of her was intoxicating as he spilled into her, plunging again and again while her orgasm ripped through her beautiful body.
Chapter 22
Gabe lifted PJ and carried her to the bedroom where they lay, a tangle of arms and legs, breathing heavily, both trying to recover. PJ ran her hands over Gabe’s back, loving the feel of his muscles beneath her hands.
He was nothing short of absolute perfection, and a small part of her still couldn’t believe this was real. That he was here, with her. That he wanted to be here with her.
Another part of her couldn’t believe how incredible sex was with him, and she had to bite her lip at the thought to hold back a laugh. Being with Jimmy and Kurt hadn’t come close to what it was like with Gabe.
It was as though every cell in her body was tuned to his body, every inch of her made for him and him for her. The thrill of it – of his touch, his taste, of the orgasms he sent screaming through her body – was addictive, and she knew she’d give anything to hold onto him forever.
“Tell me more about your family,” she said, running her hands in light lines up his back, then down again.
Gabe kissed her slowly before drawing back and turning to look up at the ceiling.
“What do you want to know?” he asked. It was his turn to run his fingers over her now, his hand brushing the skin on her arm as she snuggled into his side.
“What was your sister like? Were you close to her?” Pru was an only child, but she couldn’t imagine the pain of losing a sister and a parent at once.
“Mandy? Yeah, I loved her,” he said with a small smile. “She was three years younger than me, so there were times when she was a pain in my—“
“Hey!” PJ cut him off swatting his arm. “Not nice.”
He grinned, then his face grew soft and serious. “But I loved her. I’d have done anything for her. When I came home from school for visits, we’d hang out when I wasn’t seeing friends. Just get ice cream and sit on the hood of my car in the parking lot of DQ and talk about how school was going for her and what schools she wanted to apply to. Or what Mom and Dad were doing to drive her nuts that week.” He shrugged a shoulder. “That kind of thing.”
“I’m so sorry she’s gone, Gabe,” PJ whispered.
“Me too,” he whispered back and kissed her gently. “She would have loved you.”
PJ’s heart flipped in her chest at the thought of all he had missing from his life now. Here she’d been, so jealous of the tight bonds he had with his friends, but he’d lost his sister and father, and he’d told her his mother’s mind was slipping away more and more with each passing day.
“How often do you see your mom?”
This brought another shrug from him, but she knew he cared a lot more than he was letting on. “Once a month. More if I can. She only recognizes me now every few visits. It’s awful to say, but sometimes I think it’ll be a blessing when she dies. She’s in a really good facility that specializes in dementia, but honestly, she began to slip away the minute my father and sister were gone. I don’t think she wants to be here without them. I think part of her always wished she went with them.”
PJ framed his face with her hands and kissed him long and gently, willing away the feelings of sorrow she could see on his face as she did. She’d give anything to take away that pain for him. His arms came around her and pulled her on top of him, and she felt herself sink into the kiss, hoping he would lose himself in her body until the sad memories left him.
Chapter 23
Over the course of the next few days, Gabe tried to tell himself to relax. That the immediate threat to Pru was gone. Her secrets were out to the world and Ellis couldn't hurt her any longer. But, when he thought about the fact that Jimmy had lost his life in all of this, it hit home just how vulnerable Pru was. Ellis could have killed her.
They’d gotten the final reports on a lot of the missing details and the picture of what had happened was becoming clearer. Jimmy Mondo’s blood alcohol