Page 132 of Gabriel & Skye

I’ve missed him so damned much. He holds my hips and pops my nipple out of his mouth, looking up at me with those piercing blue eyes I’ll never get sick of looking at. “I may never look at this bench top the same,” I laugh as we start to move together in a perfect dance. It’s hot, erotic and fast, faster than we usually do it. I guess he really did miss me.

“With you on granite, it’s perfect,” he says into my neck, nipping and sucking my flesh.

“I love you, Gabriel Bassett.”

“And I love you, Skye Hendry.”

I grin like a buffoon. I love it when he’s like this, when he totally lets go. He has the perfect balance of businessman, CEO, daddy, and boyfriend. And I love them all just as much as each other.

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Gabe

Skye insists we take the truck. She and Trin have been secretly packing a picnic since we got home from school, and they’re whispering when they think I can’t hear. It’s only when dusk falls that they announce we’re going to the ridge lookout.

“What are you two up to?” I ask while we pack the car. The nights sure are much cooler now so I make sure Trin dresses warm and we each have a jacket to wear.

Daisy has her little blanket and a fluffy bed. I’m sure she’s going to like hanging out with us at the ridge, too. She goes everywhere we go and is seldom alone.

Daisy made friends with Callan’s dog, Sunny, and they’ve already had several play dates. She’s also met Eden’s dog, Noodle, and they really took to each other too. Trin is in her element with the new pup, and I even took her to Macey’s house while Skye was away to meet Molly. It was so adorable seeing mom and daughter running around together happily.

Daisy’s been good company while Skye was away. She either sleeps with us, or in Trinity’s room and has more than one dog bed set up around the house. We can’t imagine life without her.

I can’t help but feel like we’re one big happy family already, even after a short time. I missed Skye a lot this past week. According to my brothers, I’m lovesick.

Our fast romp this afternoon was nothing compared to what I want to do to her tonight. We navigate our time around Trin’s bedtime, and I often pop home for an hour when she’s at school so I can give my woman some attention. Then we can be as loud as we want, cos ain't no one gonna hear us when we’re alone. I can’t get my fill of her — I never will. I love pleasing her and making her come over and over again. There’s nothing sweeter. She stays over now more often than not. Trinity thinks we’re having sleepovers every other night, and I guess she isn’t far wrong.

The thing I love the most is how we had a connection before we ever got physical, and that was important to me after everything I went through. I think about the dream I had of Skye, and as woo-woo as it sounds, I know it was meant to be. As soon as I relaxed a little, let my guard down and went with the flow, things came much more easily. It feels so natural with her.

She has me hook, line, and sinker.

As for the future, I’ve envisioned her pregnant with my baby. And while every now and again a small reservation creeps up in my mind, I push it away because I know Skye is a different person to my ex-wife. And just because one woman hurt me all those years ago, doesn’t mean she’s going to do the same.

Tiffany left town as fast as she came in, and I heard from her parents — when they had Trin one weekend — that she stopped by to see them the same week she was in Stoney Creek. She made it to Ireland and is now one of the leading heart surgeons at a major hospital in Dublin. I suppose a part of it all still makes me sad, because someday Trinity will come asking questions, and who knows what the future holds. One thing I will never do is lie to her. If she wants to know who gave birth to her and any other questions, I will answer them the best way I can.

“We have a present for Daddy, don’t we, Trin?” Skye says when I’ve backed the truck in and have it in the right position we need so we can look at the stars.

I glance over at my girls and give them a chin lift. “A present, you say?”

“It’s something you haven’t seen before.” Skye gives me a wink over our earlier conversation as she reaches into the back behind us.

I lean over to give her a peck as Trin covers her eyes. Daisy sits between us, snuggling into her donut bed. She’s been such an easy little thing to train. I put the doggie door in and within a month or so, she was getting the hang of where to go and do her business. She’s smart. Skye and Trin have already taught her to sit and do a paw shake for treats. It’s very cute to watch, and so far, she’s not chewing anything except her toys. We hope it stays that way.

She pulls out a long cardboard box and lays it across my lap.

“What have you two been up to?” I give them both the side eye as I rattle the heavy box around.

Trinity giggles. “Daddy, open it!”

I rip open one end of the box and carefully pull out a long padded bag. I glance at Skye, having an inkling of what’s inside.

“You didn’t.”

She bites her lip, trying to hide her smile as I unzip the bag. “We thought you could do with one of your own,” she says as I pull the telescope out.

My heart swells so fucking big. “Mercury in retrograde would be jealous of this beauty. Thank you,” I say, feeling the emotion come over me. No one has ever done anything like this for me before.

“You’re welcome. I thought we could come out here and you can teach me and Trinity everything you know.”

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