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The next few days passed quickly. With training, work, and all the tasks that came Elle's way from the campaign, the time she and Joe spent together became even shorter.

However, since Leila was still in Mansfield, she wouldn't be coming to Cincinnati until the following week during the week so she could work better with Elle, their sessions took place over FaceTime.

Most of the time, this involved Elle sitting on the couch snuggled up to Joe, who was quietly in the background on his cell phone, watching TV or gaming with his colleagues. The girls deliberated on how to set up the campaign's social media channels and how to proceed over the next few weeks.

Many dates, events and projects were planned. Among other things, they wanted to start a small series in which they accompanied various women of the NFL over a day. Elle was to be filmed first, of course, and Leila was in constant consultation with the Bengals and Paul about when the best time would be.

But tonight Elle had canceled the meeting. It was December 10. Joe's birthday. After practice, his parents had come over and the four of them had celebrated together with coffee and cake.

Joe had forbidden Elle to give him a present. Spending the day with her would be enough for him, he had constantly claimed, but Elle would have felt bad if she hadn't done anything for Joe's first birthday together, which is why she had clandestinely organized a small party behind his back.

Nothing big, just a few of the teammates, but Joe knew nothing about it. Elle had told him they were going out drinking to celebrate his birthday after his parents left again.

"You picked the bar where the team party was?" Joe asked laughing as he reached for Elle's hand as they crossed the street to the bar.

Elle nodded with a grin. "I thought the bar we were in before we first kissed had a good charm to it" she leaned against him smiling as Joe pulled open the door.

She pulled him with her as they crossed the bar to the room they had been in last time. Even from a distance, Ja'Marr's voice could be heard echoing through the wall. "Jo guys, keep it down. Elle texted that they'll be here in a minute."

Elle sighed as Joe stopped and looked at her. "I thought it was just going to be the two of us" he smirked.

Elle sighed again. "The surprise is ruined. I invited a few people over. I couldn't do just nothing for your birthday, Joe."

Joe pulled her into a hug and pressed a kiss to her forehead. "That's all I wanted, though. A little time with you....alone" he looked at her with a smile.

"There's still all night for that" Elle winked at him with a grin before she breathed a kiss on his cheek.

"Great, now I want to go home even more" Joe murmured in her ear, pinching her butt cheek provocatively. Elle squealed with laughter.

"We're going in there now and don't you dare not act excited and surprised. Otherwise my gift is three weeks of no sex!" she gave him a serious look.

"So mean. And that'on my birthday. Be glad I'd love to eat you up in my car" he grabbed her hand again and opened the door with the other.

"Surprise!" a mixture of voices immediately echoed back to them, and Elle had to grin as Joe delivered his surprised face quite convincingly.

"Oh, damn, what are you all doing here?" he laughed to the crowd before turning to Elle. "Was this your idea?" he asked, almost unable to suppress a smile. Elle just nodded with a grin.

"Thanks, baby" Joe pulled her to him and put his lips on hers as he put his hands on her butt and pulled her even closer.

"Get a room, man" Ja'Marr, throwing a crumpled up napkin at the two of them, interrupted the kiss with a groan.

"I'm playing with that idea" Joe murmured so only Elle could hear, giggling softly. "Happy birthday, baby" she gave him a quick kiss before leaving him to the crowd and standing off to the side to Ja'Marr.

"Surprise accomplished, huh?" Ja'Marr grinned with satisfaction. "He knew before we even entered the room" Elle shattered Ja'Marr's illusion.

"What, why? Did you tell him?" Ja'Marr asked indignantly. "No, of course not. But we were barely in the bar before your voice was heard" Elle explained with a grin. "Oh, man" Ja'Marr sighed.

"Yep and he would have loved to turn around and go home again. He's only here because I swore to him I wouldn't sleep with him for three weeks if he didn't play along"

"Man, Simmons, first of all, too much information. Second, the way you're stuck with each other, you wouldn't last anyway" Ja'Marr rolled his eyes.

Elle smirked. "True. Joe's too good in bed for that" she pushed herself off the wall to take her welcoming turn while hearing Ja'Marr's "man, Simmons" muffled behind her.

The evening went great. They sang a loud Happy Birthday to Joe, which didn't please him at all. There was a cake with sparklers and lots of congratulations. Elle chatted again with a couple of players' wives, who asked her about the latest developments of "the future is female" and posed for a few memory photos.

Since tomorrow was practice again and most of the women also had to get up for work or for the kids, the little party broke up shortly after midnight. Joe and Elle said goodbye to everyone, thanked them for coming and made sure the mess they left behind wasn't too big before they too left the bar and headed to Joe's car.

"And wasn't so bad, was it?" Elle grinned at Joe as he drove through the streets of Cincinnati. "No, it was really a very nice relaxing evening" Joe replied before taking his eyes off the road and smiling at Elle. "Thank you so much, again, for organizing this"

"You're very welcome. I really enjoyed it, but...I'm looking forward to home now too" she winked at him and let the cleavage on her tshirt slide a little lower.

"Me too" Joe growled as he stepped even harder on the gas pedal. Elle just giggled.

They barely made it to Joe's bedroom, making out, Elle's shirt had already been lost on the way up and no sooner had they stepped over the threshold from the bedroom than her pants were on the floor as well.

In just her underwear, she lay down on the bed and grinned seductively at Joe. "Tonight I'm all yours" she breathed to him, while Joe greedily took off his shirt and immediately lay over her again.

Ok, so i decided to not write the sex scene this time, so for everyone who skips the sexual stuff normally, don't worry, you can read the next chapter, its a normal one, and yes, I've already written it so tomorrow there will be a new chapter!!

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