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Chapter 16

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Gabi

Gabi held on to him as tight as she could. Waves of bliss rolled through her one after another. She could feel him shudder right along with her, and knowing that she had some part in his ecstasy made her feel like a goddess.

She had never had an orgasm like that before. She didn’t even know it was possible. To be honest, she always thought people were playing the whole thing up a bit. Turns out she was very, very wrong.

And now that she knew, as Mason swept his hand down her back, she wanted more. Had to have more.

Why not take it when she could get it? With a boldness she didn’t know she possessed, she drew her hand down his gloriously sculpted stomach and took him in her hands again.

He growled and she smiled as she felt him harden instantly in her fingers. “Ready for more, gorgeous?” He propped himself up on an elbow with a grin.

“Ready,” she answered and put her mouth on his shaft without waiting for permission.

The roar he let out emboldened her further, and she took him full in her mouth for a precious few minutes before he pulled her away, flipped her over, rolled on another condom, and buried himself in her again.

They had sex over and over, intensely, hungrily until they collapsed from sheer exhaustion.

Gabi couldn’t have moved if she wanted to. Every muscle in her body was refusing to work. So she allowed him to pull her into his massive arms as they started to drift off to sleep.

She knew she should leave, knew staying would only mean things might trend toward complicated. But without an ambulance or at least a wheelchair, there was no chance.

Just one night would be fine. Just one night in the arms of the man who had brought her more pleasure in one night than her ex-husband had in the five years she had known him. Tomorrow, she would re-set the boundaries. Tomorrow she would be better in control.

“No leaving,” he whispered sleepily as he spooned his sinful body against hers. “Don’t you dare.”

His words made her smile. She was grateful he couldn’t see it. “I couldn’t if I wanted to,” she whispered back.

“Perfect.” He settled his head down on the pillow next to hers. “Sleep good, gorgeous.”

“You too, handsome.”

“Ah, so the truth comes out.” He chuckled.

“Shut up and go to sleep or I’ll take it back.”

He kissed the back of her head. The gesture was so sweet it made her heart stop. “Yes, ma’am,” he answered softly and locked his arm around her.

She was in a deep, blissful sleep in minutes.

Two hours later, they were startled awake by the incessant ring of Gabi’s phone. They both sat straight up in surprise.

“My phone,” she said stupidly. “I don’t know where it is.”

“Got it,” he mumbled next to her, stumbling off the bed to retrieve it from her forgotten jeans. “Kylie,” he told her.

Oh shit. She hadn’t told her where she was going. She held her hand out for the phone but, to her horror, Mason answered it instead.

“Kylie,” he said, “to what do I owe the honor of this extremely early phone call?”

Gabi put her hands over her face and sunk back into the bed. She could hear Kylie’s excited tone from across the room.

“Yes, I have Gabi’s phone.” He looked up at her with a grin. “I also have Gabi.”

Kylie was never going to let her live this down. Never ever.

After a few more minutes, he handed her the phone. “She wants proof that you’re alive,” he explained.

She took it. “I’m sorry I didn’t let you know where I was. I’m alive,” she said, ready to get an earful.

Instead, Kylie inhaled sharply as if she were going to cry. “Gabi, I’m so happy for you, I can’t even stand it. Good for you, girl!”

“Thank you,” she answered softly.

“Go back to whatever you were doing,” she said. “But I expect full details tomorrow. No exceptions. I’ll bring the coffee.”

She smiled despite herself. “Good night, Ky.”

“Night, Gabs.”

She hung up the phone and looked up at Mason, who had sat down on the bed while she talked. “Sorry, I should have let her know where I was.”

He smiled. “No need to apologize. I’m glad you watch out for each other.”

“Me too.” She sat there for a moment trying to decide what to do. She should leave. She had some feeling back in her legs. But it was the very last thing she wanted to do when Mason and his warm bed were right there in front of her.

Mason made up her mind for her. He climbed under the sheets and tugged on her hand. “Come back, it was better with you against me.”

She flushed fiercely, felt her heart beat oddly, and just gave in.

“That’s better.” He sighed once she was all tucked up against him again.

And it was.

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Mason

Mason was happily surprised to find Gabi still in his arms the next morning. He had felt her hesitance to stay with him, and he had been inexplicably desperate to keep her there. The fact that she had stayed made him beam at the ceiling.

He didn’t want to wake her. He would be perfectly happy just staying like this for the rest of his life. Especially after the absolutely mind-blowing sex they’d had the night before.

He’d never had a night like that in his life. She was wild and daring and almost unhinged at times. He had just kept wanting more. More of her lips, more of her body, more of her voice screaming his name into the darkness over and over again.

Jesus, he nearly came just thinking about it.

There had been something inside of him that had been hoping one night with her would be all it would take to get him back on the right track, because he never focused on a girl like this and he never ever, not once, let a girl stay the night.

But as the morning light started to brighten the room and he could see her beautiful body pink and sated, he knew he was going to need far more than one night.

He absentmindedly ran his fingers down along the curve of her hip, and she woke up a few minutes later and turned to him with a smile. “Good morning.”

“Good morning, gorgeous.” He kissed her tenderly.

She moaned at the touch of his lips, and before either of them knew what was happening, he reached for a condom and was inside her again, this time moving slowly, savoring every second of it.

She was stunning in the morning light, more beautiful than anything he had ever seen, and watching her come, her cheeks pink, her fingers digging into his back, was a heaven he didn’t know existed.

After riding out this newest wave of pleasure, he pulled her to his chest again and they drifted off to sleep for a few more minutes.

Gabi startled awake to the sound of her alarm and sat up quickly.

God damn, he hated that fucking phone.

“Oh, shit,” she said, looking at the screen in panic. “I really have to go. I have a meeting with Mrs. Finch this morning.”

He groaned but pushed himself up and helped her find her clothes. He very definitely watched her bend over and scoop up her items. That ass was going to be the end of him.

“Enjoying the show?” she asked with a smile as she pulled her panties on.

“Just as much as you are,” he told her with a wink. He had caught her watching him too.

She reddened cutely but didn’t deny it.

When she finished dressing, she stood there awkwardly for a moment.

He hadn’t a clue what to say either.

“Um, thank you, Mason, for letting me come over ...”

He let out a laugh. “Believe me, Gabi, you can come over any fucking time you want to.” He hoped to God she would again. Or just stay forever. That would also be acceptable.

She smiled at him and answered, “Good to know,” before she started moving toward the door.

He wanted to ask when he’d see her again, if she’d have dinner with him, but he knew it wasn’t the right time. Not yet. Instead, he said, “Have a good day, gorgeous.”

“You too, Mason,” she said with a grin.

He followed her down to the front door bare-ass naked and managed to sneak in one more kiss before she slipped out of his house.

He watched her climb into her car, back down the driveway, and speed off wondering what in the absolute fuck he was going to do now.