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wildly as her face twisted in ecstasy. This only
triggered Ken on, as he increased the speed of his
thrusts while continually jacking her off. She
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couldn't even form sentences; Gabby was absolutely
delighted. Absurdity was the only sound emanating
from her mouth. Her long-awaited orgasm
eventually came, and Gabby yelled in her pillow at
the top of her voice. Meanwhile, Ken was stimulated
by the fact that a woman's pussy practically
exploded in climax around his dick.
"Oh my god… That… was truly fantastic," he
exclaimed.
"Uh-huh... you're awesome, Ken..."
"Thanks to you," he smiled as they kept thrusting
slowly.
"I just gave guidance" You did…perfectly.
"My knees are starting to ache.".
"It's a good thing because I want you to ride me
now."
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After pushing Ken aside to get some space, Gabby
gave Ken a playful shove, causing him to fall flat on
his back. Before he could even react, she had already
mounted him and was masturbating the head of his
cock. If she didn't take precautions, she might have
caused him to cum quickly, but she was able to stop
just in time, passionately kissing him on the lips. As
their tongues danced, she lowered herself onto him,
and he started to feel the agony of being pierced. At
the re-introduction of her tight hole, Ken moaned
into her mouth. Her lips parted as she came to rest
it atop his hard cock, and she sat upright on him to
give him a full view of her amazing boobs.
Instead of directly bouncing on his dick, Gabby used
a steady, sure, slow grinding motion. After all, they
were on the floor of a sleeping bag, rather than a
proper bed. When Ken eyed and marveled at her
jiggling globes, he couldn't help rubbing them and
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tweaking her nipples a little. This prompted Gabby
to explore every inch of his cock, and the intimate
feeling it gave her. She rode him until she drained
every ounce of energy from him, sending him over
the edge. Ken tried to persuade her to simmer
down.
"G-Gabby, you'd better slow down... oh shit...
down." I will not-"
"I don't care." "Bring it on," she said in a raspy
voice.
"Huh?" I haven't gone more than ten minutes yet.
Isn't it a guys' job to last? "
Gabby grinned at him. Ken, you have been
outstanding tonight. You made me feel like I'm the
only woman in the world, licked me like a lollipop,
and topped me like a Christmas cake. You're no
slouch, trust me. You lasted, Ken, and I had few
orgasms in the process. " She then leaned closer and
whispered, "Cum within me, inside my pussy."
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I need it. I need it. And do not hold back. Give me
all that you've got".
That pretty much did it. Her fleet-footed
movements and seductive voice were too much for
poor Ken to bear. As they were kissing, she planted
her lips on his, and he plunged his last into her
before unleashing his seed into her cunt. While he
had masturbated several times, his orgasms were
never this long or intense in proportion. As Jeff
came down from his high, his erect penis started to
soften inside Gabby, slipping out of her vagina after
a few seconds.
"That was… stunning…" he sighed, slipping under
the spell of sleep.
"Nuh-uh." You mustn't, Ken! Gabby slapped Ken's
arm playfully.
"Huh?" "
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"There's only one more thing you need to learn:
pillow talk. Listen to me, Ken. You being awake and
speaking to a lady shows her that she is more than
just a little butt."
"That really makes sense," he whispered, struggling
to remain awake.
"Well, you told me a lot about your life, but I was
about to tell you about mine when all this
happened." "Are you grumbling? She grinned at
him while listening, and then she put her head on
his shoulder.
"Hell no!" So what about Gabby? What drives her? "
'My family is a huge part of my life. In fact, it's a
vital part. With Mom and Dad plus two older
brothers and a younger sister, there is plenty of
care and love. We are still tight."
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"Oh yeah!" You said earlier that if it weren't for our
meeting, you'd have been alone on Christmas Eve.
What's the cause? "
Gabby answered, "We're spread across the eastern
United States. Two brothers work in different cities.
My younger sister has recently joined a sorority
sister in the South. Mom and Dad live nearby, but
they are actually on holiday. Their flight was
scheduled to arrive today but was late. I will not see
them until tomorrow. The goal is to make
everybody come together by the end of the year.
"Always good" — Ken wished that his own family
was as tight as Gabby's. After finding the silver
cross still hanging from her collar, he assumed her
to take religious convictions very seriously. "
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"Yes, very so." "Born and bred Catholic."
"You missed mass?" "
"Given the circumstances," she said, making a small
grimace.
"I didn't mean to say it that way. No criticism from
me, promise. My mom has been religious her entire
life, but it just wasn't my thing. I mean, how can a
supposedly caring God make a world that is so full
of misery and suffering? "
Gabby calmly looked up, her confident eyes
stubborn. Evil things will happen to good people.
That doesn't mean that God is allowing these
horrible things to happen. I hold the conviction that
God makes things work for our good. Even in the
toughest conditions, God manages to bring about
some optimistic headway.
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"You really mean that?" " Ken said.
With all of my being. It's what drives me.".
"Only you have been able to answer my question
clearly and concisely finally. " No, it's all in God's
plan" or "I don't love God enough" or some similar
nonsense. You get it."
After being silent for some time, Ken eventually
mustered up the courage to ask what was on his
mind.
Will, you ever see me again? "
A long pause and then: "No."
"Why?
I'm
currently
attending
school
in
Massachusetts, but I would be foolish to leave you.
Why don't we just try giving it a shot? "
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Ken roll
ed his eyes when she bluntly said, "There's
something you don't know about me." Taking his
face into her hands, she looked deeply into his eyes
and said, "I'm dying, Ken."
He blinked twice, unable to tell whether he
understood her correctly. 'dying.' "
"I suffer from a rare, aggressive type of cancer in
my brain. The doctors diagnosed me four months
ago. I should die within six months. They confirmed
that they could treat it, but at best, it would only
prolong my life for another year. Even if it were
successful, it would only increase my vulnerability
rather than giving me any more power. I decided to
follow a strong pain-management regimen and
vowed to make the most of my time remaining.
Experience everything I can and spread laughter as
much as I can.
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"This completes the explanation," Ken realized.
"Why you didn't fear me in the park even after I
brandished a knife. Why you would invite me over
for coffee. Why there was no fear that a fetus would
develop in you...
"Because I can't be with you, despite how much I
want it," Ken, I meant what I said earlier. If given
the opportunity to spend some time with you, I will
be so grateful and honored.
You're going to have a great loving relationship,
and you will make some girl really happy. Whoever
she is, whenever she comes… I envy her.
I wish it were you.
"I know, Ken, but you're justified in that." You
shouldn't fall in love with someone who will
possibly die within only a few short months. In a
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previous lifetime, maybe we would be ideal for each
other. But God's other plans appear..."
"Gabby, how do you, after all this, really believe in
God? You said he works all for good, but what good
can this bring? "
She gathered her courage and decided to share her
deepest secret, which her family did not know. "I
was in a terrible position about a month ago. But I
couldn't believe that He would bring me through
this pain and misery. I believed in God, had dreams,
aspirations,
plans...all
for
nothing.
I
was
pathetically low. So low that I almost did... what
you nearly did this evening."
"Take the simple way to fix it?"
"That's right. I almost did it but decided to sleep on
it at the last moment. I had a dream that night.
Someone I don't remember who suggested to me
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that my life still had meaning. That's what he told
me. You've got a target still." It was not a
coincidence in any way. I told myself that I would
find my life's meaning when I woke up. Maybe I just
did that tonight."
"What do you mean? Ken asked."
"Ken, I wouldn't have been responsible just for my
own death if I had killed myself. For yours, too, I
would have been responsible. I wouldn't have been
there to speak to you and tell you that a better way
has come."
Ken, pondering on her realization, thought, "That's
one way to look at it, I suppose.
"There's more to it, Ken. A brain surgeon you will
be. About that, I've got no doubt. If I was not
present tonight, how many lives would Dr. Ken Dix
have lost in the future because he wasn't around to
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save them? How many children would have had
their lives ended just because you were not there to
fend off the hand of death?
You're going to support so many people in your life,
Ken. I can't tell you how pleased I am about that.
"is that worth the miserable death you're bound
for? "
"Yes," she answered bluntly.
Ken expressed his admiration by saying, "You're a
much better human being than I am."
Kissing him softly on his cheek, Gabby whispered,
"Don't sell yourself short. For the most part, you
made sound choices and are a well-balanced person.
Regardless of how you felt or what happened to you,
you did not intend to do what you did. Put it aside
for later.".
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"There's one thing I don't understand."
"What is that?" "
"With you being as religious as you are, I still don't
understand why you aren't going to mass this
evening." It's Christmas Eve, after all
"Well, it was shortly after my diagnosis that I began
to lose trust in Father Maxwell." He tried to console
me but then started demanding that I let him pray
for me and seek healing. He told me that my tumor,
in its current state, was like a demon that needed to
be exorcised. That led to an instinctive reaction in
me. If I had let him pray for me, but i was not cured,
the logical argument would be that God did not
listen! Good people get ill and are cut off too fast,
but it doesn't mean that they haven't prayed hard
enough or haven't loved God enough.
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In the discussions that subsequently followed, I
could no longer take everything he said seriously. I
have made my peace with God; it is more than
adequate for me.
"I think you did the right thing, and it is not just
because I'm a religious cynic." You have excellent
justifications for your behavior."
Gabby grinned and snuggled up in the crook of his
arm, pulling the blanket around them in the
process. "Thank you, Ken for just about everything.
I cannot express how happy I am to have met
someone like you tonight.
Ken kissed her on the forehead and whispered,
"Merry Christmas, Gabby."
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CHAPTER 5
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Gabby awoke on Christmas morning and found
herself feeling very cold. Rolling over, she saw that
the other side of the sleeping bag was empty; Ken
was gone. As she was wiping the sleep from her
eyes, she found a piece of paper on his pillow. It
looked like a letter from him.
Gabby,
I'm sorry I left without waking you, but I think it
would be less difficult this way for both of us. From
our previous conversation, I can tell that you have a
crush on me, and I have been crazy about you. I
want us to be together, but I also know you're right.
Our time just isn't meant for this lifetime.
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I thank you for imparting this religious skeptic
with the most important religious insight I have
ever heard. As I prepare to go into my second year
of college, I have a lot to mull about and many
questions about who I want t
o become. Even though
I never spoke these thoughts aloud, I am really
sorry that I contemplated killing myself. It was very
selfish and myopic of me. By helping me learn that,
you have inspired me.
You are pretty damn one of God's gifts to humanity,
Gabrielle Libertine. For me, you are a messenger
from Heaven sent down at my time of need. From
this day on, I vow never to consider killing myself.
You can depend on me, no matter what. I am now
committed to discovering my meaning in life. I
really do want to support people. I want to care for
people in distress. I would like to find someone
amazing to share my life with. Thanks to you, I still
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can. Thank you so much for everything, Gabby. I
hope your life is wonderful and full of happiness.
All my love,
Kenneth Dix.
P.S Have a Merry Christmas.
She shed tears of joy as she read his letter. Gabby
was hoping that her overzealous attempts to help
Ken would affect him in some small way, but to see
an immediate effect so soon was more than she had
ever imagined or ever wished for.
She was so excited to know that she might be the
catalyst to change his lifestyle habits and get him to
a safe state. This experience had enhanced her faith;
this was God's intent when he created the universe.
She may have lost her life's love, but her life's love
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was saved as well, giving him a second chance to
love.
"Merry Christmas to you too, Ken. "Godspeed," she
whispered in a caring and peaceful way, as she