Taboo Love With The Doctor (BBW Contemporary Medical Stepbrother Romance) (6 page)

Chapter 5

Waking up next to Gabe was different. He held me all night, and when I woke up to get a drink of water he sat up instantly worried. It was sweet. It was then I realized he was just as insecure as I was only about different things. I came back to bed and smiled when I saw the sheet covered him, barely. His bare chest rose heavily. His eyes were closed, and he looked more relaxed than I’d ever seen him. He looked like he was at peace, and I didn’t want to wake him so I tiptoed out into the living room and pulled the small throw around my shoulders and sat on the couch. I turned on the TV and flipped mindlessly through the channels. Nothing was on, but I was wide awake.

I lay down and finally settled on reruns and blanked out. My ribs were sore, but otherwise I’d never felt better. I felt different really, not so much like a dumb little girl. Gabe made me feel special, and I knew when he said things he meant them. It was his whispered, ‘I love you’ that scared me. I wasn’t ready for that. It didn’t matter how much I cared for him, I was in no way ready for love. He moved fast, and I didn’t want to get my hopes up. I knew I loved him. I probably had for more than a year now, but I was afraid I was doing what I did with Jacob. I didn’t want it to be that way.

I closed my eyes and turned off my thoughts, if only for a little while.

* * * *

The incessant shaking woke me I and I groaned. “What?”

Gabe knelt in front of the couch with worry written all over his face. “Why are you out here?”

“I couldn’t sleep, and I didn’t want to wake up. I watched TV, but I must have finally fallen back to sleep.”

His face relaxed and he smiled. “Oh well you wouldn’t have bothered me. Come back to bed, baby.”

He helped me stand and I went back and lay on my bed. He slid next to me, holding me close. “I hope I didn’t freak you out,” he whispered.

“About what you said?”

“Yeah, I know it’s soon, but I’m the type of person who doesn’t hold back. You know that by now.”

I nodded and nibbled my lip nervously. “I know, Gabriel, but it is fast. I know how I feel, but I don’t want to rush this relationship.”

He shook his head. “You are the only one, besides your mother, who gets away with calling me by my full name. I hate it.”

“I like it.”

He kissed my lips and sighed. “Yeah I know, and I hear you, Brenna. Really. I’ll try to tone it down, but I won’t make any promises. I do love you, and I don’t care who knows.”

I ran my finger down his chest. “I’m not ashamed; it’s just a lot okay. I care about you a lot.”

I could see he wasn’t happy, but he plastered his unaffected smile on his face. Well hell, I’d already messed up and hurt him, but I wouldn’t rush, not again. Not when I had so thoroughly misjudged my last boyfriend. I trusted Gabe, but did I trust me? Not really.

“I get it,” he said and lay on his back looking at the ceiling. “I’ve waited so long for this I guess I’m just really happy is all.”

I slid closer to him and slid my thigh over his. He looked down at me. “I’m happy. I’ve wanted you for a long time. I just didn’t think I’d ever have a real chance, ya know?”

He gripped my thigh adjusting it and sighed. “I don’t understand it. I’ve been trying to get with you since what, the third or fourth time that I visited? You’re the reason why I ever wanted to come back. I didn’t have any need for a dad who never wanted me, Brenna.” His voice caught and I saw a real sadness.

“Oh, Gabe. Your dad made a lot of mistakes. I get it. My father’s no peach either.”

“I know you do. I guess what I’m trying to say is, if it weren’t for meeting you that first time I wouldn’t have ever come back, and right now me and my dad are actually getting along. So it’s because of you I didn’t give up.”

I wanted to wipe the sadness away from his eyes. I lifted up and slid the rest of the way on his lap. I still had my clothes on, but when I rubbed against him I knew he’d feel that I was wet.

He chuckled. “You’re as bad as me. Are you trying to distract me?”

“Maybe,” I said and pulled my shirt off and threw it on the floor. “Is it working?”

He nodded. “It definitely is.” I grabbed his hands and pulled them to my bare breasts. He didn’t need any more hints. He massaged them, and I moaned rocking my body against his growing erection.

“God baby, you are beautiful,” he said. I ground against him, and the friction from my shorts made my body ache with need, and I was surprised when I came. My body shook, and then he flipped me on my back. My shorts were gone in two seconds flat and then he was inside of me pumping into me. Gabe looked at me with an intensity that should have terrified me, but it only proved to make me even more aroused than I already was. He had me, plain and simple. I couldn’t fight it, and I found that I didn’t really want to. I needed to just let go and trust him.

Chapter 6

I laughed and kissed him again trying to pull away, but he held me tightly against his hard body. “I’ll call you, I promise.”

“I’m not ready for you to leave. I feel like there’s so much time that needs to be made up for. I should have cornered you sooner.” He kissed me again and stepped back shoving his hands in his pockets.

“Oh, stop pouting; I’ll be home in a couple of weeks when the semester ends.”

“That’s too long.”

“No, you’ll be gone, remember? You’ve got two fights while I’m taking my finals. You’ve got this, and then we’ll have all summer together.”

He smiled and his eyes lit. “Yeah, I’m also going to have my own place when you come home next.”

I slid into the car and nodded. “That’s great. We can have privacy and not have to worry about the parents seeing something they shouldn’t—again.”

He laughed shaking his head. “I love you, Brenna, and I know you won’t say it back yet, but I’m going to tell you every day.”

I leaned out the window and crooked my finger at him. He leaned in and kissed me again. “I love you too, Gabriel.”

His eyes widened and he stood and whooped before grabbing my face in his hands and then kissing me softly. “You have no idea how good it is to hear you say that.”

“I know, and I’m sorry I was so weird about it, but you understand why.”

“I do, but now I’m gonna want to hear it all the time. Say it again.”

“I love you, Gabriel.”

“Oh yeah, this is best day ever. I love you too, baby. Now get your ass back to school and kick ass. Call me when you get there, and text me whenever you want.”

“I will. Keep me updated on your fights. I’ll be cheering you on from my classes.”

“Will do, now get out of here before I drag you out of that car and fuck you on the roof.”

My eyes widened, but I stated the car and waved pulling away. Gabe stood in the street until I turned the corner going back to school. I smiled. I couldn’t wait until summer. Things just got a lot better. For once in my life I was truly happy and I agreed with him. There was so much wasted time because I was scared of my feelings.

The drive was short and as promised, I text Gabe letting him know I’d made it safely.

‘I’m here.’

It wasn’t more than a minute before he replied.

‘All right baby, I love you.’

Smiling I replied, loving how sweet he was.

‘I love you too.’

I put my phone down and unpacked. These were going to be two very long weeks. Gabe wouldn’t even be in the state for most of it, and I was going to be studying my ass off. I already missed him, and then I laughed realizing I was one of those girls. The ones who were so in love they couldn’t stand to be away from their man. Yep, that was me. The countdown began until I would be able to see him again. I was in so much trouble, but I loved it. There would be no more loneliness. I was going to finally get out there and have a life. Gabe didn’t just save me from a shitty ex-boyfriend who liked to hit women, he saved me from myself, and now I was able to call the sexiest fighter in the tri-state area my boyfriend.

THE END

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