Rush

close to her own orgasm.
    “Give me your eyes, baby. And get there.”
    The guttural command fueled her arousal into a full-fledged inferno. She locked her
     gaze to him, her body tense, every muscle coiled tight.
    “My name,” he whispered.
    “Gabe!”
    Eyes locked, his name tumbling from her lips, he leaned down,pressing his body to hers and surged into her, spilling himself deep.
    For a long moment, he blanketed her, his body heaving, warm and comforting over hers.
     Then finally he propped himself up on his forearms and kissed her nose, his eyes warm
     as he stared down at her.
    “Now that’s the way I like to start the day,” he murmured.
    Then he rolled off her, patted her hip and said, “Hop into the shower, baby. We have
     to get to work.”
    Damn chipper man.
    • • •
    As crazy as the previous day had been, Mia was almost afraid to see what today held
     in store. Despite their bout of hot morning sex, as soon as they got into the office,
     he inserted another plug.
    She never imagined the damn things came in so many sizes! There couldn’t be many more
     because the one he used today was huge! She felt like she waddled, which only made
     her more self-conscious about letting anyone see her walk anywhere, so she spent the
     majority of the day sequestered in Gabe’s office, suffering as she sat and fidgeted
     in her chair.
    And damn if Gabe wasn’t insanely busy. Three conference calls. Two meetings, plus
     countless other calls he had to return. So there was no crazy-hot office sex to alleviate
     the burn.
    She was back to sulking, even as ridiculous as that made her feel.
    By quitting time, she was hugely relieved. She wanted to have this damn thing out
     of her ass, and she wanted to get the hell out of the office. She was going stir crazy.
     At least she had dinner with Jace and Ash to look forward to.
    Mia rode with Gabe at his insistence. He had his driver take her by her apartment
     before going on to his. The ride was mostly silent, but he kept hold of her hand the
     entire time. Almost as if hejust needed that contact. And it was true, they’d seen little of each other that day.
     The only alone time they’d shared was when he inserted the plug in the morning and
     when he removed it in the afternoon.
    His thumb smoothed up and down her palm, rubbing in a pattern as he stared out the
     window. She wasn’t sure he was that in tune with her or her presence, and yet the
     one time she’d tried to move her hand, he’d clamped down and curled his fingers tightly
     around hers.
    Maybe he’d missed her as much as she’d missed him. It was a stupid thought, but it
     didn’t mean it didn’t have a firm hold in her brain.
    As they neared her apartment, she realized they hadn’t made plans for
after
her dinner with Jace. She had no idea what Gabe expected. Would he want her to come
     to his apartment afterward? Or was she simply to go in to work on her own the next
     day?
    The car pulled to a stop in front of her building, and Mia started to get out, but
     Gabe halted her.
    “Have a good time tonight, Mia,” he said softly.
    She smiled. “I will.”
    “I’ll see you at work in the morning. The driver will be here for you at eight a.m.”
    Well that answered her question. Evidently she’d been dismissed for the evening. And
     yet, as she got out, Gabe didn’t look happy that she was spending the night away from
     him.
    “See you tomorrow,” she murmured.
    She shut the door and watched as the car rolled away, wondering what Gabe was thinking.
     With a sigh, she went into her building and up to her apartment. She only had an hour
     to change and get ready before Jace would be there.
    When she walked through the door and into the living room, Caroline popped her head
     out of her bedroom, her eyes wide with surprise.
    “You’re home! Holy shit. I was beginning to wonder if you’d moved in with Gabe.”
    Mia smiled. “Hello to you too.”
    Caroline walked over and grabbed Mia in a hug. “I’ve missed you, girl. All the girls
     have. Want to grab takeout tonight and watch movies?”
    Mia winced. “Sorry, I can’t. Jace is coming over, which is why I didn’t go home with
     Gabe. Jace and Ash are taking me to eat tonight. Catch-up, because Jace has been out
     of town. I’m sure he’s going to grill me about Gabe too since he now knows I’m working
     for Gabe.”
    Caroline’s face fell. “Damn. It sucks not seeing much of you anymore. I worry about
     you getting in over