New Leaves, No Strings (33 page)

‘No and she hated that I wouldn’t.
Sleeping with my arms around you the last few nights and this morning was
wonderful.’

‘How many women have you been with?’
I asked not sure if I really wanted to hear the answer.

‘I don’t think it’s going to make
you feel any better if I tell you Mia, I started young.’

‘How young?’

‘I was thirteen.’

‘Thirteen?’ I gasped. ‘You weren’t
taken advantage of were you?’

‘No,’ he laughed. ‘She was about 17
and thought I was older. Sex and fighting took my mind off my issues. I could
forget all my troubles, so I did it a lot, with a lot of different girls, the
sex that is.’

‘How many?’

‘
Mia.
’

‘Please tell me.’

He hesitated for a minute then
shrugged. ‘A couple of hundred or so I guess.’

‘O my god,’ I groaned. I felt sick
to the core, the thought of him having sex with Julie was bad enough, but that
many? I’d imagined it to be about 50,
at most
. My legs buckled under me
and he swiftly picked me up and deposited me on the kitchen work surface,
gripping my hips as he stood between my legs.

‘None of them meant anything,’ he
whispered as he cupped my chin. ‘Having sex with you felt like you were my
first. You are my first, you’re the first girl I’ve ever loved Mia.’

‘Why? Why me? Out of so many? I just
don’t get it.’

‘I don’t know Mia, I can’t explain
it. I just knew when I first saw you how much I wanted you and it’s not just
about the sex.’ He reached up and tucked my hair behind my ear. ‘I get excited
every time I’m about to see you, I can’t stop thinking about you and when we’re
apart I miss you so much. I love the way my body responds when you kiss me,
touch me … the way we are together when we do have sex … it’s amazing. It’s
just you, the whole package Mia, I know it. I’ve never been like this before, I
love you.’

I looked at him puzzled, was that
what love was? He planted a gentle kiss on my lips and I gave him one back.

‘Were they all brunettes?’ I asked.
He stopped and looked at me for a while, as if thinking about it.

‘No actually, very few were
brunettes. I always seemed to go for blondes. Then I saw you … I just … well, I
just knew I wanted you like I’d never wanted anyone else before.’

I had to work on letting this
jealousy over his previous experience go, he was with me now and he’d told me
and shown me how he felt about me. He slipped his hand under the shirt and
inserted his fingers into me, making me forgot about his other women as he made
me climax on the kitchen worktop. As he finished I put my hands on his chest and
closed my eyes, exhausted again and he grabbed my hands and recoiled in horror.

‘O shit your wrists. Are you ok? Do
they hurt?’

‘They’re fine, though I can’t say
the same for my thighs. My legs felt like jelly even before you just violated
me on the kitchen counter,’ I teased.

‘I warned you, I told you that you’d
feel it. You’ll probably be worse tomorrow so prepare for that.’ He kissed the
red marks on each wrist. ‘Are you sure these are ok?’

‘Honestly they’re fine, though I’d
like to invest in a padded pair if we intend to play with them again please.
Have you seen Lexi this morning?’

He shook his head. ‘No. I’m going
to do scrambled eggs and use up that bacon and sausage. Are you in?’

‘Yes please. I’ll go and check on
Lex and see if she wants any.’ I went to the lounge first, she wasn’t in there
and the curtains were still drawn from last night. I opened them to let the
light in and went to her bedroom door and gently knocked.’

‘Lex, are you in there?’ I heard a
moan. ‘Can I come in?’ I didn’t hear her response, so I slowly turned the
handle and peeped around the door. She was curled up in bed hugging her pillow.
‘Are you ok?’

‘No, I feel awful,’ she mumbled.

‘Can I get you anything?’ I asked
as I sat on the bed next to her.

‘Just some water would be great. O
god what’s that smell?’

‘Gabe’s making a beef and wine stew.’

‘For breakfast?’ she said looking
at me strangely.

‘No, it’s nearly eleven. He’s made
it for us for tonight or for the freezer. He’s doing scrambled eggs, sausage
and bacon for us now if you want some?’

‘No thanks, my stomach’s churning.’

‘Lex you look awfully pale, let me
get you that water.’

I stood up and headed to the door,
before I’d even stepped through it, she was out of bed like a springbok, pushed
me out of the way and raced into the bathroom, not even closing the door behind
her. I heard her heaving and ran in to find her on her knees with her head down
the toilet. I knelt down beside her and rubbed her back as she was sick.

‘Those fucking sausages, I’ve got food
poisoning,’ she moaned as she sat back up and wiped her mouth with her hand.

‘Well I had them too and I feel
fine. Come on I’m getting you back into bed and will get you some water. We’ve got
no lectures, you can stay there all day if you need to.’

I tucked her in and went and got
some iced water for her and buttered up some toast. Buttered toast always made
me feel better after I was sick, it took away that horrible taste of bile in my
throat.

‘Isn’t Lexi joining us?’ asked Gabe
as he grilled the sausage and bacon.

‘No, she’s just been sick, so she’s
staying in bed. I’ll be back in a minute.’ I grabbed the washing up bowl out of
the sink and headed back to her room. I popped the glass and plate next to her
and kissed her forehead. ‘I’m here all day, you just shout if you need me ok? I’ve
put a bowl down here on the floor in case you need it.’

‘Thank you,’ she mumbled.

‘Try and go back to sleep.’

‘Mia?’

‘Yes?’

‘What the hell have you done to
your wrists? They’re all red.’

‘I don’t think you want to know
Lexi. How do you put it? TMI?’

‘Something to do with your bedhead
banging all bloody morning?’

‘Yes, sorry about that.’

‘He’s insatiable.’

‘Tell me about it. I’ll check on
you later ok?’

‘I want to hear all about it when I
get up.’

‘Ok.’

‘Promise?’

‘I promise now try and get some
sleep.’ I stroked her hair, kissed her forehead and pulled the door behind me
and returned to the kitchen.

‘Food’s ready,’ Gabe announced as
he handed me a plate full of scrambled eggs, with a slice of buttered toast and
a pile of crispy bacon and two sausages. It looked and smelled so good. He’d
poured us some orange juice which I guzzled down as we both tucked in.

‘So,’ he said as he scrapped the
last of the food off his plate. ‘When can I see you again?’

‘Well tonight’s out, as will be every
Tuesday night. Its movie night, which is a long standing tradition with Lexi
and I.’

‘O ok,’ he said looking
disappointed. ‘How about Wednesday? I’m free in the morning, we have English in
the afternoon and I swim 6 ’til 8.’

‘I’m free Wednesday until English
too and after your swimming if either of those are any good?’

‘You’re going to be aching tomorrow
and you’ll need to stretch out. Are you up to an early start to come running
with me in the park?’

‘I’m a bit out of practice on the
running front and what do you call early?’

‘I could meet you here at 7.’

I groaned and frowned at him. ‘I don’t
do anything before 8 a.m.’

‘8 it is.’

‘Can’t we go at 9?’

‘No, because I’ll want to be out
for at least an hour and then we’ll be all hot and sweaty and need to shower. I’ll
want to take advantage of you before English at 1.30, so we won’t have much
time.’

‘8.45 then and there’s no way I can
run for an hour.’

‘8.15 and you can stop whenever you
need to.’

‘God, you’ve turned into Samuel L.
Jackson from The Negotiator. 8.30 and I’m not budging from that.’

‘Done. Do you have decent running
shoes?’

‘I’ve got trainers,’ I said with a
shrug.

‘Well if they’re no good I’ll take
you shopping at the weekend and we’ll get you a proper pair as I run a lot.’

‘Would you stay on Wednesday after
swimming?’ I asked quietly as I drained my juice.

‘Would you like me to?’ he asked
looking surprised.

‘Yes,’ I mumbled, embarrassed. Why
was I embarrassed? He already knew how much I was enjoying sex with him.

‘Ok, but I’ve got to be back on
Campus for 10 a.m. Thursday, so no keeping me awake all night with your bondage
kinkiness.’

‘You’re the kinky one.’

‘I think you’re a closet kinkster,
I don’t understand how you had cuffs when you were still a virgin until four
nights ago.’

‘They came with something.’

‘What, like a free gift? You didn’t
get them with 10 Cornflakes tokens did you? If so they’re really branching out,’
he grinned.

‘I got them from an online shop ok,’
I replied, embarrassed again and got up to tidy up the plates.

‘A sex shop?’

‘Yes,’ I said avoiding his looks.

‘What else did you get?’

‘Gabe that’s very personal,’ I
replied as I opened the dishwasher.

‘Mia we’re having sex and you helped
me pee, I think we’re past any embarrassment over bodily parts and functions.’

‘I’ve got some vibrators ok,’ I
sighed.

‘Some? How many?’

‘Four.’

‘Four?’ he sounded surprised.

‘Well it’s not like I’ve had four
partners is it?’ I responded and I could hear the accusation in my tone.

‘Do they feel as good in you as me?’

‘No of course not. Why are you
jealous? I won’t break up with them. What if you’re away for a competition or
something? I need something in place of you,’ I said as I turned to face him.

‘I’m not jealous, I know how to
make you come and I know you love it when I make you. I just hope you won’t
have to use them anymore now you have me. Unless we’re playing of course and I
want to use one on you.’

The thought of it make me want him
again right now. ‘I haven’t touched one since I first had sex with you Gabe.’

‘I want to see them. I’ll choose
one to use on you tomorrow and you’ll have all of tonight to imagine it.’

‘You’re so dirty.’

‘What and you’re not? I saw you
this morning. You were so desperate for me you were struggling against your
cuffs, that’s why your wrists are red. Do you prefer being in charge?’

‘I enjoy having some control over
you yes, but I also liked this morning. I liked knowing that you were going to
take me, but not knowing when. You got me so wet I’m going to have to strip my
bed.’

‘I love that I have that effect on
you, you come so easily for me. Come on, I’m getting hard again and I don’t
have time, I need to go. Show me your box of tricks and I’m out of here.’

He grabbed my hand and took me to
the bedroom and sat on the edge of the bed as I kneeled on the floor and pulled
out a small wooden chest and lifted off the lid. His eyes widened as he took in
the contents. He reached in and pulled out a long thin black one that curved at
the tip and pressed the button on its base and it sprang to life. He grinned
and switched it off.

‘This one.’ He stood it up on the
bedside table. ‘I want you to keep looking at it and imagine what I’m going to
do to you with it. You’re not, under any circumstances, to use it. I don’t even
want you to masturbate. I want you desperate for me.’

‘Gabe I’m desperate for you now,
can’t we have sex before you go?’

‘No, I want you to wait and really
want it.’

‘But I really want it now.’ I was
amazed at this statement myself. After what he’d done to me this morning, how
could I possibly want more?

‘Then it will be even better
tomorrow won’t it?’ He stood and pulled me up and put his arms round me and
kissed me slowly. I melted into him, my body desperate for his attentions. He
gently lifted the shirt up and caressed my bare bottom and as I sighed, he
picked me up and threw me back on the bed. I propped myself up on my elbows as
my hair fell around my face and shoulders. I could see my nipples erect through
his shirt and he took a picture of me with his phone ignoring my protests. ‘Now
I have to have something to keep me going until tomorrow too. You look so
fuckable right now.’

‘So fuck me.’

‘No.’

‘Really?’ I pouted.

‘No and remember no touching until
I tell you. I’ll see you tomorrow, rest.’ He leaned over me and pushed me back
down and kissed me deeply. ‘Shit, you really have no idea how badly I want to
take you right now,’ he groaned.