Forbidden by Trevion Burns

Author:Trevion Burns [Burns, Trevion]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-22T16:00:00+00:00

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Stella didn’t even bother hanging her bag or jacket on the coat rack next to the front door later that night, opting to drop them on the foyer floor instead. When she trudged into the living area and caught sight Rocco and Blue smiling at her from behind the kitchen table, the heart she was sure had been frozen into a block of ice for the rest of her natural born life melted like warm butter.

A single cupcake sat in the on the table with a single candle shooting up from the middle. The orange flame lapping at the tip made both Rocco and Blue’s eyes sparkle even brighter than the diamond studs in Stella’s ears.

She couldn’t fight the gasping tears that filled her eyes as she stepped into the kitchen with a hand over her heart. Blue even reached for her when she made it to the table, with Mr. Wiggles swinging from her grip, which froze Stella in mid-step. Rocco tried to offer her Blue, who’s little arms were stretched as far as they could go, cooing for Stella to take her, but the emotion rendered Stella motionless for a moment before she finally found the strength to step forward again. She brought Blue’s soft, chubby body to hers and blubbered softly when Blue immediately bopped her head onto her shoulder. Stella’s smiling lips kissed the top of Blue’s head as the weight of her baby snuggling against her nearly made the whole world fall away. The candle flicker became a mere blur in her teary eyes, and so did Rocco’s face.

“What all is this?” she whispered, looking down at the cupcake.

“You know what it is, and no, I’m not singing. So just blow out the candle and say thank you.”

Stella laughed softly and did what she was told. Blue’s fingers dug into the back of her shirt as she leaned forward, holding back the wisps of hair that had escaped her bun after a long day, and blew out the what she assumed was her ‘Happy First Day on the Job’ candle. Darkness engulfed the kitchen after her breath killed the flame, and Rocco crossed the room to flip on the light switch.

As the room illuminated, so did he, just as he lifted a box wrapped in pink wrapping paper off kitchen island, holding it up.

Stella’s eyes widened at the present she hadn’t even noticed. “You bought me a gift?”

“Blue’s idea.” He re-approached and pushed the gift playfully against her belly.

Sniffling, Stella cuddled Blue closer and pierced the paper with the nail on her index finger, puncturing it just enough to allow her to rip the rest of it away easily with one hand.

The moment she saw what awaited her beyond the paper, the smile on her face vanished.

And the smile on his doubled.

“A wok?” she cried, in a valley girl voice, holding up the Mainstays Non-Stick Wok he’d probably paid five dollars for at Wal-Mart. “Thanks, Rocco! How did you know?”

“Any opportunity to get your lazy ass in the kitchen.

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