on the top of his seat to gain leverage to raise and lower herself onto him. She felt every inch of him as their bodies connected. Tyler grabbed her hips to help Bailey move faster and faster. He moved one hand forward so he could draw small circles on her clit with his fingers. Bailey unintentionally cried out with this new sensation, she leaned forward and bit Tyler’s shirt in attempt to dampen her squeals as she orgasmed.

His hands roamed all over her sexy curvy body. He kept thrusting deeper and faster, ramming her hard and good. In response she moaned as they fucked with animal intensity. She felt a tidal wave surge through her, causing her body to quiver and tremble with another orgasm. Her strong contractions kneaded his pulsing cock and in a matter of seconds he reached his climax. Their Bodies shuddered together in orgasm. Tyler kissed Bailey’s lips after they had a chance to recover.

“Happy Birthday and welcome to the Mile High Club, Bay.”

Notes

Y'all have been awfully quiet lately. Is anyone still reading/enjoying this story? I know I was really bad about posting for a while, but I'm really trying to be better about that. I've posted an update once a week for the past 3 weeks. I would really appreciate some feedback about this chapter or the story in general!!!!!!


* Next up is wedding dress shopping, since the big day is right around the corner.