Saviour (Saviour #1)(86)

“Shush, its okay Ryde, no one knew, I told nobody, it was my choice. I could always handle him but the past couple of years, he’s just gotten worse and I just wasn’t prepared to put up with it anymore, I didn’t leave him for Gabe, I was already planning on leaving him, then Gabe and I met in the pub the night Dad hit me and he’s just been here for me since then, I didn’t mean to fall in love with someone else so soon, that’s just the way it’s turned out. I’ve missed you so much bubby”

I brush his tears from his face as I look down at him and kiss his hair “He seems like a nice enough bloke Mum and he obviously loves you, can I ask, how old is he? He looks young”

Shit, oh well, here goes “He’s thirty five”

“Shit, thirty five? Fuck, my Mother’s a cougar”

“Ryder, language”

We sit on the bed and he tells me all about the state Jay has been in at work, turning up drunk on the days that he does turn up at all and that Ryder has been holding the fort and running things pretty much single handed but he’s okay with that and is more than capable. He stays for an hour or so and promises to stay in touch, I get up to see him out and am pleased when he shakes Gabe’s hand and apologises for his dads behavior. Gabe pats him on the back, saying “Look mate, it’s not your fault, but just make sure you let him know to keep away, I won’t be calling the police next time I will deal with him myself”

I give my boy a last hug and wave him goodbye. God that visit has made me feel so much better. As we close the front door, I can’t help but look around the hallway, thinking about what happened the night before. I feel Gabe’s eyes on me and turn and give him a cuddle. He pulls me in tight, almost stopping my breath.

“I love you Lauren”

“And I love you Gabriel, are we good?”

“We’re good, everything will be alright, all this shit will come to an end, you know that don’t you? We won’t always have all this drama”

“I hope so Gabe, this past few weeks have just been a rollercoaster but you know what, as long as I have you, it will all be fine, I’ve taken a leaf from your book, I will no longer give a f*ck about what ever anybody else thinks about me or us. I love you and we’re together, if any one else has a problem with that, well then that’s their problem, not mine”

“Lauren, you f*ckin amaze me, you really do.”

We walk up the stairs with our arms wrapped around each other. The house is quiet now after all of the visitors over the past hours.

“Back to bed you anyway, a day of complete rest the doctors said”

“Bed, noooo I’m bored, you come to bed with me?” I whine like a child “No Lauren, if I come to bed with you I will want to f*ck you”

“Good, I want you to f*ck me, come on, there’s no one here, just you and me, let’s have an arvo sesh”

I drag him towards the bedroom as he shakes his head. “Really? An arvo sesh. Is that an Essex term?”

“I have no idea, why do you like it?”

“I love it, do you promise to call me Governor in that sexy accent of yours?”

“Too f*ckin right I will Guvnu. Now get your strides off. I want some afternoon nookie”

As we come through the bedroom door my mobile starts to ring, it’s my GP’s surgery, shit my appointment. I make my apologies and reschedule for Saturday morning, the only slot they have left. Gabe tells me he is going fishing on Saturday morning with his dad and brothers but that’s no problem, I am more than capable of getting myself to the doctors.

We have a couple of hours back in bed and as we lay snoozing, the buzzer goes, Gabe gets up to answer while I pull on some clothes, he calls for me to come down. More visitors? He is waiting at the bottom of the stairs by the front door, looking very pleased with himself, he puts his hand out to me so I take it, he opens the front door, and there on the drive is my new car. Despite all of my previous protests, I am now super excited, it’s sort of a metallic white colour and just beautiful and then I spot the number plate, I had noticed all of Gabe’s family have personalised plates. Gabe’s Ute says WILDE 5, his BM says GWILDE, and now here’s My, well the company’s new car and the plates read, WILDES1. I look up at him, he raises his eyebrows, almost daring me to complain or comment.

“Wildes1. Really?”

“Well aren’t you?”

“Well yeah, I suppose so but did you really feel the need to state it on my car”

“Yes actually I did” he pulls me to him, “I want everyone to know your mine; I can’t marry you for at least a year, until you can get divorced, so at least this way everyone will know, you’re mine and we’re together, I can change it if you don’t like it”

“No, no, no, I love it, but back up a bit, what do you mean you can’t marry me yet?”

“Like I said, we can’t get married until you get divorced so until then” He shrugs “But who said anything about marriage? Nobody has even mentioned marriage before”

“Do you not want to marry me then Lauren?” He’s deadly serious, he doesn’t take his eyes from mine, I try not to show any emotion because he will see it instantly in my face and I really don’t know what my answer is.

“I, I don’t know Gabe. It’s not something that’s”…. before I can finish, he drops down onto one knee, in the middle of the drive.