After that wonderful night, life felt perfect. The semester started and I was busier than ever but Gabe often messaged me. Every time my phone pinged, I would find myself stopping to smile.
Mia had noticed my behaviour change, how could she not? I knew there would come a time when she'd asked me. However, I hoped that I'd be able to avoid it for as long as possible.
After all, despite the thing at the restaurant, Gabe and I still hadn't discussed our status yet. He'd spent the night at mine several times since and I'd met him at his bar and gone back to his place. Yet, it still wasn't clear what was happening between us.
Nervously, I bit my lip as I made my way home. I wondered when would be a good time to bring it up, maybe over dinner tonight. Gabe said he'd bring takeout for a night in. I blushed when I pictured what else he could have in mind.
When I pulled up, Gabe was already waiting for me. He was wearing a plain black dress shirt and slacks and looking sexy as sin. It took everything in me not to pounce on him right there in the doorway to my building. I guess I really had become a nympho.
Whilst I took a quick shower, Gabe set the table and got us both a drink. Everything was ready for me when I eventually emerged and a warm sensation flooded through me.
We ate in companionable silence for a while just enjoying each other's company. However, Gabe was constantly stroking my leg and it was driving me crazy. Finally, once dinner was over, unable to put it off any longer I gripped his hand stopping him from travelling higher.
"Gabe," I started slowly.
"Uh oh! Am I in trouble?" he asked with a smirk.
"Yes! I mean no, nothing like that," I rushed to reassure him. "I was just hoping that we could talk about us. About what we're doing. I know it's been a long time since you've been in a relationship, and I know we've been having fun together but …"
He stroked my cheek and smiled warmly at me. His soft touch and gentle eyes relaxed me and I sighed. Gabe took my hand and led me to the sofa, his hand still holding mine.
"Nate, yes it's true that I haven't been in a real relationship since Ben but I had my reasons. At first, you know it was because of how people saw me. Then, I saw you and knew you were the only one I wanted. However, that was next to impossible. Didn't help that I made the worst first impression ever!"
"Yeah, that wasn't great," I teased, playfully pushing his chest.
"Yeah," he chuckled. "Then after that, I made it worse by proving your assumptions about me. I flaunted girls around you and proved I was the playboy you thought I was. Though to be fair, I did it mainly to get you to glare at me, it was the only attention you would give."
Nate frowned, "but what changed? Matt said he noticed that you suddenly stopped dating."
"Well, do you remember that night we were at the beach for graduation?"
I remembered the night all too well, that was when I let him see and when my opinion of him started to change.
"After that night, I knew I needed to change. I needed to stop fooling around if I wanted to show you I could be serious. I knew that you were nothing like Ben or others like him. So, you would be worth a little work."
Gabe winked at me as I blushed.
"But why did it take you so long? We graduated years ago," I asked, though I could probably guess the answer.
"Well, I knew it wasn't going to be easy to change your mind about me. Though that trip helped a little you still were out of reach. I had to be patient and wait for the right moment to show you the real me. When you called me to get you from the hospital I thought that maybe that was my chance. I could take care of you and prove to you that I was someone you could depend on."
I hung my head as I remembered how I'd acted towards him that night and the next day. He'd dropped everything to come and get me, he hadn't pressured me into telling him what had happened and he took me to his home because he had no idea where I lived.
"I'm really sorry about leaving like that and talking to you the way I did. You were only trying to help me and I was rude and out of line. I wish I could take it back, change what happened."
Gabe smiled and stroked my cheek again before moving it softly down my neck. He teased my collarbone that was just poking out from my shirt. I tilted my head slightly for him to do it again and he just chuckled at me before gripping the back of my neck and pulling me in for a slow passionate kiss.
When he finally pulled back I was breathless, flushed and achingly hard. I whimpered at the loss of contact and he chuckled.
"You're forgiven. What you said did hurt. It made me think that I'd wasted all those years trying to show you a different side to me, the real side. You still only saw the idiot I used to be. After that night, I'd decided that maybe it was time to try and get over you, to move on."
Gabe hung his head this time as my eyes shot to his. His grip on my neck tightened slightly before relaxing after he took a deep breath.
"Then you showed up, you got jealous over that girl and I thought maybe now was the time to be brave. Admitting how I felt to you was the scariest thing I've ever done, though to be fair you'd overheard a bit of it first. When we kissed I thought I'd done it, after all, the way you kissed me back seemed like it wasn't for show."
I didn't want him to continue. That night was already on a loop in my head no matter how hard I tried to forget it. My hands came up to stroke his cheek, though I hated hearing what he was going to say. I knew he needed to get it out, to confess everything. We both needed a clean slate.
"After that night, after what you said I went back to how I used to be. I figured if I couldn't even change your opinion of me then what's the point? So, yeah I did start meeting women but no men, I couldn't. The women were beautiful. I knew they wanted to sleep with me, but I couldn't do it."
My eyes burned with unshed tears as my heart lifted. My cheeks warmed as I placed my forehead against his.
"I couldn't Nate! They weren't you! It felt like I was cheating on you. I couldn't let them touch me after feeling and tasting you. It's only ever been you, and I promise, it's always going to be you!"
Tears fell freely down my cheeks as I finally stopped him from talking and kissed him deeply. He pushed me back on the sofa and moved us so we were lying down.
His body pressed into mine and I moaned into his mouth. Gabe pulled back and looked down at me, I could see the hunger and lust in his eyes but there was something else. Something that caused a lump to form in my heart.
Love!
I could see love in his eyes, pure love for me. A part of me wanted to hear him say my name with those famous three words, another part was scared it wouldn't be real.
I shook my head at those thoughts. Gabe had laid everything out to me, he'd spoken his truth and I had to learn to trust that. Trust the Gabe that I never allowed myself to know. Be brave he said, I knew I had to be.
"Kiss me, Gabe," I told him and he happily complied.
He made quick work of our clothes and soon we were a sweaty, naked mess of limbs. Gabe kissed up and down my body.
"Gabe! Please!" I moaned as he once again bypassed by my cock.
With a smirk, the devil pulled back and flipped me over. He pulled my ass up by my hips and proceeded to kiss and nip around each cheek whilst his fingers grazed over my pucker. My body jerked as I went to grab my cock. Gabe batted my hand away before I could touch it.
"Gabe!" I half moaned and half groaned.
My cock was aching and in desperate need to be touched. I could practically feel his smirk against my skin.
"Don't touch your cock," he ordered as he crawled up the back of my body. "I'm going to make you cum just from having your ass fucked!"
The image made my cock twitch and I groaned. When Gabe was in bed, he was a commanding lover. It should have scared me and put me off, however, his strength soothed that fear and excited me at the same time.
Gabe stood, pulled me up and walked over to my desk. I was about to swipe everything off when he stopped me. He moved my chair away and positioned me in its place.
"Put your hands on the desk and tilt your ass back a little," he ordered against my ear.
My lust-crazed brain immediately complied and he groaned.
"If you move your hands off the desk you will be punished," he told me.
"How?" I gasped before squealing as I felt a hard slap on my ass.
The squeal quickly turned into a moan as he rubbed the tender area.
"Do you understand?" he asked with a ragged breath.
I nodded and smirked as I looked over my shoulder at him. His body was flushed and he was panting hard as his eyes locked on my hole. His cock stood to attention and I clenched my hole in anticipation.
A movement caught my attention and a moment of clarity hit me as I became aware that I was standing in front of my window and the curtains were wide open. Though I was several floors up, people in the adjacent buildings could still see in. Though, it was still fairly bright outside and dark inside. This meant that it would be less likely they would see anything, but a stab of modesty hit me and I lifted a hand to reach for the curtain. A hard slap forced me to put my hand back quickly.
"The curtains …" I tried to explain.
"I said don't move!"
His voice was hard and rough and my cock twitched once again. I squirmed a little when I felt a sudden cold sensation dripping down my crack.
However, all those thoughts disappeared the moment I felt the head of his cock push against my entrance. I moaned as I felt him pass my ring and ease into me. Though we'd slept together several times before he always prepared me first before pushing his thick cock inside.
This time he just pushed straight in with no mercy. It stung and burned a little but the mixture of pleasure and pain was so intoxicating that I found myself pushing back against him with every thrust. The sound of slapping skin and our moans filled the room as he set a relentless pace.
I couldn't quite catch my breath as he filled me over and over again, hitting that spot just right each time. Soon, I could feel an intense pleasurable pressure at the base of my spine and I knew I wouldn't be able to last much longer.
"Gabe! I'm … I'm …" I breathed breathlessly.
"Cum for me Nate, do it now!" he ordered once again and that was all I needed.
He'd given me one of the most intense orgasms I've ever had. Hot white liquid spurted from my slit all over my desk. I didn't have the energy to worry about the student's assignments or my computer which were scattered on the surface.
"Gabe!" I called out as my legs buckled.
His hands on my hips kept me up as I fell forward and laid my chest on the desk. Gabe continued to pound into me, sending more pleasure around my already sensitive body.
"Nate! I'm going to …" he grunted before pulling out and cumming all over my ass and lower back.
I could feel him spread the hot liquid over my skin and I lazily looked back. He brought his fingers up to my mouth and I happily lapped at them. Finally, Gabe looked at me with a satisfied smile and pulled me up against him. Carefully, he picked me up and carried me to my shower. He took his time cleaning me, making sure I was thoroughly washed and worked up again.
My cock was pointing right up to my chest when he finally granted me mercy and took us out of the shower. Once in bed, he sucked me until I came once more into his mouth, swallowing my essence.
"Come up here," I told him sleepily.
With a smirk, he moved up my body, stopping for a kiss but I urged him to continue moving up. His brows crossed then shot up as he realised what I wanted.
With a moan, Gabe rested on one knee whilst his other leg stood above my chest. This gave me the perfect angle to worship his cock. I licked from the underside of the base to his tip and he moaned. I repeated the action and flicked his balls with each pass too. I took his head into my mouth and bobbed my head up and down.
Slowly, he thrust into my mouth and we found a rhythm. Soon, he started to jerk as his pleasure built. I could tell the exact moment he was about to cum. His head flung back, his hips jerked forward roughly and his body shook. He came inside my mouth with quick hot spurts that shot to the back of my throat and I gulped it down happily.
After a little rest to catch our breaths, he snuggled next to me and I curled myself into him. He gave me a slow kiss as we both drifted off.
For the first time, I felt hopeful about the future.