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Kelcie

Isit in silence with my wine.

I ate my food not because he commanded that I do, but because I was hungry.

He can be demanding which can piss me off, but the way he strode over to me didn’t scare me but excite me, my body igniting ready for him to take control of it.

I never imagined that I would want anything like this, but I am willing and want to give him what he wants, and I can’t deny I like doing it.

I sit watching him as he works and find myself completely relaxed and content.

Something I can’t recall feeling for years, if at all.

I never felt comfortable in my parent’s home, the pressure of them always wanting me to do more, achieve more, was too much for me to bear.

After watching my father work himself into the ground, I knew I wasn’t going to do something that resulted in working sixty-plus hours a week.

Working that hard, spending all that time working and then dying before you could enjoy retirement, enjoy life, wasn’t an option for me.

I want to enjoy my life, so the plan is to leave London and go somewhere that’s a slower pace, calm, warm.

I tell myself that is still the plan, I’m still working and when Gabriel has had enough of me and I lose my job, that’s when I will leave.

So, I may as well have some decent sex before I go.

My mind replays our time in the shower, considering how many times he has made me come it’s the first time that he has been completely naked, and his body was better than I imagined.

His broad shoulders chiselled back and arms, which compliment his defined sculpted chest and stomach made my mouth dry just looking at him.

I ran my fingertips over each muscle, feeling every indentation, permanently committing every inch of him to memory.

I felt his core tense when I moved lower, tracing the V line of his lower abs.

Feeling my whole body lighten a soft smile spreads on my lips as my eyes become heavy and as much as I try and fight it, I can’t stop them from closing.

I’m unsure of how much time passes as I feel a hand brush my face, opening my eyes, he’s beside me slowly running his fingers along my cheek.

“Come on I’ll take you home.”

His words are soft and peaceful.

Helping me to my feet he wraps his arm around me.

Even though I fell asleep on a couch I had a peaceful sleep.

“What time is it?”

“It’s gone 1am.”

We leave the bar, and his car is waiting outside for us, I haven’t woken up properly, the hazy, sleepy feeling still present when suddenly an eerie sensation takes over me.

Scanning the streets, I think I see someone across the road watching us, I rub my eyes trying to focus them.

The streetlight is out, causing me to strain my gaze and furrow my brow.

Gabriel’s grip on my arm tightens when he notices my expression.

“What is it?”

“Nothing, I thought I just saw something.

It doesn’t matter.”

I try and brush it off putting it down to not being fully awake yet.

He turns and looks at Anders who sets off across the road.

“Get in the car.”

He forces me in and shuts the door behind me the driver instantly locking it.

I try and look out the windows to see what’s happening but can’t see anything.

After a few minutes, the car is unlocked, and Gabriel gets in.

“What’s happening?”

I can’t stop my voice from sounding panicked.

“Nothing to worry about.”

“Gabriel, please at least talk to me.”

His eyes are on mine.

I can tell he doesn’t want to tell me.

“If we are doing this and I’m going to be with you, then you need to start letting me in.”

He takes a deep breath, exhaling a deep sigh before talking.

“A few of the girls have said that they think a guy has been watching the place when they leave at closing.

So, we are just checking it out.”

My thoughts go to the man I ran into, and if it’s worth telling him.

I shake my head at the thought thinking it’s an overreaction.

“What is it?”

His words are stern but concerned.

I sigh knowing that I have no choice but to tell him, I need to start controlling my facial expressions better.

As I explain to him, I see the anger building in his eyes.

“Why the fuck didn’t you tell me.”

“I didn’t think it was anything, I ran into someone by accident.”

“Kelcie, you need to understand that there are some people out there that are not, let’s say fond of me and will want to get to me in any way possible.

Now that you’re mine you are one of those ways.

And what the fuck were you doing going running without telling me anyway.”

I just stare at him.

If I don’t know what he does, or he doesn’t tell me things, how the fuck was I supposed to know that people may want to hurt him, or that I can’t go for a run when I want to.

I can feel the snidey comment on the tip of my tongue, ready to ask him if I need to tell him when I am going to the bathroom, but I don’t.

If people want to hurt him and will happily use me to do so, it makes sense why he is so protective of me.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t think.”

He grabs my face and pulls me close, kissing me.

“I need you to be safe.”

“Then maybe it would help if you talked to me and warned me about certain things.”

He doesn’t respond and instructs the driver to take us to the house.

I sit in silence, feeling like I’ve been pulled into a world that I don’t belong in and that there is no way out without something bad happening to me.

But I it’s too late, I’m too far gone to pull away from him now.

We pull up to a large detached beautiful house, big enough for a family to call a home.

I see cameras watching every angle of the property including a cabin to the side.

It looks like it could be a high-class, homely Air B&B, where they have staff staying in the cabin so as not to disturb you but be at your beck and call.

Gabriel steps out guiding me to follow him.

“Where are we?”

“Home.”

His response makes my eyebrows raise.

“This is where you live?”

I can’t help but sound surprised.

I didn’t imagine him having a home like this.

I expected more of a bachelor pad.

Another assumption that I have got wrong.

“You’ll have to mind the mess, I am having some refurbishment undertaken and it’s not quite finished yet.”

We walk in, the place is modern and stylish.

Leading me to the kitchen he pulls out a stool for me to sit on at the breakfast bar.

It’s a kitchen that someone who loves to cook would appreciate.

There is a small round table and four chairs, which I imagine that he uses when he’s not hosting people which I can’t imagine he does.

“Anders will be here shortly, we have some things to go over.

You can stay for the meeting if you wish.”

He pushes a glass of water over to me.

I contemplate staying, but I feel exhausted.

“If I don’t, will you answer my questions instead?”

“Yes.”

“I’d like to go to bed then please.”

He looks at me, a slight smile touching the edge of his lips.

He walks around the breakfast bar and lifts me to my feet.

Guiding me upstairs he takes me into a large bedroom with an en-suite, it’s modern and relaxing.

“The bathroom should have everything you need, I won’t be long.”

He wraps his arms around me and kisses me softly.

The way his hands rest on the base of my back and his fingers brush the top of my arse sends tingles through my body.

As he releases me and I turn towards the bathroom, he slaps my arse and tells me to sleep naked.

I get ready and climb into bed, naked as he wished.

I lay thinking about the past few weeks, how things have changed and how he makes me feel.

I feel sexy, wanted and it’s giving me confidence that I didn’t know I had.

He makes me nervous yet excited and I’m comfortable being completely naked around him even when he’s fully dressed.

The emotions that he makes me feel are confusing, there is something in me telling me to walk away but something even stronger stopping me.

I feel my body relax completely and it doesn’t take long for sleep to take over me, my eyes falling closed.