Day Ten: Birthday Boy

I woke up excitedly. Today was the tenth day and it was Arthur's birthday. Eames had already told me the plan for today. I was very excited.

That night we celebrated me birthday even though I had told them not to. They got me presents and baked a cake and sang happy birthday. Cobb had given me three new ties, blue, red and silver. Ariadne had given me an old puzzle box that delighted me. Yusuf gave ma a new pair of dress shoes but Eames and Corin were no where to be seen.

"I have the greatest gift for Arthur," Eames rang out bouncing into the room. We all rolled our eyes and he winked at me.

"And here it is," he announced. There was a pause then Corin came into the room blushing brightly. She was wearing a dress made entirely of wrapping paper and a bright red bow decorated her hair. She had a sticker on her stomach that read For Arthur. I let my gaze travel up her body slowly feeling the now familiar fire race through my veins.

"Have fun," Eames whispered as I stood and walked towards her. I took her hand and led her upstairs. I shut my door and locked it. I was eternally grateful I had picked the room farthest away from everybody else. She looked nervous.

"So do you like it," she asked biting his lip. I stared at her a moment before bursting into laughter. She was actually worried I didn't like her gift. I saw her face and immediately stopped laughing. She looked so upset.

"Corin, this is the best gift anyone's ever given me," I assured her taking her into my arms.

I could feel his chest rumble with laughter and I smiled in relief. He pulled away and kissed my forehead.

"You're adorable," he murmured.

"So would you like to remove the wrapping paper slowly to save it or rip it off all at once," I asked in a soft voice. He looked down at me with flaming desire in his eyes. He picked me up and set me gently on the bed before carefully peeling off the wrapping paper dress.

"Ok, I don't care if you want to save it," I growled and he laughed ripping the rest of it off. He pushed me backwards and I welcomed his weight on top of me. Eames's ten day plan had worked and now I was the happiest girl in the world.