Baggage & Buttons (17 page)

‘Well I’m not like your other boyfriends Mia. I’m not
going to get pissed off or leave you. I just hope that one day you’ll want to
say it to me. Just promise not to leave me because you’re worried I’ll get fed
up Mia, I’ll wait forever if that’s what it takes. I love you unconditionally
baby.’

‘You’re a very good boyfriend, the best I’ve ever had.
You know that right?’

‘I do now, thank you. I’ll be back in a minute.’ He
kissed me and I watched him walk out of my room and smiled, he
was
a
good boyfriend. He was back a few minutes later with a bowl of Weetabix and
another glass of water.

‘Ok try and eat this for me.’

‘Noooo it’s middle of the night, Weetabix is for
breakfast.’

‘I promise, it works for Doug.’

‘Ooooo Doug and the Zoo. Are we seeing the giant
pandas tomorrow?’

‘Baby I’m really sorry, but the only zoo in the UK
with giant pandas is Edinburgh, so we can’t drive there and back in one day.’

‘O no, I love them and I was
so
looking forward
to it.’

‘I know, but it’s too far to do in a day, or even a
weekend. Besides, I was with the Doug when we finally spoke tonight. You were
so drunk that we figured you’d be too hungover to get up and go out anywhere
tomorrow. We’ll have to sort out a trip up there in half term instead. Is that
ok?’

‘I wasn’t so drunk you know.’

‘You are so drunk, still. Eat the Weetabix please.’

‘Don’t want to,’ I pouted.

‘Eat the Weetabix Mia. I don’t want to have to ask you
again.’

‘You’re so hot when you’re cross with me. Can we fuck
now?’

‘No, no fucking, I just want you to eat.’

‘O my god fucking,
fucking
. What time is it?’

‘Twelve thirty.’

‘It’s our fucking anniversary.’

‘What?’

‘Our fucking anniversary, it’s a week since you blew
my mind with
hot
fantastic sex.’

‘I blew your mind?’ he asked with a proud smile on his
face.

‘Yes it was
so
good. You’re so good at sex Gabe
Austin. I love having sex with you,’ I sighed.

‘The feeling’s mutual Mia, I want you all the time too.’
He sighed as well and smoothed my hair with his palm.

‘So take me now,’ I begged as I gazed into his big
blue eyes.

‘You’re too drunk and don’t even try denying it, or
keep trying to distract me from the fact that you’ve still not eaten your
bloody Weetabix.’

‘If I eat them and drink some more water will that
make you happy?’

‘Yes, very happy.’

‘Then I’ll do it, to make you happy. I like you happy,
but I’m only doing it for you. Not for me,
for you.’
I waved a finger in
front of his face and he gently nipped it in his teeth.

‘Thank you.’ He sat and watched me eat with a smile on
his face.

‘So we’re really not having sex on our anniversary?’ I
asked as I put the spoon back in the empty bowl.

‘
No,
give it up Mia, I’m going to get you
undressed and put you into bed to sleep.’

‘Noooo, no undressing. I’m sleeping like this.’ I’d
suddenly remembered my surprise tattoo and it was too soon for him to see it, I
wanted the cling film off first.

‘Don’t be ridiculous Mia, come on I’m going to help
you get undressed.’

‘Then I’m keeping my knickers on.’

‘I thought you always slept nude.’

‘I do, but I don’t want to tempt you.’

‘I promise I’ll never take advantage of you when
you’re this drunk, so you don’t have to worry about wearing knickers.’

‘I want to keep them on Mr. My knickers are staying on
and I won’t tell you again,’ I said, wagging my finger at him.

‘God you’re so drunkenly romantic right now,’ he
laughed. ‘Ok knickers are staying on, come on with the rest.’ He unbuttoned my
blouse slowly, making me all breathless. I sighed as he tugged it off over my
shoulders and kissed me. Then he reached behind me and undid my bra and removed
it and gently kissed each of my breasts, before reaching down to unzip my
shorts. ‘Lie back and lift your bottom up.’

‘You’re horny again Gabe. You promised, you said you’d
never lie to me.’

‘Fine I’m bloody horny ok?’ he snapped. ‘It’s bad
enough being an average 19 year old male, as I’m always fucking horny, but to
have you waving your big tits at me and begging me to fuck you, it’s just too
much Mia,’ he said with a heavy sigh and rubbed his forehead. ‘Regardless, I’m
still not doing anything about it. Now lift up your bottom so I can take your
shorts off.’ I did as I was told and bit my lip as I smiled at him. ‘Jesus Mia
please stop it, you look so hot and this is really hard for me. I’ve never had
to show any restraint before, I wanted sex, I had it. Lift up again I need to
do your tights.’

‘
No
, if you pull down my tights my knickers go
down too.’ I quickly grabbed the top of them to stop him. ‘They end up all rolled
around each other and it’s impossible to extract them again. I’ll go to the
toilet as I need a pee and I can do them myself.’

‘Christ you’re more bloody stubborn drunk than sober.
Take my hand.’ He pulled me up off the bed and led me into the bathroom and
looked at me as I stood by the toilet and stared at him.

‘I can’t go with you watching me Gabe.’

‘You watched me, you helped me.’

‘You’re a man. I’m a
wo
man and it’s not
ladylike to let a man see her pee, poo, shave her legs or see tampon strings,
so please go outside and shut the door. Why are you laughing at me?’

‘Because you’re a funny drunk. Fine I’ll wait in the
bedroom, hurry up out.’

I waited for him to close the door and pulled down my
tights. Sod it, I was right my bloody knickers had gone down with them. It was
bad enough unrolling them sober, let alone tipsy. I really had to concentrate
to get them out and back up to my knees.

‘Are you ok in there?’ Gabe called. ‘You’ve been a
while.’

‘I had a lot to drink, I have a lot to pee,’ I shouted
as I did my business. I kicked off my tights and carefully lifted my knickers
and covered the cling film. I stood up, wobbled and giggled as I flushed the
chain. God I really was drunk. I staggered over to wash my hands and then
opened the door to the bedroom.

‘Are you ready to brush sex bomb?’ I asked as I
watched his eyes travel over my body, especially looking at my bare breasts.

‘I so wish you wore bloody pyjamas,’ he sighed. ‘I
deserve a medal for resisting you tonight.’

I was having trouble standing still and brushing at
the same time, so he stood behind me and put his arms around my waist and held
me still as I brushed. I smiled at him in the mirror, he was hard again, I
could feel it in my lower back. He kissed my neck and made my skin go all
goosey, making me feel even more horny. When I’d finished, he stayed holding me
with one arm, as I took off my eye makeup and he did his own teeth over my
shoulder.

‘Ok bed,’ he ordered, as he walked me back and helped
me climb in. I propped myself up and kept my eyes on him as he unbuttoned his
shirt and removed it, hanging it over my dressing table chair. He stood with
his bare back to me as he unbuttoned his jeans and pulled them down along with
his boxers in one go and I moaned out loud as he bent over to pick them up. As
if his bottom weren’t tempting enough I caught sight of his manhood between his
legs. ‘What’s wrong?’

‘You bending over with clothes on is bad enough, but
to see your bare bottom and your hard cock between your legs is too much.’

‘You’re a very naughty drunk Mia.’

‘
I’m horny
. How would you feel if you wanted
sex and I kept saying no?’

‘But you’ve never said no,’ he said with a slightly cocky
smile as he sat on the edge of the bed next to me.

‘Because I
always
want you, but you’re saying
no to me. It
hurts
Gabe.’

‘I’m not doing it to upset you Mia, it’s the right
thing to do. Don’t ever ask me to take advantage of you, because I won’t.’

‘But you want me, you’re hard.’ I let my eyes skim
down his chest to look at his erection, standing freely, looking so edible.

‘Mia I always want you, so I’m pretty much hard every
time I see you, but it’s not happening, not when you’re like this.’

‘I’ve been thinking about ways we could do it,’ I
whispered, trying to tempt him.

‘Mia please behave,’ he sighed and he shoved a hand
through his hair.

‘Well I’ve been thinking you could be my swimming
coach and I’d be wearing the smallest of bikinis that just covered my nipples.
You’d take advantage of me by lifting me out of the water onto the side of the
pool and licking and fingering me before pulling me back in the pool, onto your
hard penis and fucking me in the water.’

‘O god, please stop baby,’ he pleaded as he looked at
me. I could see the lust bubbling under the surface, trying to find its way
out, I was breaking him down.

‘We’re driving in your car in the country, it’s a hot
day and you pull through a gate into a field, you bend me over the bonnet and
rip down my trousers and knickers. You pin my hands down and fuck me from
behind, the more I scream stop, the harder you fuck me.’

‘Mia it’s not fair, you’re trying to goad me into
having sex,’ he groaned.

‘I’m a naughty school girl, I’ve got a see through
white shirt tied around my waist and unbuttoned dangerously low with no bra,
with a miniscule mini skirt and no knickers. I’ve got over the knee socks and
plaits in my hair and a pair of sexy black rimmed glasses. You’re the head
teacher and you call me into your office and bend me over the desk, exposing my
bare behind and virginal pink lips …’

‘O god, please don’t say anymore,’ he moaned, covering
his eyes with his hands.

‘You cane my bottom for being naughty, before sticking
your fingers into me and making me come for you, then you fuck me over your
desk harder and harder, caning me every time I scream.’ He suddenly stood up
and disappeared into the bathroom and shut the door. ‘Gabe.
Gabe?
Please
come back,’ I called after him.

I’d started to fall asleep when I felt the bed sag next
to me and his arms wrap around me and a kiss being planted on my lips and I
groaned.

‘It’s ok baby, it’s only me, sleep.’

‘Where did you go Gabe? I wanted you so much,’ I
murmured, half asleep.

‘You were turning me on with all that talk, I needed
to take a minute out.’

‘Did you masturbate?’

‘Mia,’ he sighed.

‘You said you wouldn’t lie.’

‘Yes, I did. There was no way I could’ve climbed into
bed with you and resisted.’

‘So you still want me? You haven’t gone off me?’ I
whispered.

‘I always want you, I could never go off you. You’re
stuck with me now.’

‘Am I still your favourite girlfriend? Am I still
yours?’

‘Yes always baby,’ he whispered. ‘You’re my forever.’ His
forever, I liked that. I reached out and ran my fingers between his lips then
kissed his chest.

‘Gabe?’ I yawned as my eyes closed again.

‘Yes baby?’

‘I feel very sleepy now, can we sleep?’

‘Of course we can.’

He turned off the light and I snuggled against him. As
I was falling asleep I heard him whisper ‘
I love you Mia
’ and I smiled
to myself.

Saturday

I woke up to hear gentle knocking at the door.

‘Mia are you ok in there? It’s after ten,’ came Lexi’s
voice. I rubbed my eyes and looked at the clock, she was right it was ten past
ten. God I felt like shit and my head was pounding. I looked to my right and
instead of Gabe found a note on his pillow. Did he ever rest up and lie in?

‘I’m on my own,’ I yelled and read his note. ‘Gabe’s
gone for a run and to get a surprise, whatever that means.’

‘Wow you like crap,’ she observed as she came in and
sat on the end of my bed.

‘Well thanks, I’ve got a hangover.’

‘Wonder why? O it’s all those drinks you had on an
empty stomach.’

‘Don’t remind me,’ I groaned. ‘God I need to pee.’ I
sat up and swung my legs out of the bed and went to stand up, as I did I yelped
and fell to the floor clutching my stomach.

‘Shit Mia, what’s wrong?’

‘Lexi,’ I gasped. ‘It feels like something’s just
ripped inside and acid’s been poured in, shit it’s agony.’ I felt tears starting
to pour down my face as I curled up into a ball on the carpet and held my
stomach and my breath, it was too painful to move. This was so much worse than
any of the attacks I’d had before.

‘Shit, I don’t know what to do, you’ve gone really
pale.’ I saw her kneel at my side and she stroked my forehead. ‘God Mia you’re
lips are turning blue, I’m calling Gabe he needs to get you to the hospital.’

‘No Lexi,’ I gasped, on a large intake of air grabbing
her hand. ‘Please don’t, I haven’t told him what’s wrong yet, he’d just worry.
O god, this hurts so much. Just stay with me, please stay with me,’ I sobbed. It
really hurt to breathe, but I couldn’t hold my breath for ever. Lexi grabbed my
dressing gown and covered me up with it and then lay down on the floor opposite
me and held my hand as she stroked my forehead.

‘Keep taking deep breaths ok, but if it doesn’t go
soon I’m calling an ambulance whether you like it or not.’

‘It’ll go, these pains always go quickly,’ I groaned,
wondering if this pain
was
actually ever going to end, I’d never had it
this bad, this was different.

‘Well I’m not happy Mia, this seems worse than your
normal attacks. Your lips are turning pink again thank god, but this can’t
carry on while you wait for a bloody appointment. It could take weeks.’

‘It’s because I’m due on Lex, that’s all.’ I winced,
it felt like someone was performing a Chinese burn on my insides. I quickly
closed my eyes and panted through it. We must have lain together on the floor
for over twenty minutes and I just kept my eyes closed, focussed on Lexi’s hand
trying to soothe me while I carefully breathed, until the excruciating pain
subsided and gave way to a dull heavy ache.

‘I think it’s passed, thank you Lex,’ I sighed, wiping
my eyes. ‘And I still really need to pee, desperately.’

‘Come on then, let’s get you to the toilet, but then
you’re getting back into bed to rest,’ she said with a frown. I winced again as
she helped me up and led me through and sat me on carefully down on the loo,
then went to get my pyjama bottoms and a grey vest top for me to put on, then
we heard the door buzz. ‘Are you going to be ok on your own for a minute if I
answer that?’

‘If it’s him you don’t tell him Lexi. I mean it,’ I
said, quickly trying to wipe the remaining tears off my face.

‘Mia,’ she sighed. ‘You look pale as hell and tear
streaked, he’ll know.’

‘He’ll think it’s my hangover. Please Lex, he worries
so much, he doesn’t need all this shit, not so soon into a relationship. I
don’t want to scare him off.’

She shook her head in frustration and left me to it. I
heard her talking down the intercom and then the front door open and I could
hear Gabe’s voice. I’d barely wiped myself and pulled my pants back up when he
burst into the bathroom.

‘Jesus Mia, are you ok? Lexi told me what happened.’

‘I told her
not
to,’ I said crossly, as he
wrapped his arms around me and kissed my hair.

‘She’s worried about you baby, as am I. Talk to me,
you’re hiding something from me aren’t you? Why are you having the scan?’

‘Gabe it’s just women’s problems, please don’t worry
about it,’ I mumbled.

‘Don’t ever tell me not to worry Mia, because that’ll
never happen where you’re concerned. Come on I’m getting you back into bed, you
need to rest.’ He helped me put on my clothes then picked me up, ignoring my
protests, carried me back into the bedroom and tucked me up in bed as Lexi came
back in.

‘I told you not to tell him Lexi.’ I glared in her
direction.

‘Don’t have a go at Lexi, I knew something was wrong as
soon as I saw her face. We’re both just trying to look out for you. We all need
to talk about this.’

‘Not now guys, please, I just want to have a seriously
sugary coffee and something to eat to get this bloody hangover out of my system
and a hot water bottle for this ache wouldn’t go amiss either.’

‘Right then, I’m making the coffee and getting you the
bottle. Gabe are you up to a McDonalds run? Mia loves Sausage and Egg McMuffins
when she’s hung-over and a chocolate shake. I’m the same, but a vanilla shake
is that ok?’

‘Sure, but she’s definitely having a rest when we’ve
eaten. Can I borrow a key to save buzzing?’

‘In the bowl in the hall,’ Lexi replied as she headed
off to the kitchen.

‘You’re sure you’re ok baby? I can take you to the
hospital right now.’ He still looked worried and kept stroking my face.

‘I’m fine, honestly you’re all fussing over nothing,’
I muttered, embarrassed at all the attention. He kissed me, sighed and headed
out of the door. I propped myself up and drank some more water before Lexi came
in with my coffee. She sat up at the foot of the bed to face me and I gave her
another look.

‘Sorry Mia,’ she shrugged, ‘but he knew something was
wrong straight away. Have you told him about your cysts and that it may be endometriosis?’

‘No, I’m not telling him anything until I have a scan
and it’s all confirmed. You see how he panics, I don’t want him worrying any more
than he already is. Now I’ve got to spend the bloody afternoon in bed taking it
easy.’

‘Well it’s not like we were doing anything anyway,
what with you having such a bad hangover.’

‘Shit Lex, our plans for the zoo today, I’ve screwed
them all up. I’m so sorry.’

‘It’s ok. Gabe told me last night he was going to
knock it on the head. I assured him you wouldn’t be in a fit state this
morning, I’m amazed you’ve not been sick.’

‘Me too,’ I frowned. ‘I think he made me eat some
Weetabix
last night for some reason, along with drinking lots of water, seems to have
done the trick though.’

‘Well now you’re not going out tonight, maybe the
three of us can have a takeaway and watch some films?’

‘What do you mean? I’m still going out tonight.’

‘You’re not being serious?’

‘Lex, that awful pain’s nearly gone, just like I knew
it would. Now I only have a mild ache and a hangover to deal with. I want to go
out on a proper date with my boyfriend. All we do is stay in and have sex and
great though that is, it would be nice to actually go out. I’ve really been
looking forward to it and I’d already decided an outfit.’

‘Ok,’ she sighed shaking her head. ‘Tell me more.’

‘I’ve got that tight black lace bodycon mini dress
with the lining inside. Slash neck front but seriously low cut at the back, so
low cut I’m going to have to ditch the underwear.’

‘I remember the one,’ she nodded smiling. ‘He’ll blow
his load seeing you in that. What about shoes and bag?’

‘I was thinking my really high peep toe lace platform
shoes and my black lace clutch.’

‘Nice. Hair and makeup?’

‘Pinned up and I’m going all out on the smoky eyes.’

‘What about the tatt, has he seen it yet?’

‘No, but he will when I get undressed tonight.’ I
smiled, hoping he’d be happy when he saw it.

‘Have you checked it since?’

‘Shit no, I’m supposed to have washed it and put the
cream on.’

‘Then let’s do it before he gets back.’

We went in the bathroom and I lowered my clothes on
the left and Lexi carefully peeled off the cling film and wet a clean facecloth
with warm water and dabbed it over the tattoo.

‘Does it hurt?’

‘Not anymore, pass me that cream will you Lex.’ I
squeezed a decent dollop and gently smeared it on before covering up.

‘Right, get back in bed with more water before he
comes and kicks both our backsides,’ she instructed.

We resumed our positions opposite each other in bed
and talked about organising some dedicated time to study together, as we were
getting behind already. We looked around as we heard the key in the lock.

‘It’s me, where are you?’

‘Bedroom still,’ I called. He appeared around the
corner carrying McDonalds bags and a tray with the two shakes and climbed onto
the bed next to me.

‘Right McMuffins all round, plus hash browns, fries
and apple pies, I figured we may as well go all out if we were going to eat fast
food.’

‘God I needed this, this is so good Gabe,’ I sighed as
we tucked in. I put my head on his shoulder and he put his arm around me as we
finished off the fries and pies. ‘What do we owe you?’

‘Nothing it’s on me, no arguing,’ he said flashing me
a look, so I bit my lip and pulled a face at him.

‘Cheers for that Gabe. Right I’m going to close your
blinds and you Mia Page, are going to get some sleep,’ Lexi ordered.

‘Ok, I know when I’m outgunned and I
am
pretty
tired,’ I smiled.

‘What about you Gabe? Fancy getting your arse kicked
on xbox again?’ Lexi grinned.

‘You know what, tempting though that is Lex, I’ve not
slept well the last few days either, I’m going to stay with Mia if you don’t
mind.’

‘Ok, well I’m going to head down to the shops then,
I’ve got a few things to get. Don’t set the alarm, I’ll wake you both up around
six if you’re still asleep.’ She hopped off the bed, closed the blinds, bagged
up all of the empty wrappers and cups, kissed my forehead again and closed my
door.

‘Are you really going to stay and sleep with me?’ I
asked, touched.

‘Yes, I’m not leaving your side. Anyway, I’m actually
so tired myself it will probably do me good.’

‘What time are we going out?’

‘What?’ He looked at me surprised.

‘We were going out for dinner tonight, had you
forgotten?’

‘No I just assumed …’

‘Well
unassume
,’ I interrupted. ‘I’ve chosen an
outfit and everything and I want to go out on a proper date with my boyfriend
please.’

‘Mia is that really a good idea?’ he looked at me all
concerned again.

‘It’s a great idea and I’m fine now, so I’m not taking
no for an answer. Besides you’ll be with me here or there, what’s the
difference?’

‘God you’re so fucking stubborn,’ he muttered as he
ran his hand through his hair.

‘Have you chosen an outfit?’

‘Yes, but I left it downstairs hanging in the car as I
didn’t think I’d be needing it. I was about to cancel the restaurant.’

‘Well go and get it and hang it up in the wardrobe. I
don’t want to see it, it’s a proper date, so no seeing each other from when we
start getting ready, until we’re ready to leave. What time are we going out?’

‘Table’s booked for eight, so we need to leave at twenty
to. Good job I’m bloody fit the amount of times I’m up and down these stairs
today,’ he grumbled.

I got up and brushed my teeth, washed my hands and
took a couple of painkillers, I was still in some pain, not that I’d admit that
to Lexi or Gabe, or our date would be off. By the time I got back to the
bedroom he was closing the wardrobe door. I stripped off down to my knickers,
climbed into bed and finished another glass of water as he walked to the
bedroom door.

‘Where are you going? I thought you were coming to bed
with me?’

‘I am, but I told you in my note that I had a surprise
for you and it’s in the hall.’ He disappeared and called out, ‘Close your eyes
and don’t open them until I tell you.’

‘Ok they’re closed, what’s going on?’ I felt him sit
on the bed next to me and something being placed on my lap.

‘Ok you can open them.’

I squealed with joy. Sitting on my lap was an enormous
black and white giant panda. I grabbed it and gave it a big hug. ‘Gabe he’s so beautiful
and soft. Where did you find him?’

‘It took me bloody ages this morning. I couldn’t find
one big enough, or cute enough. I figured you were so gutted last night, about
us not being able to go and see them, that that I’d bring them to you.’

‘I love him Gabe. Thank you so much. I’m going to call
him big boy after you.’