GAGE

30| t e n s e

Of course, it's another one of these business dinners for the Mafia or whatever the hell it's called.

For the most of the night I've tried to remain quiet considering the circumstances between the company and me.

The lobby of the large hotel was rented out along with other rooms.

I successfully dodged being preyed on during the night for once despite the states and no people have tried to talked to me. Until now.

"Gage, hey man!" A guy that looks to be Gage's age says. Tattoos creep up under his suit collar and he has piercings on his face.

"Hey, Chaz." Gage smirks and they slap each other's hands.

"Hello... Josie is it?" Chaz smiles at me, his raven hair shining in the light.

I shake the hand he holds out and smile.

"I think I saw you at the D building earlier today, what were you doing there?" He says lowly.

"D building?" I quirk a brow and lean further into Gage.

"In Glen Ellyn..." He elaborates.

Holy hell. I try to control my wise eyes and dodge the true accusation, "I don't know what the D building is, but I definitely didn't drive out there today." I attempt to keep my smile as unsuspicious as possible.

"Oh, that must've been someone else... I swear I saw you-" He begins.

"Well you didn't." I blurt a little too quickly.

I avoid Gage's stare and keep my eyes on this Chaz guy.

"Simmer down, sweetheart." He laughs.

Gage glares at him and I awkwardly laugh. I'm never this weird. I haven't gone out in forever, I need to see my friends and do something fun like I used to.

I ignore the rest of whatever they talk about and stare at the wall.

"Where exactly were you this morning?" Gage squints when Chaz leaves.

"Huh?" I snap my head to him.

"Where did you to this morning?" He asks much slower.

"I went to my friend's house," I lie. "You don't know her. You don't know any of my friends really."

He doesn't say anything.

He can easily find out if I was there or not. I'm fucked.

My phone buzzes in my boot and I pull it out.

Payton

Josieee where have you been? you gotta fuck ton of shit to do in history

Within seconds, another buzz sounds and I click on the other text that appears on too of the screen.

Jess

I haven't seen my wife in forever!!

I click on the speech box and reply.

I knowww I've been really busy lately

Kind of a lie.

The third buzz comes and it's from Kelly.

Kelly

Where the fuck have you been

you payt and jess are mass texting me what the hell do you guys want

I send the message and Gage startles me when he asks, "What are you doing?"

"Nothing. Just texting somebody." I reply and unlock my phone when it vibrates again.

Kelly

We want you to come to the party on saturday. Please. We all miss you

Just kidding bitch

I'm kidding again we do miss you

I haven't talked to most of my friends for a while whether they be close friends or just acquaintances.

All of my texts for the past few months have looked like these and my only answer is that I'm busy.

I realize how much I miss them.

Kelly is one of my best friends, but Gage would kill me and attempt to kill him if he saw me texting him.

All I did before Gage was work, socialize, and party. I used to see my friends everyday which I had a lot of. I hope I get to see them soon. I had nothing else to do before I met Gage.

Now I always feel occupied.

I've had a lot of ideas and influences for art and photography, but I never got the chance to turn them into anything considering how busy I feel even though I do nothing.

Managing Rich's finances is a task I'm not ready to take and I don't know why I offered to do them. I barely do my own. I'll watch a few YouTube tutorials.

I turn off my phone because this is stressing me out.

"Why are you so tense?" Gage bites my collar bone and tightens his grip on my waist.

"I'm not..." I cross my arms and look at the bronze tiled floor.

"You are..." His mouth travels to my already splotchy neck caused by his lips' assault. His hand crawls under my skirt and palms my shorts underneath.

"Stop." I shriek when I see people staring.

His finger pushes my underwear to the side and I squeeze my legs shut.

He lowly chuckles into my skin sending shivers down my back, "Come on, baby" His large hand covers mine as he drags me through the crowded lobby.

Once we get outside, his hands are on my body all the way to the car.

"Where are we going?" I say breathlessly as I close the door to the passenger seat.

"Come here." He says and holds his hand out for me to take. He pulls me over the console so I straddle him.

He bites my bottom lip and tugs it towards him. His hand grips my hair and the other controls the motion of my hips.

"Gage..." I moan into his mouth when his finger slips my panties over. While I try to help him pull them down I accidentally lean on the steering wheel causing the horn to honk.

"Fuck," I curse after I scream and Gage chuckles.

"Don't laugh at me." I slap his chest and retract my hand, but he grabs it and kisses the pad of my index finger.

His fingers run over my wetness earning a throaty moan from me.

I try my best to take off his pants while kissing him and grab him through his underwear.

He hisses in my mouth and I slip his boxers down.

He makes sure to rip open a tin packet with his teeth, "Prepared I see." I breathlessly speak. He smirks and without warning he swiftly lowers me onto him after slipping the rubber over his erection.

My head drops and our foreheads press against each other's. My eyes screw shut when pressure builds up in the pit of my stomach.

"Look at me." Gage breathes.

I do as he instructs and his tongue slightly hangs out in the corner of his mouth.

I trail kisses over his face and he grunts as our pace quickens. He harshly slams his lips to mine and I begin to whimper loudly into his mouth.

"Come on babygirl, come for me..." He whispers lowly.

His words send me over the edge and I hum into his shoulder.

He pulses inside of me and spills into the condom.

A few moments pass before he kisses the top of my head and lifts me back to the passenger seat, "Where are we going now?"

"Somewhere we haven't been in a long time." He starts the car and the engine rumbles.