Chapter 11 Erotic dance

Diane sat up in bed, stretched sleepily, and looks at the clock; it was nine-thirty. It was Saturday and she was alone in bed; for the second morning in a row, Gabriel hadn't made love to her. He had woke her up yesterday morning for their prayer session after which he went to the gym, this morning he did the same thing, surely he couldn't be losing sexual interest in her already, she was barely showing but then again she hadn't forgotten that Kevin had lost sexual interest in her as soon as she had told him that she was pregnant.

But surely Gabriel wasn't like that, he wouldn't pull away from her just because she was pregnant, would he? Getting off the bed she went into the bath room and after taking a quick shower; she put on a little pink dress with her fluffy bed slippers and went to find her husband. He was in the kitchen with Jasmine, who ran towards her as soon as she entered the kitchen.

"Mummy, mummy, daddy is going to buy me a puppy for my birthday. We won't be able to go to six flags like we planned because you've to be here for your doctor's appointments and there's no way we're going without you but I don't mind because I'm getting a puppy. I can get a puppy, can't I mummy?" Jasmine asks in a pleading tone.

"Of course you can honey." She answered absent-mindedly as her daughter getting a puppy was the last thing on her mind at that moment. "I'm going to call all my friends and tell them, I love you, mummy." She said with a big smile as she hugs Diane and ran from the kitchen.

Gabriel then turns to her with a guilty look on his face. "I hope you don't mind but I couldn't say no." He said scratching the back of his head nervously. "It's okay, I don't mind, but um…..is everything okay between us?" She asks in a sad depressing tone. 'What do you mean?" "Well you haven't made love to me two mornings now and I was wondering why?" She asks with her head down as she played with the string on her dress.

He walks over to her and pulls her against him. "Everything is fine beautiful, it's just that my friends know how much I love sex and they think I should ease up off you sexually because you're pregnant. We will still have sex just not as often as we use to." He said softly kissing her eyes and nose. "When I think about it they do have a point, for the babies' sake I really need to back off a little I love having sex with you but I love just being with you more."

Diane let out a sigh of relief. "I was so worried; I thought that you had lost sexual interest in me because I am pregnant." "Are you crazy woman? I could never lose sexual interest in you, hell I'll never have enough of you but it's going to be very hard to keep my hands off you, especially when you dress like this." Leaning her against the counter he slip his hand under her dress while kissing her passionately.

"Hmm I love the way you're always wet and ready for me baby and if Jasmine wasn't here I would take you right here on this counter." He whispers against her lips and she could feel how hard and aroused he was as she sucks on his neck leaving a bright red spot there. "Thank you for thinking about me baby, I love you so much." She whispers against his chest while giving him another bright red spot which was easy since he was wearing a marina.

"I love you more baby girl and I can promise you that I'll never ever lose interest in you okay." "Okay baby boy." He was about to remove his finger but she held it there. "Not yet, please not yet." She whispers softly and began a slow erotic dance against him which made him groan and moves his fingers to match her rhythm.

A small gasp escaped her lips and her breathing picks up and he knew she was about to have an orgasm. She clings to him while digging her nails into his back. He had to bite down on his bottom lip to control the sexual currents that were surging through him. After a few minutes, he could feel her relaxing against him and not a moment too soon because right at that moment the gate buzzer rang.

"Are you expecting some one?" She asks softly against his neck. "Yeah, the guys are here to help me clear out the bedroom next to ours, so we can turn it into the nursery." He whispered kissing her lips. "Oh okay, you can let them in while I get some breakfast." He buzzed the gate open so his friends could drive in; he then pulled her into his arms again giving her a deep passionate kiss before walking towards the front door.

The guys may have come to help him clean out the room but she was amazed that they actually got any work done with all the singing, dancing, horseing around, and bickering and teasing that follows. They were hilarious when they were together that was for sure and once again she got a glimps of how mischevious and carefree Gabriel must have been before his brother's death. He was still fun ofcourse but life had changed him. He was more guarded and serious but every now and then she got to see this side of him.

At about three pm she and her sisters were treated to an exciting tennis match between him and his friends two players on each side. Needless to say, his side won, now why wasn't she surprised; the man was good at everything he did, he was a fine specimen indeed.

They had arrived home from church half an hour ago, Gabriel was busy looking for the digital camera he had earlier. Jasmine was sleeping in her room and she was lying across the bed resting. Unable to find the camera downstairs he went upstairs into their bedroom. "Um baby girl, have you seen the camera I had in the church today?" She turns on her back and stretched lazily. "I saw Jasmine with it; she might have put it in my hand bag."

He walks over and opening her bag saw the camera, reaching inside he took the camera out and a piece of paper came up with it. He was about to put the paper back when a part of what was written on it caught his eyes. Smoothing the paper out he read what was on it. "Baby do you know anything about this?" He asks as he hand her the piece of paper. She took the paper which had, {you should encourage your husband to travel more often, thank you for a lovely evening, from your lover boy}. Written on it. Her eyes widen and she jumps off the bed as she read the note; her eyes were filled with panic when she looked up at Gabriel, his expression was ice cold.

"Baby don't even think about it, you know that I would never cheat on you, baby you know that, don't you?' "Yeah I know, but someone has the nerve to place that note in my wife's hand bag and that person has crossed the line." He sneers between clenched teeth as his fingers curls into fists.

On Monday Diane and her sisters went shopping for back to school supplies. Jasmine would be starting her new school in a couple of weeks, so today Diane would be dealing with the book list, shoes, uniform clothes, and stationery. Her sisters were doing the same except they were shopping for more than one, which she will also be doing in a couple of years but with Gabriel's financial status things were a lot easier than it was a few years ago and because they had so much children to shop for it took the whole day.

After they had finished their shopping they had lunch after which Diane drives home while her sisters took taxies. She would have loved to take them home her self but there were too many of them. By the time she finished taking all the bags inside she had a killer back pain. She had just switched off the fire under the pot of soup and was in the process of rubbing her back when Gabriel walks into the kitchen.

"Looks like my baby girl over did it today." He said coming up behind her, placing his hand at the center of her back he began gently massaging the area. "I think I did, but the good news is I did manage to get everything she needs for school, and tomorrow I'm going to take her for her medical and then to the dress maker. It's going to be another long day." She sighs tiredly.

"Except this time I'll be there beside you." He whispers against her neck. "Hmm that feels so good baby but you're already doing so much, you're helping with the house, with the laundry and the cooking and on top of that you have your business to run, I can't ask you to do anymore." She said sighing contentedly as he continues to massages her lower back. "I don't mind and besides I love the challenge." He chuckles. "I know you do, but I think it's time we hire someone." "No other women except the ones in your family are putting their foot through my door so don't you even think about it." He said in a cold and final tone. "Now come and relax in the hot tub for a while, I'll take care of everything else."

Gabriel lock his fingers through hers as they step from the doctor's office, her examination went well, she was now four months and three weeks pregnant and fifteen pounds heavier. Gabriel was now refusing to let her drive anywhere by her self and he also suggests that she put off continuing her studies until after she had the babies because the doctor told her that she needs to be very careful now that she's carrying twins.

He treats her like she would break at any minute and even though they weren't making love as often as they used to, they still had a very active sex life. Instead of going overseas for Jasmine's birthday in August, they gave her a great birthday party at Coco jam and she got the puppy she wanted with tons of other presents. They had also started to decorate the nursery, a smile crease her lips as she remembered how Gabriel had chased her around the room with the paint brush.

"Baby girl, what are you thinking about?" His question brought her out of her thoughts. "I'm thinking about our babies and the fact that I've gotten so big in the last two months that my clothes can't even fit anymore, it's very obvious now that I'm pregnant. I also keep wondering who they're going to look like." She chuckles massaging her stomach. "They're going to be beautiful just like you." He smiled. "Or like you but I'm afraid that soon you won't find me sexy anymore."

He pulls the Escalade into the parking lot of a Chinese restaurant and turns to his wife. "Listen to me sweetheart, you have two precious little babies growing inside of you, our babies, I don't care how big you get; you will always be my beautiful, incredibly sexy wife and I mean that from the bottom of my heart." He caressed her cheek.

"I love you, Diane, I've loved you from the very first time I saw you, and the connection that we felt the very first time our hands touched has only gotten stronger and will only keep getting stronger. On our wedding day I told you that you were now a part of me, skin of my skin and flesh of my flesh remember; and let me tell you something baby girl that will never change." He said kissing her lips softly.

"You're going to make me cry. You're the most wonderful husband any woman could ever ask for and I'm so very happy that you're mine and I love you with all my hea..." Before she could finish he pulls her into his arms and kisses her until she was breathless. "Now my sweet beautiful wife I told Alex that I would follow him to Price Smart today so would you mind if I drop you off at home before going there?"

"I don't want to go home right now, take me to Dana's instead, and then you can come back for me when you're finished."

"Okay, I'll come to pick you up after I get Jasmine from school." "Thank you baby and since we're already here could I please have some Chinese food to take to Dana's house with me?" She asks with a bright smile. "Your wish is my command beautiful."

An hour later Alex wheeled himself into price smart with Gabriel beside him pushing the trolley. "So, I heard you bought a hotel in Miami." Alex began trying to engage his once close friend in a conversation. "Yes, I did," Gabriel answered wondering why Alex was bringing this up now. "Why, are you not rich enough?" Alex asks with a snort. "It's not about the riches, my aunt offers me an opportunity and I took it," Gabriel said a little shaper than he meant to, and Alex bit at the inside of his mouth before he continued.

"So how is it going?" Alex asks in a nervous tone. "Very good, the people we hired to take care of things are doing a wonderful job," Gabriel answered in a much calmer tone.

"I'm happy for you, by the way, did you ever found out who put the note in Diane's bag?' "Not yet, but the next time they try it I'll be ready for them." Gabriel state with a wicked smirk creasing his lips and it made him look as evil as the devil himself which reminds Alex of the kind of person his friend was before he got baptized.

"You know something prince, I miss having you as my best friend. I mean, from the moment I left the hospital you have been nothing but generous to me." Alex groaned with guilt.

"You had an elevator installed into my house you….." "It's a lift, not an elevator." Gabriel snaps. "Okay, a lift, you've hired people to look after me, you have taken great care of my business and now you have hired a special vehicle to take me wherever I want to go. I know I don't deserve it prince but thank you."

"No, you don't deserve it and even though you're not my best friend anymore I still care about you, and the reason I don't visit you often is that it breaks my heart to see you sitting in that damn chair." Gabriel sighs taking up a box of cereal and placing it in the trolley.

"I know, but I'm the one that did this to myself so I'll just have to live with it, by the way, can I ask you something?" "Go ahead," Gabriel said forcing a smile. "You could have any woman you wanted, why her? Why Diane?" "I don't know, but God does, God used you to get me into that church and after he finished dealing with me at the alter and I got baptized, there she was, she was standing beside my aunt when I came out of the dressing room." Gabriel's heart swells with love for his beautiful wife.

"I mean my aunt could have asks any one to look out for me but she ask this girl and from the moment I shake her hand I felt it, it was something I had never felt before, it was like an instant connection. It's not something I can put into words, it's just something I felt and still feel in my heart." He said taking up a gallon of milk, cheese and yogurts.

"And over the next couple of months the more I got to know her the more I fell in love with her and even now the connection between us is so strong, and so powerful that it's just unbelievable, I don't know if she knows this but she has my heart in the palm of her hands, I love her so much," Gabriel said his voice filled with love and admiration for his wife.

"Okay, okay, you're in love I get it, so much so that you're the one that's sick and not her. Speaking of which, you still look a little green under the collar. Are you still having morning sickness?" "It comes and goes but the medicine helps."

"O get me some chips, will you. So now that she's expecting; can I be the Godfather?" Alex asks with a hopeful smile. "O hell no, there's no way that I'm making you the God father of my children." He said in a cold tone. "Oh come on prince, you said you forgave me, and didn't we used to say that if any one of us had children the other one would be the God father?"

Gabriel stops the trolley and turns to Alex. "Number one if I didn't forgive you I wouldn't be standing here right now and two, we used to say a lot of things; like us being God fathers to each others children and us being best man at each others wedding but that was before you turned your back on our friendship, before you started taking cocaine and before you tried to rape my girl, do I need to continue Alex?" Gabriel sneers.

"No, no I understand but for what it's worth I'm...I'm very sorry for what I did to you." "Yeah, I know just how sorry you're Alex; but that still doesn't explain to me why you did what you did," Gabriel said trying his best to control the anger and disappointment that was bubbling inside him.

"I had a lot of friends back then and yes I drifted away from some of them after Gabe died because I was such a mess and after my parent's death I was even a bigger mess and I lost the few that remained." He said taking a deep breath.

"But you never left me you were always there Alex and that's why your actions make no sense to me." "Prince I…." "Stop….just stop…I never had to question whether or not you had my back because I know you did, you were my rock." Alex could hear the pain in his friend's voice but he dared not interrupt him again by trying to apologize.

"Alex you not only turned your back on me; you also turned against me and I'll never understand how you could do that to me, Alex, me, your ….brother…." He shudders fighting to control his emotions. "You know what let's just finish what we came here to do so that I can go collect my daughter from school and take my wife home." He said walking away from Alex and putting a few more things in the trolley.

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