LOGINMy usual stoic approach to things failed me, and I was more nervous than expected on the way to her appointment with the doctor. She seemed fine since she had no idea what I was really after, and her excited chatter each time she saw something new out the window helped keep me grounded, at least for a little while. Suspecting she was pregnant and having her pregnancy confirmed by a professional are two completely different things, though I can tell you that. I didn’t know that seeing the black and white ultrasound printout would make such a difference, but the thing that surprised me most and put fear in me was the fact that she was carrying twins. She seemed to be in shock, so I had to get my act together to offer her the strength she needed, though all the angst I had since the beginning came rushing back. I wanted more than anything to know what she was thinking, feeling, but for the first time as a man, I was lost for words. I didn’t want to hear anything negative about my
There was only one hiccup as far as I could see, and that was the fact that I had yet to meet his mother. I only mention it because that had seemed of the utmost importance to him before we arrived, and now he doesn’t seem too keen; in fact, he hasn’t even mentioned it with all the running around we’ve done. I concluded that something had gone wrong, but I was too chicken to ask, because I was afraid of what he might say. Since I didn’t want anything to mar our otherwise perfect time together, I did my best to ignore the sting of rejection. Maybe that was the very reason Gabriel had been going above and beyond to make sure I was enjoying myself. Still, as much as I tried to ignore it, there was no escaping that little bit of fear that lingered. What if he sent me back because his mother didn’t like me? What if this causes a rift in their relationship, which seemed great before I came along? I’m sure he’d choose his mother over me, the girl he’d just met. I was tying mys
SILLA I can get used to this. I’ve been in the city for four days and I’m already hooked on the sights and sounds and the people, so many people. For a people watcher like me, it’s like paradise. I’m sure I would’ve loved the city no matter what, but experiencing it with Gabriel makes it all the more special, and I can’t believe that this is my life. My mother, who I talk to every single day, is happy and seems to be flourishing in her new life so far. I talk to my Dad as well and it’s getting easier to accept that all of this is happening, though sometimes it still seems unreal. A part of me is still a bit wary and leaves me with that feeling of waiting for the other shoe to drop. Gabriel keeps busy throughout the day when we get back from my little adventures as he calls them, and it’s the first time since we’ve met that I’ve been away from him for any length of time. He's usually just down the hall in his home office with the door closed, but it f
Talk about feelings; the way my heart jumped and my dick grew hard as soon as she came into my arms is something I never want to lose. The two reactions are so all-encompassing and yet so far removed from each other that it made my head spin. This girl! How? Why? I still don’t know the answers to that question. All I know is that it’s all new to me, this cacophony of feelings that bombard my system and send my senses reeling each and every time. It’s like something zapped me on that very first day we met and hasn’t eased up on its hold on me since. I stupidly thought that once back in the city, it would wear off, and I’d come back to my senses, at least a little bit, but truth be told, it only seems to have intensified. Because now I had brought her here, away from everyone and everything she knew, as limited as it was. I didn’t take into consideration how that new weight of responsibility would feel. I didn’t know that two hours after bringing her home for t
I slipped out of bed once I was sure she was asleep. I’d heard Mom’s ringtone earlier, but I was otherwise occupied. I shouldn’t put off calling her back for much longer, or she’d keep calling and wake my girl up. No doubt she’d been calling to give me an earful for not coming to see her, but I’m sure I can get her to calm down and erase whatever hurt she’s feeling. I hadn’t thought this thing through very well, I realize, knowing how sensitive Mom can be, but my only thought was of getting Silla home and settled before her life here began. I think I’m beginning to see why friends in the past always seemed to change once they got married and settled down. It seems to be a given that once you change your life in that way, there’s no help for it. I’ll be the first to say I never expected to fall victim to the same malady, but here we are, day one, and I’ve already fallen down the rabbit hole. Like now, I needed to call Mom but was finding it hard to leave her side even though
Chapter 181: NIKKI “Do you see what I mean? She’s already started.” I’d left for a few hours with the promise of bringing her dessert from her favorite bakery downtown. I’d planned to use that as an excuse to drop in while Gabriel was here, but I walked in to find her alone while her husband was up in his office, and no sign of Gabriel or the unwelcomed slut. Of course, I worked my way around to asking about his arrival as soon as I walked in, and that’s when I learned that he hadn’t shown up but had called to say he’d be here the next day. I hid my disappointment well but soon realized that this was the perfect opening and better than I could hope for. “What do you mean?” “What does Gabriel usually do when he returns to the city after being away for so long?” “Comes to see me and his stepdad, even before going to his place.” “So why do you think he didn’t do that this time?” I wasn’t going to say it out loud if I didn’t have to, but I sure as hell was going to le
Apparently, I do, because I reached for her hand and squeezed it gently, not caring about our audience in the backseat, who seemed more preoccupied with her phone anyway. “It’s going to be okay.” I raised her hand to my lips and then rested it on my thigh as we drove through the gates of home. Home!
I wonder where he went and why I felt so restless when he was out of my sight. Chantal and I had shut ourselves away in her room, but I was feeling closed in and out of sorts; plus, Bella needed to go outside for her morning romp in the little patch of grass in the yard. I was hiding from Emma and N
My phone rang before we could even clear the gate; it was Chantal. “Hey, where’d you go? Did you guys leave? Where are you going?”“I don’t know. Gabe, where are we going?” I was way giddier than the situation warranted, but I didn’t care if he noticed.I felt like flying like the sun had escaped the
Wolf has done a number on me. I sat there listening to them talk back and forth and looking for any sign that what he said was true. She sounded the same to me, shy and sweet. Even when Nikki made a crack about the only stores, they’d passed on the way into town being Walmart and some ninety-nine-ce







