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‘Ash.... you are my bestest friend ever. I can’t thank you enough for being so supportive and so... well truly happy for me. It means more than you can imagine. I bought this for you this week. I hope you like it, if you don’t then we can change it.’

I slide the box over to her, and she looks at me puzzled. I do hope she likes it. She opens the box and it reveals a beautiful diamond bracelet with a love heart charm which is engraved. *
Ash my dearest friend, I love you. Bella x*

She starts to cry and looks at me with her big brown eyes. I hope this is a good cry and not a ‘I hate this’ cry. ‘Bells... you didn’t have to get me this.’

‘Ash... I know that you pleb, but I wanted to. Do you like it?’

‘No....’ My heart sinks, damn I should have bought her the other one.

‘No... I don’t like it Bells...I simply just love it.’

She flings her arms around me and is still crying. ‘Stop crying then.... people are looking at us like we are lesbian lovers having a tiff’. She giggles and blows her nose and we make a toast to our wonderful friendship.

‘Bells.... I didn’t want to say anything, but those guys behind us, well I saw them when we were in women’s shops, they were sat outside the Spanish restaurant and now they are in here. I think we have pulled! haha’.

‘I have a sneaky suspicion that this is something to do with Robert. Hold on.... let me check.’

*Robert, my darling. There are 3 guys in the bar that have followed Ash and I all evening. Is this to do with you?*

A minute later one of the guys answers his phone and walks over to Ash and I. ‘Bella Stone, we are indeed working for Robert. He is on the phone now.’

‘Urmmm ok thanks.’ I take the phone from him, this guy is very slim for  a guard if thats what he is.

‘Robert?’

‘Hey baby. Yes the three guys are your guards. Sorry, I should have told you or introduced you. I wanted them to keep back so you didn’t notice. But little Miss Observant has noticed. Like we discussed they are to just make sure your ok. But I am very happy that you text to ask me, just in case they were not to do with me. ‘

‘Okay... I just wanted to check. I am still not happy about this. I better go so we don’t spend all night chatting on the phone and Ash sits watching. So I will speak to you later okay?’

‘okay. Speak to you later’ I can hear him smiling and the bodyguard slopes off back to his seat.

‘Are they Roberts friends?’ Ash is looking as bewildered as I feel.

‘No, they are his staff a bit like bodyguards.’

‘Bodyguards? What the hell is that about?’

‘Well, he explained that he has to get involved in alot of high end business deals which involve vast sums of money. He thinks its better to be safe and now we are together he wants me to be looked after as well.’

‘How often do they follow you?’

‘24/7 apparently. Well... what am I saying? It will be 24/7 after that break in we had. Robert was really worried about that.’

‘Good grief Bells... your like royalty!’ We both laugh and order another set of cocktails and talk like we haven’t seen each other for 10 years.

CHAPTER 17

I wake up because my phone is making its god awful sound. It takes me a second to register that its a text and not the alarm... and phew it’s Saturday. I am too tired to go to work today.

*Hey baby, I will be round in 2 hours xx*

*Morning, you woke me up :0) xx*

*Not in the way I would prefer! Xx*

I feel myself getting turned on just by him saying that. How ridiculous? Can you really get turned on by a text? Well I better ponder this one in the shower and get myself up and awake and looking half decent.

I go downstairs after my shower and put the kettle on. Ash must still be in bed, there is no sign of life. I really do think I have an addiction to coffee. If coffee was taken away from my life I am not sure I would be the same woman at all. I would be like some ferrell barbarian. I wonder if other people talk to themselves in their head like I do? Who knows, but I do know I need to get some makeup on and get my hair done.

The doorbell goes and I open the door. Robert is stood there looking like a god, but with a frown.

‘Bella.... how many times.’ I remember... he is on about the fact that I haven’t checked to see if it was him before opening the door.

‘Sorry’ I put my bottom lip out and it breaks his frown. He grabs hold of me and kisses me. Oh how I have missed these kisses. It feels like months that we have been apart.

‘Have you made plans for us this weekend?’

‘Well no, not for today. I’m sorry Bella, I have to fly back out tomorrow’ My heart sinks. Why does he have to go again so quickly. He lifts my chin up gently and kisses me lightly on the lips and brushes my cheek with his lips

‘Bella, the last thing I want to do is to leave you so quickly. But soon we will be together more. Ok?’

‘Okay’

‘So what would you like to do’

‘Don’t laugh.... but I think it would be nice if we went to the zoo today.’

‘The zoo?’ He is laughing and it makes me blush. ‘That sounds good Bella.’

‘Well I think so. I thought it would be a nice day out and I am paying. ‘

‘No... no your not. You do not pay for anything when we are together. ‘

‘That’s not fair. I wanted to take you out’

‘And you are. But I can not allow you to pay for anything’. In a way I find it quite sexy that he is so dominant about such lovely things.

‘okay, but its not fair.’ He starts moving his lips lightly across the nape of my neck and I am still mumbling my disgruntled view.
‘I mean Robert, there has to be some times where you let me pay for some things. ‘ He is totally ignoring me and moving his lips down my chest and I can feel myself weakening.

‘Robert, Ash is upstairs... sleeping.’ I whisper.

‘Good....... for ...... her....’ He kisses me in between each word. He lifts me up and wraps my legs around him and carries me through to the dining room and closes the door.

‘Robert! we.... oh god.... we can’t...... ‘He places me on the dining room table and runs his hands up my legs and parts them. Kissing me, his hands are everywhere. In my hair, stroking my face, running across my inner thigh.... my resolve is breaking at the speed of light.

‘Okay..... we can......’ I give in. My inner goddess has a huge white flag waving it frantically. I can feel his neediness. His need to want me, and I feel it to. He undoes my dressing gown and pulls it apart. He runs his finger down my throat, in between my breasts and down my stomach. I moan with delight and I am past caring if anyone can hear me. I

‘Bella....my Bella.’

We collapse around each other after frantically making love. He pulls me into his chest. I can feel his heart beating so fast.... its like his heart will explode. We need to go and get ready and I remind Robert that we have a fun day at the zoo ahead of us. His response is laughter, but in a nice way. He also declined my offer to drive and insists that he will drive.

The zoo is full of families, all laughing children. Some are crying because their ice creams have melted and landed in a blob on the floor. Robert and I walk around looking at all the animals, and I can’t help but grin. Its such a cute day out. The butterfly house feels like the Amazon and the colours of the different butterflies are just... divine. So magical. One lands on my nose and Robert bursts into fits of laughter as I go cross eyed to try and capture the moment. I look and smile at him and he takes a picture of me on his phone. We go to see the lions, I am always so fascinated by these big beasts. Robert and I pose in front of one and he takes an awkward one handed photo of us both. We look at it and he has managed to get our foreheads in, so we try again and manage it this time. I smiled and Robert asked..

‘What are you smiling at?’

‘I am just really happy’.

‘So am I Bella. So am I’.

We embraced and kissed before heading off to gawp at some more animals. In the gift shop at the end of our animal fueled day Robert bought me a massive stuffed tiger. I asked him to meet me at the car as I needed the ladies. I went into the gift shop and bought him a huge stuffed Lion. I tried to hide it behind my back when I got to the car but it was a bit too big to conceal. He laughed. ‘I love it Bella. Hahaha.... thank you’

On the way back home we stopped off at an Italian restaurant and ordered some pasta. I didn’t realise how hungry I was until I could smell the food. It must be all that fresh air.  The waitress was lingering around Robert a bit too much for my liking. Robert looked at me and it’s as if he can read my thoughts.

‘Bella... I only have eyes for one lady’.

‘As long as that one lady is me!’

‘Of course it is Bella.’

We devour our dinner and decide on a dessert as well. I manage to get back to the car, but I have eaten way too much.

‘Bella, I have bought you a little present.’

‘What is it?’

‘Well, I am going away tomorrow. So I thought we could have a little fun.’

‘Oh god’

‘Bella... don’t knock it might be fun. I have bought you a chastity belt. I will put it on you and I will keep the key.’

‘Jesus Robert! I don’t know yet. I mean if you have the key, how on earth can I ... you know, go for a wee and stuff.’

‘Well, there are little holes there in the right places. I have bought you baby wipes to help you feel clean. You can function with it on, but it just means you can not have sex or masturbate.’

‘Robert!’

‘Haha... you are blushing’

‘Urmmm... yeah’

‘For me... just try it this one time. After I have relieved you then you can tell me whether or not you do not want to do it again.’

‘Robert... really..... I ... oh I don’t know...’

‘Too late. We are doing it.’

‘Your bossy. And you said it was completely up to me’

‘You have seen nothing yet!’

I fall silent into the car. Am I really going to do this? I have never in my life been into anything... kinky. Why am I even considering this? It is clearly going to make Robert happy. But I’m not sure I want to do this.

He grabs his package when we pull up and we go up to my room. He pulls it out of its box.
‘I don’t like it Robert’.

‘Nonsense. You will love this trust me..... Please?’

‘No.’

‘Bella just try it’

‘No, I won’t.’

‘Okay, I will leave it here and if you change your mind then you can. Some women wear them for a year.’

‘A YEAR! You are shitting me. You can get that idea right out of your head.’

‘Hahaha... Bella, don’t you worry. I wouldn’t be away from you that long’

‘Good bloody job as well. Sorry but it looks far from sexy’

‘I know it doesn’t look sexy, but it heightens sex when it comes off.’

‘Well, it might do for other people and good on them. But for me.... it just looks like torture and it will be unhygienic.’

‘Okay. Like I say, lets leave it here in case you change your mind.’

‘I won’t do, but if it makes you feel like there is a glimmer of hope then by all means, just leave it here.’

I can tell from his face he is a little disappointed, but I am not about to give in. But if I can arouse him enough he might cave in, and forget all about it. So I get down on my knees and unbuckle his belt, undo the buttons on his jeans and pull them down and it realises his giant erection. I slowly start to tantalise him with my tongue and he moans in response. I take him in my mouth and suck him, softly at first then I suck harder. Just as he nears towards coming, I pull away.

‘Bella... don’t stop please’

I carry on and help him reach his climax. He pulls me to my feet and kisses me gently.

‘You get to bed and at least read your chastity manual that I have bought you Bella. I really have to get going’

‘Right.’

‘Bella, are you sulking?’

‘Yeah’

‘Well you still look cute even when you do that. I will be counting down the hours until we see each other again. Bye Bella’

With that he kisses me and disappears out of my room.

I go for a shower, and wonder if I have made the right decision not to wear the belt. But I really don’t want to do it. If it feels wrong, then I have to stand firm. As I cover myself in head to toe in body butter I realise I think I love him. I want to make him happy. Every time I see him, my heart flutters. Even when I think about him, I feel love struck. Cupid has well and truly pulled their bow and arrow out on me. They must have for me to have handed in my notice at work and be prepared to go and spend so much time with him in Sicily.