Saviour (Saviour #1)(64)
“What you did just now, in the office, the way you looked, what you wore. It was f*cking mind blowing Lauren and the sexiest thing a woman has ever done for me, we really will have to think up some more little scenes like that”
He kisses me and we lay back on the bed, side by side just looking at each other. He traces my lips with the tips of his fingers.
“Dad what was...? Oops! Sorrrrryyyyy” Ava walks in, turns, and walks out again. Gabe sighs and says “Ava, come here, what do you want?” she swings around and comes back in.
“Awwwww you two are soooo cute” she pinches Gabe’s cheek as she says it.
“Look at my Daddy, all loved up and happy” I can't help but laugh. She kisses his cheek.
“I like you like this Dad, even your eyes are smiling, don't ever leave him and make him sad again, will you Lauren”
I'm not sure if my heart is breaking or bursting?
“Ava. What exactly was it you wanted?”
“Oh, yeah, just wanted to know the name of the restaurant we're going to, I wanted to Google the menu”
“Harba”
“Thaaaanks, you two better stop getting naked and start getting ready” she says as she sweeps out of the room. “And you really should think about getting a lock on this bedroom door”
We are both still lying on the bed, I lean over and pinch his cheek, and we both laugh. Why have I spent all day worrying about meeting this child? She's as gorgeous and out there as her dad.
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Gabe was right when he said we would have a good week with Ava. It's been a blast, even the sun was out for most of it, we shopped, we lunched, we even had a spa day up at the hot springs when Gabe went into the office on Thursday, just us girls and I've got to say, I really enjoyed myself. It gave me a chance for some grooming and I allowed the girls to have a manicure and a pedicure whilst I have my eyebrows waxed and eyelashes tinted. They are two pretty mature thirteen year old girls and with Gabe out of the way we talk about boys. Neither of them has ever been kissed properly, they both have boys that they fancy but no boyfriends. Sophie has started her periods but Ava is really worried because she still hasn’t. I tell her to chat to her mum and Stella and find out when they started because that would be an indicator of when she would start. Shit, after saying that, I hope they were older than thirteen. Then they turn the tables and ask me if I love Gabe, I explain that we are still a very new couple but I care for him very much. Sophie makes me laugh or LOL as they say, yes, they actually say LOL, when she tells me that she thinks Gabe is the hottest dad she has ever known. Waaaaay hotter than her dad apparently.
By Friday, Gabe is pretty strung out. Work is stressful, entertaining two teenagers has worn him out mentally and I think, he is also stressed about how Ava and I are getting along, On top of this, Ryder is refusing to take my calls, no doubt Julie has got the word out there about myself and Gabe and as much as I have tried to hide it from him, he knows how much it’s getting me down. He is also acutely aware of how stressed I am about meeting the rest of his family tomorrow, so on Friday night we order takeout and play on the Wii; he beats us all and shows no mercy and I hope that it’s made him feel just a little bit better. By the time we call it a night and head off to bed, he seems a little more relaxed than he has the last couple of days. Despite the girls being down in their own room we can hear them giggle and laugh and scream.
“Do girls not have volume control?” he says an hour after we have gone to bed. He's only joking, I think! We have been talking about Ryder's refusal to take my calls. I'm upset about it but I know how much Jays continuous calls piss me off when I don't want to talk to him, so I haven't called since Wednesday and have said that I will leave it for a few more days and just wait and see. Gabe disagrees.
“Why don't you just go round and see him and sort things out?”
“No, I know what he's like, if I go round it will just piss him off more, I'll leave it until after the weekend and if I haven’t heard from him still, then I’ll go around to his place”
“Well if your sure baby”
“No Gabe, I'm not sure but that's what I'm going to do, so can we drop it please? What did you say we would take to your Dads tomorrow? Do I need to cook something and what’s your Dad’s name, you've never told me”
We are curled up together, my head on his chest, my arm and leg over and around him, his arm around me. As soon as I mention tomorrow, I feel him tense. I'm starting to worry now that he's worrying about me meeting his family. Is he wondering what they will think, of me? Shit, I bet he’s embarrassed.
“It’s sorted, we are in charge of seafood, I've arranged for it to be delivered, and my Dad’s name is Charlie”
“I don’t have to go you know, I will understand if you want to just take the girls”
“What are you talking about Lauren?” He pushes himself up on his elbow and looks down at me.
“To your dads, if you don’t want to take me, I do understand, I don’t want you to be embarrassed and feel like you have to take me”
He moves so that he can see my face. “What the f*ck are you going on about, why would I be embarrassed? I can’t wait to introduce you to my family; you know for a clever woman, you really do talk shit at times”
Okaaay!