her eyes, losing herself to the sensations of him filling her; she was on the verge of an explosion. When she felt his fingers rubbing her clit, she couldn't hold back any longer. She unleashed a loud primal cry, as she reached her climax. She instinctively clenched his throbbing member as he brought her to completion. Her juices flowed out, lubricating him as the sticky sound of sex echoed around the room. Gabe's grunting became louder and he thrust harder and faster as Monica felt him clench his ass cheeks before his own climax. He exploded inside of her, filling her with his seed. Monica continued to clamp down on him, sucking every last drop from him.
His thrusts slowed as he brought his head down and rested his forehead against hers.
"Oh God, Monica," Gabe said between ragged breaths, "I don't think I can ever get enough of you."
He always knew the right words to say to make her feel beautiful and desirable. She reached up behind and brought his head down for a kiss. Monica put all her pent up feelings in that kiss, and hoped it was enough to show him how much she cared about him. She wasn't ready to admit that she might be falling in love with him. That was moving too fast, and she didn't want to frighten him away. But she wanted to show him the strength of her feelings . She had never met a guy who treated her as well as Gabe. Even though it had only been a week, she knew deep down that he was someone she could spend the rest of her life with.
As they broke apart, Gabe lay down beside Monica, wrapping his arm around her waist and pulling her closer to him. She snuggled into his chest, and released a contented sigh.
"I was thinking," Gabe said a moment later as Monica began to drift back to sleep, "what are your plans this weekend?"
"I didn't have anything planned," Monica replied sleepily. "Why do you ask?"
"Do you remember Christy and Annabelle mentioning a charity ball?"
Monica did remember the two women who had interrupted their first date. They were rich, beautiful, and a couple of snobs who looked down their nose at her. They had pretended to be nice to her in front of Gabe, but she could tell they thought she wasn't in their league.
"Hmm it sounds familiar," Monica replied moderately.
"What if you were to go to the ball with me?" Gabe asked.
"You want me to go to a ball with you?" Monica asked surprised.
"Yes," Gabe answered. "Why not? I feel like we've been in our own little cocoon this past week.”
"I've liked being in our own little cocoon, just you and me," Monica said a little hurt.
"Don’t get me wrong,” Gabe said. “I've loved every moment of it too, but we can't stay like this forever. We've got to get back into the real world some time. Besides, I want to show you off to the world.”
"Oh Gabe, you're being ridiculous now," Monica said. "I'm sure there will be tons of other drop dead gorgeous women there.”
"Those other women don't hold a candle to you," Gabe told her. "You know I think you're the most beautiful woman in the world to me."
Monica blushed under his praise. Gabe made her feel so cherished and beautiful. She still wasn’t used to the idea that someone could like her just as she was--not 50 pounds lighter, not with a slimmer waist, not 10 years younger, not with a better job, but just as she was.
Even so, she was nervous about accepting the invitation.
“Are you sure you want to go with me?” she asked.
“Of course I’m sure. Why wouldn’t I want to go with you?” he replied earnestly.
“I don't know that I'd fit in with that crowd."
She had an idea the type of people that would be at the charity ball. If they were anything like Christy and Annabelle, she was in for a rough night.
“You have nothing to be worried about,” he reassured her. “I’d love for you to come and meet some of my friends and business associates, but I don’t want to pressure you if you’re uncomfortable about it. Just think about it.”
"Thank you Gabe. I'd love to go with you
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