‘Why’s it crazy? We want to be together, you own your property, now I own one which is a good investment for me. We get to live together and you’re right next door to your best friend. You can see her whenever you want, have sleep overs if being with me twenty-four-seven gets too much and I don’t have to worry about your safety when you’re just crossing the hall to come home. It’s perfect.’
‘But your house? Everything that you’ve got there, your cinema, your swi…’
‘I’ve everything I need right here Mia, I have you. Say yes, please say yes. You already pay the bills on your place, I’ll pay everything on mine, that way if you decided it was too much, too soon, you only have to move back across the hall. You’ll have lost nothing financially.’
‘You’re barking mad, Gabe Austin.’ I ran my fingers across his lips.
‘Mia, please answer me.’ He kissed each fingertip as it trailed past and his eyes were pleading with me.
‘Not until you tell me why you waited five days to tell me this.’
‘You started this wanting no strings Mia, I thought the accident would be too much for you to deal with and that you’d break it off with me, but you’ve been so supportive and you haven’t left my side all week. I just felt now was the right time, we’re still together despite the challenges we’ve both just been through. I’m sorry baby, you must’ve been waiting for an answer or explanation from me.’
‘I thought you were avoiding as it was too soon for me to ask, so I tried to pretend like it never happened.’
‘Do you still want to pretend it never happened?’
‘No.’ I ran my fingers over the stitches on his temple.
‘So it’s a yes?’
‘Yes, I’d love to live with you next door,’ I smiled, then giggled as his face lit up.
‘O, Mia,’ he sighed with a huge beaming smile that took over his face. ‘You’ve no idea how much better I feel already, come and cuddle me,’ he ordered. I shuffled up to his side and lay my leg across his and placed an arm gently up his stomach, resting my hand on his chest as I kissed him and he slid his arm around my neck. I lay down with my head on his shoulder and sighed happily.
‘What would you have done if I’d said no?’ I asked.
‘I’d still have moved in. At least I’d have been closer to you.’
‘You’re such a romantic, Gabe.’
‘I’ve already had my architect submit plans to gut the place and turn it into a fantastic large one bedroom apartment, with master suite like mine at home and an open plan kitchen, diner and lounge. What do you think?’ He lay a trail of kisses on top of my head.
‘I think as long as I get to sleep with you at night Gabe, I’ll be happy. When the hell did you meet the architect?’
‘I haven’t, I’ve been emailing him from the hospital on my iPad. God, typing one fingered with your left hand takes forever.’
‘Got to say I’m relieved, I wondered what you were doing on that iPad for so long, especially when you kept putting it to sleep every time I tried to look,’ I laughed. I thought he’d been watching porn.
‘I wanted it to be a surprise if we made it through the week. We can still go back to the house and spend time there with the pool and cinema anytime we want and at least Lexi’s not going to feel like we’re pushing her out by me moving into yours.’
‘You’ve thought of everything,’ I said as I caressed his chest.
‘I’ve thought of nothing else, it’s kept me going all week. We’re going to do all the interior design and shopping together, so it’ll be our place, Mia. I love you so much, you’ve made me really happy.’
‘You make me happy all the time Gabe, and we’re going to have so much fun planning this together, but right now I need you to rest and sleep for me. You never got to open my presents on Saturday and I want to make sure you can later and then we’re going to have an early night watching TV and sleeping together, ok?’
‘That sounds perfect baby. God, it’s so good to have you right next to me.’
‘Sssshhhh, Gabe. Sleep for me.’
We both woke up at quarter to six when we heard Lexi open the front door.
‘Stay in bed, I’ll go and catch up with her. Do you need anything?’
‘I’m good, more than good baby, I’m ecstatic,’ he smiled happily.
‘You’re very easily pleased.’ I kissed his forehead and got up and pulled on my grey jersey shorts and blew him a kiss and headed out into the hall. ‘Lex?’ I called.
‘Jesus Christ,’ she screamed. ‘Mia? Is that you?’
‘No. It’s a female burglar who knows your name giving you advance warning. Where are you?’
‘Bedroom. You just gave me a sodding heart attack,’ she uttered. I went in to find her sitting on her bed sorting out her bag.
‘Sorry Lex, I just needed some extra stuff with starting back at Uni Monday. Are you sure you’re ok being here on your own for a few weeks? You can still change your mind and move back into Gabe’s with us.’
‘Mia we’ve discussed this, it’s not like he can look after himself in the state he’s in, is it? He’ll feel more comfortable in his own house with all his gadgets and stuff to entertain him and you don’t need me hanging around the two of you all the time.’
‘That and you’re hoping to get in a little action with Doug,’ I grinned.
‘Well yes, it’d help for you to be out of the way for that. I’m still bleeding a bit though, it’s a bitch.’
‘Should you see a doctor, Lex? Is that normal?’
‘Apparently so.’
‘Listen, do you have plans Tuesday? If I can get Doug to spend the morning with Gabe I’d really like for us to have some time together. Shop, lunch and maybe you could stay over at Gabe’s and we could get drunk and watch movies. I know Doug has lectures in the afternoon, so I’d need to be back to look after Gabe.’
‘God Mia, that sounds so good, count me in. I’ll bribe Doug with the promise of sex to get him to cover the afternoon as well if needs be.’
‘It means getting up early, Lexi. I’d need to be back at Gabe’s for two-thirty the latest if Doug can’t cover.’
‘Lunch is on you then if I’ve got to get up that bloody early. What’s going on? You usually only interrupt shopping with lunch when you need to talk. You ok?’
‘Combination of good and bad news today. Not quite processed it myself yet. So yes, it’d be great to talk if you don’t mind?’
‘Anytime Mia, you know that.’
‘I better get a few bits packed and get him home. Do you need any money for food while I’m away?’
‘I’m fine,’ she responded looking down in her bag.
‘Lex?’
‘Ok I’m not fine, but I hate having to rely on hand outs, one day I’ll pay you back, you know that right?’ she said as she looked up at me full of gratitude.
‘Lexi, you’re my virtual sister, if helping you out means I get to keep you here with me then I don’t care. Just don’t waste it all on booze, feed yourself please. I’ll do a bank transfer for you tonight, ok?’
‘You’re the best.’ She got up and gave me a hug and went in to chat to Gabe who was propped up in bed. I rummaged around my room as they talked and I packed some more clothes and a bikini in Lexi’s small carry on case. I was ready to start working out again and figured I may as well take advantage of having a pool on site. Lexi took the case down to the car while I dressed Gabe and helped him down and we said our goodbyes.
We arrived back at his to find Doug waiting to help us. He settled us in and left us to it. I insisted on Gabe going to his bedroom, instead of the lounge, which I could tell he wasn’t happy about, especially when I made him get in on my side of the bed.
‘Stop bloody grumbling and lie back on these pillows. I rang Mrs. Darby this morning and asked her to change the bedding so it’s all fresh. You’d only watch TV downstairs, which you can do up here and at least you’re more comfortable if you fall asleep. Plus I want you to open
your gifts, then I’ve a little surprise for you that I think you’re going to love. Trust me, you’ll thank me for putting you on this side.’
‘I’m already loving being home, here with you. It’s like a preview of us living together. Did you tell her?’
‘No. It was actually her that told me I should do it, but even so, I need to do it gently, preferably over lots of alcohol. Listen, would you mind if I spent the morning with her on Tuesday and did lunch? We were hoping to come over here for movie night and you could come down and join us.’
‘Baby spend the day with her, you’ve spent so much time looking after me you need some time for yourself.’ He grabbed my hand and kissed it as I tucked the duvet carefully around him and sat on the edge of the bed playing with his fingers.
‘Gabe I can’t, plus I’m not leaving you on your own all afternoon, Doug has lectures so can only cover the morning.’
‘Mia, I can spend a few hours alone, I’m not at deaths door. I’ll make sure I have a rest and I can find my way to and from the bathroom on my own. I want you to do it, for me. Go and have some fun.’
‘I have fun with you,’ I smiled.
‘I love you for saying that Mia, but it’s not been fun at all for you the last week so you’ll do as you’re told and go and have a day out with Lexi. Just promise you’ll come home to me, I don’t want to spend the night without you.’
‘Try and stop me.’ I stood up and leaned over and kissed the top of his head. ‘Right, presents. I’m torn between the meaningful one and the fun one.’
‘Meaningful. I’m intrigued.’ I got the gifts from where they had been left on Saturday afternoon and put the smallest in his lap. ‘Mia, you need to open it for me. I’m kind of one handed here.’
‘Of course, sorry.’ I unwrapped it and put it on his palm and watched his face. He broke into the biggest smile, then his face softened when he looked at me and I felt butterflies in my stomach. It was pure love and adoration and warmed me to my core. ‘I couldn’t afford a real Lamborghini Veneno, so I hoped you’d like miniature key ring instead,’ I smiled.
‘Baby I love it.’
‘It’s not just because you like the car,’ I whispered.
‘I know, I got that and that’s why I love it, Mia. It’s an expression of you and me, how much you love me. Like my heart and picture were to you. Every time I pick up my keys and look at this I’ll remember what you said to me, that I’m your Lamborghini engine and it’ll make me so happy, you’ll be with me everywhere I go. God, I love you Mia, I wish I could hold you properly.’
‘You have other presents to open.’
‘I don’t care, I have everything I ever wanted right here, right now.’
‘You’re so soft sometimes, I like that side of you.’ I bent over and kissed him and he put his car on his lap and grabbed my hair flowing over my shoulder to keep me on him. His lips were so soft and warm and I melted as I kissed him back. I pushed my hand into his hair and ran my thumb over his scar before pulling away when I felt him responding too vigorously.
‘Don’t stop baby,’ he moaned.
‘Gabe, you know what’ll happen and we both end up frustrated. I promise you as soon as you’re able to have sex again, I’m going to go all out, and nothing will hold me back. I miss your arms around me, I miss holding you tight, I miss you inside me … I miss everything we had.’
‘And will have again. I hate that I can’t do these things too Mia, do you have any idea how badly I need you? It’s fucking torture,’ he grizzled. I reached down and grabbed his clenched fist and kissed it and made him open it up so I could kiss each finger.
‘I need to work on relaxing you, Gabe. Let’s open this present and then I need a while to sort out something that I know will help get rid of some of your frustrations. Trust me,’ I smiled and brushed his hair behind his ear. He leaned into my hand and gave a half smile, full of frustration. I unwrapped the paper for him and took out the Ann Summers bag and watched a flash of interest cross his eyes, they had a little more sparkle in them.
‘Mia, what did you get?’
‘A few things for both of us to enjoy when you’re better, so here are a pair of handcuffs that won’t bite quite so hard.’ I handed him the soft leather buckle wrist cuffs with a solid chain between them and enjoyed the look on his face as he touched them and smiled. I pulled out some bundles of soft bondage rope, which made him gasp and then a vibrator with a difference. It branched out into three prongs, the vibrator, rabbit ears and a set of attached anal beads. I thought he was going to pass out.
‘Fuck Mia, you show me all this when I can’t do anything about it. You’d better not use this vibrator without me.’
‘I was thinking it’d be nice to keep for you to use on me until we can have sex again. When I can give you a blow job as well it would fulfil my fantasy of being filled in every hole,’ I winked. He groaned and shut his eyes quickly before looking back at me.
‘Baby you’ve no idea how much harder that’s going to make me work on getting better. The thought of you tied up is bad enough, but being able to use this on you at the same time? Fuck it, I’m hard again.’
‘Then I’ll open your last wrapped gift and then go and sort out the other, which may help.’ I unwrapped the last gift and he grinned when he saw it was Agent Provocateur tissue paper, then looked at me confused when I unwrapped it. ‘For someone so experienced I can’t believe you’re looking at me like that, Gabe. It’s a leather paddle for you to spank me with.’
‘Mia, seriously? It’s one thing using my hand, but this?’ He ran his hand over the smooth shiny black leather.
‘I like being spanked, Gabe and I thought you fucked hard and wanted to please me. Are you wimping out on me? Do I need to find someone else to do it to me?’ I teased and regretted it instantly as his eyes flashed a warning at me.
‘No one touches you but me, Mia. No one. And you teasing me like that makes me want to use it on you now, really hard.’
‘Stop, now you’re getting me all excited. Mrs. Darby doesn’t go in the bedside table does she? I’ll be really embarrassed if she finds all these bits.’ He shook his head and I saw him grasp himself over the duvet. I leaned over and kissed him. ‘I’ll be back shortly and you better still be hard.’
‘Trust me, I’ll be hard for days thinking about what I’m going to do with you when this fucking sling’s off,’ he grumbled.
I gathered up the sex toys and put them in the bedside cabinet and saw he was clutching his car key ring again. I prised it out of his hand much to his disgust and went and put it on his bedside table before undoing my cardigan and peeling off my t-shirt and letting them drop on the floor. His eyes widened as they took in my breasts in my bra and my bare stomach. I undid the button and zip on my jeans and turned and walked toward the door and started to wiggle and pull them down and heard a deep sigh as I bent over in my fitted knickers and pushed them to my ankles then kicked them both off. I looked back over my shoulder and winked at him and went into the dressing room and shut the door.
I found the outfit I’d purchased last Saturday, not knowing at the time just how appropriate it would be. I changed into my new white lace underwear with stockings and suspenders before getting ready and quietly opening the door to the bedroom. He was lying back with his eyes closed, so I positioned myself leaning on the door frame, my ankles crossed.
‘Hello Mr. Austin, I’m nurse Page and I think it’s time for your medication.’ I grinned to myself as he opened his eyes and they nearly popped out of his head. I watched as he worked his way up my body, lingering on my white stockings to where the lace was captured by my white suspender belt, which could just be seen under the very short and tight white pvc nurses outfit with a red cross on the chest. I’d left the zip low enough that he could see my white bra and the domes of my breasts straining to get out. I’d put the white hat on at a jaunty angle and some bright red lipstick. His eyes were dark and lips parted. ‘You like?’ I asked as I turned around and ben
t over and shook my bottom at him.
‘I love, baby,’ he growled and the sexual undercurrent in his voice made me quiver. ‘Come to me,’ he ordered. I walked around to my side of the bed where he reclined, his face so lustful it made me wet and I felt my nipples harden. I stood next to him and let him run his hand up between my thighs and caress the bare skin over my stocking tops.
‘Still mad I put you on this side of the bed?’
‘Hell no,’ he laughed, before moving his fingers between my legs, stroking my knickers. I moaned to feel his touch there again and he groaned loudly as his pupils dilated. ‘You’re wet, I can feel it. Fuck Mia, this is so hard.’ I pulled his hand away and dropped to my knees and then put each of his fingers in my mouth, sucking them one by one until he groaned again. I guided his hand to my cleavage and let him slide it into my bra to touch my breast. It was like Chinese torture for me, to have him this close, touching my skin, but knowing he couldn’t make love to me.
‘Would you like me to blow you now?’
‘Not yet. Take off the dress, slowly,’ he asked hoarsely. I kept watching his face as I slowly lowered the zip all the way down and shrugged it off and he whistled through his teeth as he looked at me kneeling there. ‘Leave your bra on but take your breasts out, I need to touch them.’ I put a hand in each lace cup and freed them pushing the material underneath which pushed them up and together even more. His hand was on one in an instant, kneading it before his fingers circled them, pulling at my nipples until they were throbbing and I moaned softly.
‘O God, I’ve missed your touch.’
‘I’ve missed touching you. Let me make you come Mia, please.’
‘Nurse Page is here to look after you, Mr. Austin, not the over way around. I could do you for sexual harassment, you know.’ I pulled his hand away and stood up, pleased at the way his eyes followed my every move. I carefully leaned over steadying myself on the headboard and let him take my left nipple in his mouth. He was like a greedy child that hadn’t been fed for days, suckling and biting hard to the point of pain, which made me wince and turned me on even more. His hand worked on my right breast pumping it hard.
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