by Lesley Jones
“Get me a beer please, now and ear plugs, cotton wool, anything”
I smile and pass him a beer, as I do we hear an almighty scream from downstairs, Gabe’s gone, taking the stairs two and three at a time, I follow. He goes down the hallway into Ava's room and I enter just in time to see her throw herself at him saying
“OMG Daddy, Love, love, love this, it is so, so cool. O.M.G. O.M.G. O.M.G, just look at all these photos, how did you do this, and the lamp is so like, totes adorbs and the fridge, I just love it all. Thank you, thank you so, so much, this is better than my bedroom at mums”
Gabe is still holding her as he looks around the room, her friend, Sophie, I assume, is sitting on the bed, and stroking the face of Harry from 1D. Gabriel turns and looks at me. He's beaming as he beckons me in.
“Ava, this is Lauren, Lauren this is my daughter Ava. It was Lauren that did all of this for you bubby, we went out and bought all the stuff together but Lauren did your collage and all your pictures and set everything up for you today”
He doesn't take his eyes off me as he speaks, still smiling that million dollar smile.
“Thanks so much Lauren. Cool pants. I love it, I love it all, I wouldn't change a thing, it’s so cool, thank you”
Sophie pipes up with
“Yeah Lauren, it’s awesome really awesome and these doona covers are just the bomb. Love your yoga pants too”
Gabe raises his eyebrows at me and mouths 'The Bomb?' and shrugs. I'm mesmerized watching him stroke Ava's hair. They are clones of each other, so alike, watch out Gabe, she is gonna grow up to be a stunner!
She looks up at him, smiles and puts her arms around his waist. “Thanks for all the stuff Dad, I love you” he kisses the top her head and says “right back at ya bubby”
She turns back around to me, smiling “Thanks again Lauren”
“You’re welcome” I call out as I walk back along the hallway and up the stairs. I feel a little emotional, watching them together, I really need to speak to my kids, I am a mum before anything else in my life, and I am missing them so much. I hear Gabe tell them that we will be going out for dinner at six so they had better be ready. It's only 3.30 but he’s very wise telling them now, I know how long 13 year old girls take to get ready, especially when there are two of them sharing the bathroom.
I top up my wine so that it’s nicely chilled again and because I need the alcohol for the extra courage required if I am going to carry out my little fantasy I have been working on all afternoon. I can still hear the girls screaming and giggling as he comes up the stairs.
“Come here” he orders from around the bench. Shit, what have I done, did I over step the mark with the pictures? I stand in front of him and swallow hard; he weaves his fingers through mine and pulls me towards him.
“That was a really, really nice thing to do, I really can't thank you enough”
“Oh you can” I say into his mouth as he kisses me, relieved that he’s not mad. “And I know just how you can do it”
“You do?”
He kisses my neck.
“I so do”
My throat.
“You going to tell me?”
His teeth, on my jaw
“No”
My mouth again.
“No. Why not?”
My cardigan is off my shoulders and his teeth are grazing up and down the curve of my neck, across my shoulder.
“Because I'm going to show you”
“You’re going to show me are you?”
“Yes”
“And when do you plan on showing me?”
He kisses in the hollow of my throat.
“Now”
He licks from the same spot, up my throat, over my chin, then flicks his tongue into my mouth. Oh God.
“Come on then let's go” He literally drags me to the bedroom.
“Don’t take your suit off” I order. I feel so embarrassed to ask, but I've been thinking about this all day.
“Go into your office and wait for me”
“Why, Lauren, what are you doing?”
“Just go and wait, I'll be two minutes tops”
He heads off to the office; I quickly pull on the hold ups, black pencil skirt and white blouse that I put out earlier. No underwear, that will just slow us down. I Pull my hair up and wind it in a lose bun and put on my glasses and a pair of killer hills, grab my note pad and pen and head into the office. I walk in and lean back against the door as I close it, sucking on my pen. Gabe’s sitting in the big leather office chair, facing away from me, he spins around, as I say “you wanted me to take something down for you, Mr Wilde Sir?”
He stares for a couple of beats, he blinks slowly, twice, his eyes staying closed a little longer than expected, ha, my appearance is having some effect, hope it’s the right one! I watch him swallow, hard, his lips are apart, his mouth slightly open as he runs his tongue around them and my insides quiver.
“Yes Ms Day I do, lock the door and come over here please”
I walk towards him, he’s breathing so loud I can hear him as I approach. My skirt is short and tight. It's one that I wore to a St Trinians night so was meant to be more for a school girl look than a secretary but it’s all I had to hand.
“Sit” he motions to his desk so I pull my skirt to the top of my thighs and sit, first with my legs open, just to give him a flash, then with my legs crossed. I slip my shoe off and dangle it from my toe, all the while, sucking on my pencil.
“I would like you to unzip my pants Ms Day, I would like you to take my cock in your mouth and suck, and then I would like you to pull up your skirt, bend over my desk, and let me fuck you. Have you got all that Ms Day?”
“Yes Sir, I have”
I slide off the desk, unzip his fly and pull out his cock, it is rock hard, and there are already juices leaking from the tip. I look him straight in the eye and lick my lips. I drop to my knees and take him as far into my mouth as I can. I can taste his saltiness and I wonder how long he will actually last as I flick my tongue over and into his tip. He's leaning back in his chair, hips forward, his hands in my hair, he makes the most amazing sound as he flexes his hips forward, pushing himself all the way to the back of my throat. He pulls my head back by my hair and says
“Bend”
I stand, pull my skirt up to my waist, and lay my body over his desk with my legs as wide apart as I can get them. Thanks to my heels, my hips are in the perfect position for him. He sits back on his chair for about a minute looking at me before saying
“Ms. Day that is by far, the sexiest thing I have ever seen in my fucking life”
He stands, takes two steps and slides his fingers inside me, his thumb circling me, there, in that most intimate of places. He lets my hair down out of the lose bun I had it in and grabs a handful and pulls my head back, forcing me to arch my back
“Fuck Lauren you’re so wet, I love you wet. Do you have any idea what it does to me, what you do to me?”
He yanks my hair a little harder and slaps me, right across my backside, my hips flex forward and the friction caused by the hard wood of the desk feels surprisingly good but my bum cheeks sting.
“Owww” I say it before I realise how much I actually like the sensation. He rubs his hand in circles over my burning cheeks, I circle my hips and move them up and down, like I am dry humping the desk and oh my god, it feels good. He slides into me with ease because I'm so wet. He holds onto my hips and it only takes a few thrusts and we both come almost instantly, trying to make as least noise as possible. We lay still for a few minutes, him flat on top of me as we catch our breath.
“Daaaad?” Ava calls from somewhere,
“Shit” says Gabe. He pulls out of me swiftly, zips up his fly and walks out the door saying
“Yes Ava, what is it?”
I laugh, remembering only too well the joy of having kids around when you’re trying to grab a quickie. I pull down my skirt and dive from the study back to our bedroom to clean myself up.
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After a quick shower, I pull my robe around me, grab my phone, and call Sonny in England.
“Hello mum, how are you?”
“I’m good baby boy, you?”
We exchange pleasantries, talk about the weather, the footy, the rugby finals and his training and then I decide to just come out with it
“Sonny, I need to let you know, I've met someone”
“Shit mum, that was fast”
“I know, I'm sorry, please don’t judge me, we met and boom it's just been amazing. I don't know how it’s going to go but for now, it’s really good” My face is burning with embarrassment as I try to explain myself to my eldest child.
“Does he treat you well?” Well that wasn’t the response I was expecting.
“He does Sonn, really well and he's put up with all my shit all week and he's just been brilliant”
“Do I know him?”
“No, no you don't”
“Look mum as long as he's looking after you and your happy, then I'm happy for you, fuck everyone else”
“Ha, you sound just like him”
I won't mention that's probably because he's only ten years older than him, that's for another phone call!
“Yeah? Well he must be a pretty good bloke then”
“He is”
“Then that’s good enough for me mum. You deserve to be happy”
My tears are instant. We did something right, Jay and I. We raised this boy to become the beautiful man that he is. I muffle my sobs as we continue our conversation.
We chat some more about Jess and her work and then he floors me by saying “I’m really sorry mum, I really didn’t know dad was treating you so badly, I never would never have left if I had known”
“Don’t be ridiculous Sonny, it was my choice to stay with him, mine and mine alone, you have nothing to feel guilty about, nothing at all”
I hate that he’s thinking like this, there is no guilt on my children’s part for any of this.
“I should have known mum, I did know a bit but I never thought he would hurt you, you always seemed to give as good as you got, I wish you had told us”
“Oh Sonn, please don’t feel bad, please, it was my choice to stay with him, I thought he would mellow with age but when you and Ryder moved out, he just seemed to get worse but it doesn’t matter now, I’ve left all of that behind me and I’m with someone who treats me well and would never lay a hand on me”
“Good, I’m glad you’re happy, I really am”
I’m going to be a snotty mess if I don’t get off the phone soon.
“I have to go Sonn; we are going out to dinner. I love you lots bubby”
“Like jelly tots Mum, have a good night, speak soon”
Well telling him about Gabe was easier than I thought; something tells me Ryder will be much less accommodating though. Before I get chance to call him, I notice Gabe leaning in the door way.
Did he listen to my call, did I say anything stupid? Don't think so.
“You okay?”
“I'm good, what did Ava want?”
“Ahhh just wanted to know where we were going and did they have to dress up for dinner”
He comes and sits on the bed beside me, takes my hand and kisses it.
“I meant what I said earlier Lauren”
“Oh, that's okay, I think what we just did in the office is thanks enough”
He shakes his head.
“I don't mean about thanking you, although I do, immensely. I mean you are, by far the sexiest thing I've ever seen”
I look down into my lap. Why does he say these things, I know I'm not sexy. He lifts my chin with his finger so that I look at him.
“What you did just now, in the office, the way you looked, what you wore. It was fucking mind blowing Lauren and the sexiest thing a woman has ever done for me, we really will have to think up some more little scenes like that”
He kisses me and we lay back on the bed, side by side just looking at each other. He traces my lips with the tips of his fingers.
“Dad what was...? Oops! Sorrrrryyyyy” Ava walks in, turns, and walks out again. Gabe sighs and says “Ava, come here, what do you want?” she swings around and comes back in.
“Awwwww you two are soooo cute” she pinches Gabe’s cheek as she says it.
“Look at my Daddy, all loved up and happy” I can't help but laugh. She kisses his cheek.
“I like you like this Dad, even your eyes are smiling, don't ever leave him and make him sad again, will you Lauren”
I'm not sure if my heart is breaking or bursting?
“Ava. What exactly was it you wanted?”
“Oh, yeah, just wanted to know the name of the restaurant we're going to, I wanted to Google the menu”
“Harba”
“Thaaaanks, you two better stop getting naked and start getting ready” she says as she sweeps out of the room. “And you really should think about getting a lock on this bedroom door”
We are both still lying on the bed, I lean over and pinch his cheek, and we both laugh. Why have I spent all day worrying about meeting this child? She's as gorgeous and out there as her dad.
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Gabe was right when he said we would have a good week with Ava. It's been a blast, even the sun was out for most of it, we shopped, we lunched, we even had a spa day up at the hot springs when Gabe went into the office on Thursday, just us girls and I've got to say, I really enjoyed myself. It gave me a chance for some grooming and I allowed the girls to have a manicure and a pedicure whilst I have my eyebrows waxed and eyelashes tinted. They are two pretty mature thirteen year old girls and with Gabe out of the way we talk about boys. Neither of them has ever been kissed properly, they both have boys that they fancy but no boyfriends. Sophie has started her periods but Ava is really worried because she still hasn’t. I tell her to chat to her mum and Stella and find out when they started because that would be an indicator of when she would start. Shit, after saying that, I hope they were older than thirteen. Then they turn the tables and ask me if I love Gabe, I explain that we are still a very new couple but I care for him very much. Sophie makes me laugh or LOL as they say, yes, they actually say LOL, when she tells me that she thinks Gabe is the hottest dad she has ever known. Waaaaay hotter than her dad apparently.
By Friday, Gabe is pretty strung out. Work is stressful, entertaining two teenagers has worn him out mentally and I think, he is also stressed about how Ava and I are getting along, On top of this, Ryder is refusing to take my calls, no doubt Julie has got the word out there about myself and Gabe and as much as I have tried to hide it from him, he knows how much it’s getting me down. He is also acutely aware of how stressed I am about meeting the rest of his family tomorrow, so on Friday night we order takeout and play on the Wii; he beats us all and shows no mercy and I hope that it’s made him feel just a little bit better. By the time we call it a night and head off to bed, he seems a little more relaxed than he has the last couple of days. Despite the girls being down in their own room we can hear them giggle and laugh and scream.
“Do girls not have volume control?” he says an hour after we have gone to bed. He's only joking, I think! We have been talking about Ryder's refusal to take my calls. I'm upset about it but I know how much Jays continuous calls piss me off when I don't want to talk to him, so I haven't called since Wednesday and have said that I will leave it for a few more days and just wait and see. Gabe disagrees.
“Why don't you just go round and see him and sort things out?”
“No, I know what he's like, if I go round it will just piss him off more, I'll leave it until after the weekend and if I haven’t heard from him still, then I’ll go around to his place”
“Well if your sure baby”
“No Gabe, I'm not sure but that's what I'm going to do, so can we drop it please? What did you say we would take to your Dads tomorrow? Do I need to cook something and what’s your Dad’s name, you've never told me”
We are curl
ed up together, my head on his chest, my arm and leg over and around him, his arm around me. As soon as I mention tomorrow, I feel him tense. I'm starting to worry now that he's worrying about me meeting his family. Is he wondering what they will think, of me? Shit, I bet he’s embarrassed.
“It’s sorted, we are in charge of seafood, I've arranged for it to be delivered, and my Dad’s name is Charlie”
“I don’t have to go you know, I will understand if you want to just take the girls”
“What are you talking about Lauren?” He pushes himself up on his elbow and looks down at me.
“To your dads, if you don’t want to take me, I do understand, I don’t want you to be embarrassed and feel like you have to take me”
He moves so that he can see my face. “What the fuck are you going on about, why would I be embarrassed? I can’t wait to introduce you to my family; you know for a clever woman, you really do talk shit at times”
Okaaay!
He kisses the top of my head and I get the feeling that that's the end of our conversation or that topic at least.
After such a busy week, we are both soon asleep.
I dream, I don't remember exactly what about but I remember being inspected and poked by a crowd of people and they are all saying “No, no, no”
I wake continuously and a couple of times Gabe has to wake me and calm me down. The other thing I'm aware of is really bad cramps in my belly. Looks like I've got a period on the way. Oh Joy!
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
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As I start to wake in the morning, I'm aware that both my head and my tummy ache. I don't want to open my eyes incase doing so makes my head hurt more but when I do, Gabe is laying alongside, facing me. He strokes my cheek with the back of his index finger.