her
death, but there are times I expect her to walk around the corner, to smile at
me in the special way she had.”
“And hopefully that’ll ease in time. I have faith in you. You’ll
figure it out. We’re not saying you have to go out and find a submissive right
now. Hell, it’s probably the worst thing in the world for you to do at this
moment. We just want our Gabe back. The one who dropped into the club, the one
who smiled all the time.”
He dropped his arm. “I don’t know if I can go back to being that
man, Caelan . Her death ripped something out of me.
Something I can’t get back.”
Caelan nodded. “I imagine it did. But now you have a chance to heal. Maybe once that’s
happened, you’ll find out you’re a better man for it.”
“Maybe.” He looked up at the dark house. “I don’t know if I want
to go in there right now, Caelan . She’s everywhere.
She helped me pick out the furniture, she made her mark on every room.”
For the first time since the intervention, Caelan actually took mercy on him. “Then don’t. Come home with me tonight. You can
spend the night with Nisey and I. Tomorrow is soon
enough to face your demons. You’ll probably do better on a good night’s sleep
anyway.”
“Are you sure?” Gabriel hated the idea of acting like a needy
child.
Caelan chuckled. “What do you think? Nisey has texted me at
least three times tonight. She’s worried about you just as much as us guys
were. So why don’t you come to my place? You can use the spare room, and let Nisey give you some good ‘ole fashion loving.”
“All right.” Even though he was raw and still wanted to pound Caelan for putting him through hell, he didn’t want to be
alone tonight.
“Good then, we’re agreed.” He pulled his cell out and punched a
few buttons. “I’m heading home, grá , and we’re
having a guest tonight. Make up the guest room for him.” Caelan chuckled softly. “Yes, it’s him. Now quit worrying and have his room ready, or
you’ll be over the spanking bench when I get home.”
Gabriel couldn’t hear what Nisey said
in return, but it must’ve amused Caelan because he
outright laughed at her. “I mean it, little subbie .
It better be ready when we get there.” Then he closed the cell and grinned at
Gabriel. “She’s absolutely incorrigible.”
Even though witnessing the interaction between Caelan and his sub was difficult, Gabriel loved both of
them like the family he’d never had. “You’re the one who wanted her,” Gabriel
reminded him.
“Of course I do. But that doesn’t mean I can’t keep her on her
toes.” After checking the mirrors, Caelan shifted
into gear, before easing back into traffic. “Something has been a bit off with
her as of late, and I’m pretty sure I know what it is. If she doesn’t come
clean soon about it, there’ll be a trip to the playroom she won’t like.”
Eager for a change of subject to a topic which didn’t focus on
him, Sara, or their unborn child, Gabriel latched on to it. “So what is it?”
As Caelan drove towards Evanston, he
explained Nisey’s recent behavior, her
absent-mindedness, from her trying to fill every moment of the day with
activity, to her physical changes, tender breasts, and missed cycles. The short
and sweet of it was, Caelan thought his sub was
either pregnant, or trying to hide something more serious from him.
Gabriel mused as the SUV headed north. For Caelan’s sake, he hoped it was because Nisey was expecting,
because if not, there was a very real chance Caelan could end up in the same situation he was in himself, and he wouldn’t wish that
on anyone, even his worst enemy.
* * * *
Zhenya was just finishing up Sophia’s feeding when she heard Caelan’s SUV pull into the drive. She idly wondered how the
intervention Nisey had spoken about earlier had gone.
Her heart went out to Gabriel. She wouldn’t have wanted to be in his shoes
after experiencing her own semi-intervention with Kalinda , Nisey
death, but there are times I expect her to walk around the corner, to smile at
me in the special way she had.”
“And hopefully that’ll ease in time. I have faith in you. You’ll
figure it out. We’re not saying you have to go out and find a submissive right
now. Hell, it’s probably the worst thing in the world for you to do at this
moment. We just want our Gabe back. The one who dropped into the club, the one
who smiled all the time.”
He dropped his arm. “I don’t know if I can go back to being that
man, Caelan . Her death ripped something out of me.
Something I can’t get back.”
Caelan nodded. “I imagine it did. But now you have a chance to heal. Maybe once that’s
happened, you’ll find out you’re a better man for it.”
“Maybe.” He looked up at the dark house. “I don’t know if I want
to go in there right now, Caelan . She’s everywhere.
She helped me pick out the furniture, she made her mark on every room.”
For the first time since the intervention, Caelan actually took mercy on him. “Then don’t. Come home with me tonight. You can
spend the night with Nisey and I. Tomorrow is soon
enough to face your demons. You’ll probably do better on a good night’s sleep
anyway.”
“Are you sure?” Gabriel hated the idea of acting like a needy
child.
Caelan chuckled. “What do you think? Nisey has texted me at
least three times tonight. She’s worried about you just as much as us guys
were. So why don’t you come to my place? You can use the spare room, and let Nisey give you some good ‘ole fashion loving.”
“All right.” Even though he was raw and still wanted to pound Caelan for putting him through hell, he didn’t want to be
alone tonight.
“Good then, we’re agreed.” He pulled his cell out and punched a
few buttons. “I’m heading home, grá , and we’re
having a guest tonight. Make up the guest room for him.” Caelan chuckled softly. “Yes, it’s him. Now quit worrying and have his room ready, or
you’ll be over the spanking bench when I get home.”
Gabriel couldn’t hear what Nisey said
in return, but it must’ve amused Caelan because he
outright laughed at her. “I mean it, little subbie .
It better be ready when we get there.” Then he closed the cell and grinned at
Gabriel. “She’s absolutely incorrigible.”
Even though witnessing the interaction between Caelan and his sub was difficult, Gabriel loved both of
them like the family he’d never had. “You’re the one who wanted her,” Gabriel
reminded him.
“Of course I do. But that doesn’t mean I can’t keep her on her
toes.” After checking the mirrors, Caelan shifted
into gear, before easing back into traffic. “Something has been a bit off with
her as of late, and I’m pretty sure I know what it is. If she doesn’t come
clean soon about it, there’ll be a trip to the playroom she won’t like.”
Eager for a change of subject to a topic which didn’t focus on
him, Sara, or their unborn child, Gabriel latched on to it. “So what is it?”
As Caelan drove towards Evanston, he
explained Nisey’s recent behavior, her
absent-mindedness, from her trying to fill every moment of the day with
activity, to her physical changes, tender breasts, and missed cycles. The short
and sweet of it was, Caelan thought his sub was
either pregnant, or trying to hide something more serious from him.
Gabriel mused as the SUV headed north. For Caelan’s sake, he hoped it was because Nisey was expecting,
because if not, there was a very real chance Caelan could end up in the same situation he was in himself, and he wouldn’t wish that
on anyone, even his worst enemy.
* * * *
Zhenya was just finishing up Sophia’s feeding when she heard Caelan’s SUV pull into the drive. She idly wondered how the
intervention Nisey had spoken about earlier had gone.
Her heart went out to Gabriel. She wouldn’t have wanted to be in his shoes
after experiencing her own semi-intervention with Kalinda , Nisey
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