The Honeymoon Period (The Austin Series) (33 page)

‘I would
normally call you an arrogant arse Gabe Austin, but on this occasion I can’t
dispute any word in that self-ego boosting statement, you
do
have a
seriously hot fuckable body, that is now
my
property.’

‘Wow,
possessiveness looks so hot on you too Mia,’ he groaned and squeezed another
erection through his jeans. I smiled and gasped.

‘O God,
that one Gabe.’ I tugged him over to a white painted shaker kitchen with square
chrome handles and ran my hand over the wood. ‘Do you like it?’

‘It’s hard
to focus on anything but this throbbing Mia, but yes I love it, not too keen on
this white granite sparkly top though.’

‘No it’s
all too white. What do you think about thick oak worktops to match the
flooring?’

‘Yes, works
for me, though I’d like a double shallow butlers sink if you don’t mind?’

‘Sounds
good. Should we be agreeing so easily on this stuff?’

‘Gives us
more time for lunch and a quick blow job,’ he grinned. I pulled my tongue out
at him. ‘Don’t, I’m trying to get him to go down and you’re being all
suggestive. What about appliances?’ he asked. I looked at him and bit my lip. ‘What
baby? You’ve got an idea, what is it?’

‘I’ve
always loved the Smeg retro appliances.’

‘They have pretty
good ratings. What colour?’

‘You know
them?’

‘Mia, I’m
fucking bored when you’re at Uni and I’m lounging around. I’ve been looking at
all sorts of things.’

‘Yes,’ I
laughed. ‘Like how many calories are in semen. Have you been watching porn?’

‘Only our tape
from weeks ago,’ he replied, looking slightly guilty.

‘I haven’t
seen that yet,’ I said slapping his arm. ‘Any good?’

‘So damn
hot baby, I came a couple of times watching it.’

‘I can’t
believe you’ve done that without me.’

‘Watching
or coming?’

‘Either,
both
.
I don’t masturbate without you.’

‘I did then
as I still wasn’t allowed sex. I don’t masturbate now that you’re back on the
menu baby, you do it so much better.’

‘Thank you.
Can we talk kitchens and bathrooms,
I’m
getting all hot and bothered
now.’

‘Fine. So
what colour? Cream, black?’

‘That’s a
bit boring, why don’t we add a splash of colour. I love the red.’

‘Sorted. I
love these retro brick gloss tiles.’

‘Me too.
White?’

‘Now we’ve
coloured appliances I’m cool with that. As I’ll be doing most of the cooking I’ve
already ordered the oven, hob, coffee maker and microwave so we just need a tap
and extractor and we’re good to hit the bathroom stuff. This is so much easier
than I thought it’d be,’ he nodded.

We agreed
on a retro chrome mixer with white porcelain handles and Gabe wanted an instant
hot water tap to save us having a kettle. I couldn’t bite my tongue over the
extractor and we ended up arguing over it when he saw my eyes light up at a
gorgeous, but ridiculously priced, crystal chandelier one. I said no matter how
pretty it looked it was too much money, which only made him more determined to
get it. He scribbled the details on the long list in his folder and I stormed off
the bathroom section without him. I felt his hands on my hips as I was stroking
an old fashioned Victorian traditional heated towel rail combined with a built
in white old school radiator.

‘Is that
too expensive for me to buy?’ he asked sarcastically.

‘Actually
no, it’s very good value if you like it.’

‘I do. Why
aren’t you arguing with me still?’

‘As you
keep reminding me it’s your money. Modern bath or claw foot?’ I replied without
looking at him.

‘Claw foot
and free standing as long as it’s big enough for both of us to share.’ He
kissed the back of my neck and sighed. ‘I love you baby. Don’t be pissed with
me for wanting to make the place somewhere you want to share with me.’

I turned
around to look at him. ‘I’m not. I love that you’re being so thoughtful in
taking into account what I like, but honestly that extractor’s as much as all
the appliances combined.’

‘You
haven’t seen the price of the cooker, hob and coffee machine I’m getting,’ he
smiled.

‘Don’t joke.’

‘Mia I saw
your face, and it’s pretty spectacular. I’ll be damned if we’re going to have a
beautiful looking apartment with an ugly stainless steel thing hanging over the
island. It’ll be the first thing you see as you walk in. It needs to look good,’
he said firmly. I knew he was right but it was still a lot of money. I sighed
and kissed him.

‘Ok.’

‘Great.’

We agreed
to go to an antiques market to find a second hand large chest of drawers to
strip down and turn into the base for the sinks, as we couldn’t find any bathroom
units that we liked. We choose two white square counter top sinks and high
chrome taps as well as taps for the bath and bidet, which we picked out to
match the toilet. We decided on a wet room shower with large glass floating
wall with a double overhead power shower and large travertine tiles for the
floor, shower wall and sink splash backs,  as I liked the idea of painting the
walls cream to keep it warm and cosy.

‘What about
storage?’ he asked.

‘Well, if we
have the chest of drawers we can keep toiletries and things in there, but it
might be nice to look for an old glazed bookcase or dresser that we could paint
and we could use it to stack towels and bed linen in and hide the cleaning
supplies.’

‘We won’t
need cleaning supplies,’ he scoffed. ‘We’ll be having a cleaner. I’m not
spending our free time doing or watching you clean.’

I rolled my
eyes and sighed. ‘Whatever.’

‘I love that
you’re so accommodating,’ he laughed. ‘I’ve already ordered the bed and bedroom
furniture and the wardrobe fixtures and fittings with plenty of shoe and
handbag space for you. Flooring, sound system, electronics, pool table, juke
box and your pole are also on order. I’ll get on the Smeg appliances tomorrow
and we just need to choose lounge and dining furniture, lighting and artwork
together. This has been a breeze,’ he announced cheerily. I smiled and shook my
head.

‘How have
you had time to fit in porn while you’ve been doing all of this? What bedroom
furniture have you chosen?’

‘The
bedroom’s off limits to you Mia, it’s going to be the one area I want to do in
full without you seeing until we move in.’

‘What are
you up to?’ I eyed him suspiciously.

‘Trust me,
I think you’ll love it. Right, let’s go and make Dave a truck load of
commission for doing fuck all. That should be incentive enough to ensure it’s
all delivered in our timeframe.’

I sat on a
bar stool as Gabe told Dave exactly what he wanted and when it was going to be
delivered and installed. It was such a turn on watching him ordering people
about, when it wasn’t me that he was being bossy with, and I wondered if we had
time to skip lunch and get back to bed with time for a shower after. I checked
my watch as Gabe looked around at me.

‘Somewhere
else you need to be baby?’

‘No sorry,
just checking we were ok for time.’

‘I think we’re
done here now anyway, what time is it?’

‘Ten to one,’
I replied. He left his numbers with Dave who was virtually kissing his feet.

‘How much
was that?’ I asked as we drove off.

‘You don’t
need to know other than I can afford it, Mia. Are you hungry now?’

‘I’m hungry
for something, I’m not sure it’s food,’ I grinned with a wink.

‘What about
being all fresh and ready for later?’ he asked surprised.

‘I’ll have
to get fresh and ready again. Are you saying you don’t want to go home and have
sex with me?’

‘Of course
I do Mia, I’m just wondering what’s got into you. It’s usually me initiating.’

‘Really?’ I
frowned. ‘Don’t I initiate us having sex?’

‘You often
pounce on me and give me a blow job, but I only recall one time that I woke up
with you on my cock, which took me totally by surprise, other than you bending
over and waiting for me yesterday in the shower.’

‘Huh.’ My
head bobbed in surprise, he was right.

‘It’s ok,
it’s not like you’ve rejected many of my advances, only when it’s been in my
best interests.’

‘You know I
only have to look at you, or for you to do that Vin Diesel voice of yours and I
want sex with you right?’ I ran my hand up and down his thigh and he looked at
me and smiled.

‘I know you
love having sex, but it wouldn’t hurt my ego for you to jump my bones every now
and then. I’m extra horny now knowing you’d prefer me over eating.’ He grabbed
my hand and stuck it on his crotch and I smiled to find him rock hard and
squeezed it.

‘Well, I’ll
still be eating, quite a mouthful by the feel of it,’ I laughed and he winked
and put his foot down.

‘Right move
it, I want inside you as soon as possible,’ he ordered as he virtually hand
braked turned into our parking spot and leapt out of the car with overzealous enthusiasm.

‘Wow,’ I gasped
as we walked around the front of our building. There was a massive skip and
guys standing around it as rubble came hurtling down the yellow chute and a
cloud of grey dust rose into the air. I got a couple of wolf whistles and lewd
comments as I stood on the doorstep and turned the key in the door and nearly
tripped up when Gabe shoved me into the lower hallway and slammed the door
leaving me alone inside. I looked back in surprise, wondering what was going on
and went to empty the post box figuring Lexi wouldn’t have done it and I was
right. The front door opened again and Gabe stepped through with a scowl on his
face. ‘What was that all about?’ I asked.

‘I just
told them the next time they behaved inappropriately around my girlfriend I’d
fire them and get other contractors in.’

‘Now who’s
jealous?’ I laughed.

‘Looking
and appreciating I can handle Mia, but I won’t tolerate bloody comments about
fucking you.’

‘Gabe, it’s
fine, that’s just what men do, we get used to it.’ I rolled my eyes and sighed as
he grabbed my hand, still with a furious look on his face and marched up the
stairs, with me trying to keep up with him.

‘Go into
yours, I’m going to speak to the foreman and make it clear you’re off limits.’

‘Gabe it’s
fine, please don’t make a scene,’ I implored.

‘Go and
strip off, now. I’m mad I want to fuck you even more,’ he growled. I did as I
was told, he wasn’t in the mood to be messed with. I went and got the bondage
rope from my bedroom, tucking in it my back trouser pocket and then found Lexi
in the kitchen.

‘Where have
you been?’ she asked, looking me up and down. ‘Bit dressed up.’

‘Choosing
Kitchens and Bathrooms.’

‘I thought
you were having lunch out too?’

‘We were,
but I’m too horny. Given we’re both being waxed, sex is off the menu until
tomorrow night. Do you mind if I commandeer the lounge for a while?’

‘The
lounge?’

‘Yes, we haven’t
done it in there and apparently I never make the moves on him, so I’m making
the moves. I’m move girl.’

‘Someone
was making moves in the middle of the night, we heard you,’ she nodded.

‘We heard
you two as well. Sounded like you were enjoying yourselves.’

‘Yeah, well,
foreplay’s great, but I’m just not coming when he’s fucking me without any
other stimulation. I’m still having to fake it.’

‘Lexi, that’s
so not cool.’ I shot her a disapproving look.

‘Well, what
am I supposed to do?’ she asked as she looked back at me, all frustrated.

‘Tell him,
ask him to do things to help get you off while he’s doing it.’

‘Do you
come every time without extra stimulation?’

‘Yes,’ I
grimaced in apology.

‘Fuck, I
hate you,’ she frowned. ‘Where’s Gabe, he’s usually lurking around when we have
these sorts of conversations.’

‘He’s
currently giving the builders a final warning or they’re fired for inappropriate
comments about me.’

‘Seriously?’

‘Yep,’ I
said as I poured myself a glass of water.

‘Wow, he’s
some serious issues.’

‘Who has
issues?’ Gabe enquired and I turned to see him standing in the doorway.

‘Bloody
hell Gabe, do you ever knock or let anyone know you’re standing behind them?’
Lexi snapped. ‘Some conversations are fucking private, you know.’

‘Sorry Lex,
I’ll announce myself in future. You ok?’

‘Bloody
great. Going to my room.’ She stood up and looked at me. ‘Leaving at two-thirty?’

‘Yes, I’ll
knock for you then,’ I nodded and giggled as she gave Gabe her best death stare
and he stood back to let her out, looking alarmed and looked back at me.