Chapter 29
CHAPTER 29
GAbrIEL
T his time, when Leah’s period arrives, I’m not sure how to feel. I can see the devastation in her face, and my heart clenches at her pain.
“Maybe there’s a problem,” she says over dinner one evening.
“It’s still early days,” I say, trying to put her mind at rest. “But if you want, I can arrange for you to see someone. Get checked out.” I had my sperm count checked before I offered to be her sperm donor.
“Maybe,” she says, her hands clasped in her lap.
I place a hand over hers and squeeze. “I’m sure everything’s fine. It’s not an exact science what we’re doing.”
In my opinion, the chances of that working are low. She’s only utilised an ovulation kit and a thermometer before exposing herself to four samples of sperm. Or maybe that’s just wishful thinking on my part. I still can’t get the feeling of Leah coming around my cock out of my head, her vice-like grip milking my dick.
I shift uncomfortably in my seat .
“I know,” she sighs. “Shall I order some more kits?” Her question surprises me.
My muscles tense.
“Is that what you want?” I ask. My dick protests at the thought.
Colour drifts up Leah’s neck. “No,” she says, her eyes on mine.
“Clinical sex it is then,” I say, a happy dance being done below my waist.
Leah’s colour deepens. She opens and then re-closes her mouth as if wanting to say something but holding back.
“Leah, whatever it is you want to say, just say it. I think we’re past polite talk.”
Her hand goes to the bracelet I bought her, running it through her fingers. “I was... I was thinking.” She bites her lip, drawing my gaze to its fullness.
“Leah,” I warn.
“I was wondering if we should have more sex. Whether twice a month isn’t enough,” she says in a rush of words. “I was reading.”
I grasp her hand in mine and softly squeeze, stopping her tirade in its tracks.
“It’s fine, I was thinking the same thing. But it needs to be your decision.”
Her shoulders relax, and she turns her hand over in mine. Interlinking our fingers. I glance down and a warmth spreads through my chest at the sight.
“That’s settled,” I say.
Leah nods, her eyes shining.
My fingers ache with the need to touch her. I withdraw my hand and get up, needing to put some space between us. If not, period or not, I’m going to be bending Leah over the sofa and sinking into her silky depths. Not what I think she’s expecting .
“I have some work to do in my office,” I say more sharply than I intend.
“Okay, I’ll see you in the morning.”
I move away,
“Gabriel,” Leah’s voice calls after me. “Can I use your bath?”
I stop in my tracks. Heaven help me. I stay facing away from her. The thought of her naked in my bath is more than my dick can take. It wants her. It doesn’t understand it has to wait.
“Of course, help yourself,” I say, my voice huskier than I expect.
“Thank you,” Leah says.
I make my way to my office and close the door behind me. I drop into my gaming chair and stare at the ceiling, before adjusting my swollen cock to make myself comfortable. I stare at the screens in front of me, unable to concentrate. It’s going to be a long night.
I close my eyes and an idea begins to form. Opening them, I pick up the phone, and call the one person I know can help.
“Hey, stranger, it’s been a while,” A chirpy voice answers almost immediately.
“Pen, I need a favour,” I say.
A chuckle comes down the phone. “Always the charmer, Gabriel.”
I grunt. “You know me,” I say.
“I do. So, what can I do for you? I take it this isn’t a social call.”
I’m not sure what I’m doing, but I want to do it. “I need another console set up.”
“Your current one not good enough?” Comes the sarcastic reply.
“Of course it is. I need another one set up. ”
“Interesting. I only gave you our latest handheld console last month. Wow, has Mr Cool, Calm and Collected finally lost it? Or is there another reason?”
“You’ve developed a large nose today,” I say, only to face laughter at the other end of the phone.
“True, but come on, Gabe, loosen up.”
I huff. “Only you get away with talking to me like this,” I add.
“But that is because we’ve known each other for years, and we know each other’s secrets. They are a powerful weapon.”
I would never expose Pen’s secrets any more than she would expose mine. We both like our lives the way they are. The idea of that changing is not one either of us wants.
“Fine,” I say. “I want a console bank set up identical to mine. It’s for Leah.”
“Ah, Leah, your new housemate.”
“News travels fast.” Unsurprised she knows about Leah. She has her ear to the ground and her fingers in more pies than I can count.
“That would be the one.”
“Consider it done. And Gabe, I’m happy for you.”
“It’s not?—”
“Hey, it’s me you’re talking to remember? It’s okay to like her.”
“That’s not our agreement.” I bite my cheek when I realise what I’ve just said.
There’s silence on the other end of the line. “It doesn’t have to be all or nothing, my friend.”
“Maybe not, but it’s how she wants it, and who am I to argue?”
“But you want more?”
“Honestly, I don’t know. I’m set in my ways, I prefer solitude, and apparently, I’m terrible at relationships, according to every woman I’ve ever dated. I’m not prepared to lose her friendship. I refuse to take that risk.”
“Have you considered that, until now, you just haven’t met the right woman. If you want my advice?”
“Always,” I say.
A sad sigh comes down the phone. “Don’t overthink it. Go with the flow. Life might surprise you. Remember, no regrets. ”
“Okay.”
“Okay? Are you agreeing with me, Gabriel Frazer? That has to be a first. No, maybe a second. Shit, I’ve got to go. His Highness is on the other line. I’ll place the order for what you’ll need. Give me a week or two. Things are crazy here, as you’d know if you ever read your damned emails.”
“Silent partner,” I say.
A laugh comes over the line. “Yeah, until you get a brainwave for a new design or game, then you blow up my machine. Oh the accessibility software you wanted is in beta—so far, so good. Anyway, got to go.”
Pen hangs up.
I click on to the gaming server. FosterDiamond18 is on. He’s eighteen and colour-blind. We were exchanging chat when he told me how much he struggled with some games. I spoke to Pen, and now... Beta testing... wow... Penelope doesn’t hang around.
I pick up my controller and send out greetings.
Time to play and take my mind off Leah stretched out and naked in my bath.