Sacrifice

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Seventeen

 

Gabriel headed up the stairs without argument, eager for whatever Sophia had in mind. He could hear her coming up behind him and even though she had seen him naked countless times before, he couldn’t help but feel self-conscious, knowing she was looking at him. When he made it to her room – it really was their room, but Gabriel couldn’t make himself think of Sophia as sharing anything – he stood near the bed, waiting for her to tell him what to do.

                To his surprise, Sophia didn’t immediately pounce on him as she usually did. She wasn’t one for wasting time. However, she slowly approached him, putting her arms around him and kissing him.

                “We’re going to do things a little different this time,” she said between kisses.

                “What do you mean?” While he knew that Sophia wouldn’t hurt him, he couldn’t help but feel a little nervous.

                “This time,” she said, pulling away from him slightly, “you’re in charge. Whatever you want to do.”

                Gabriel opened his mouth to reply, but he didn’t know what to say. “Why?” he finally managed to say. “Not that I don’t like the idea, but it doesn’t seem like you.”

                “You’re my mate,” she said with a shrug. “I know you want this. So that’s what I want.”

                “Whatever I want?”

                “Yes, Gabriel. Anything.”

                The first thing that crossed Gabriel’s mind were some of the fantasies he’d had since that first night with Sophia. But he quickly dismissed those, as they were only about what he wanted, and what he really wanted was to make Sophia happy, not himself.

                “Are you just going to stand there?” Sophia asked when he didn’t immediately move.

                “Sorry,” he said as he slowly reached out to her, putting his hands on her waist. Although she had allowed him to touch her before, it was always with specific permission, and doing so without it felt strange, but exciting.

                “You don’t have to apologize,” Sophia said, realizing she shouldn’t push him so hard. After all, she did tell him he could do whatever he wanted. But she really didn’t have that much patience. “At least not for tonight.”

                Growing a little bolder, he moved his hands under her shirt, touching her skin gently for several moments before taking her top off. He then pulled her towards him and kissed her. He half-expected her to change her mind and take control, but she eagerly returned the kiss and wrapped her arms around him.

                Once he realized she was going to let him continue, he started to remove the rest of her clothes until she was finally just as naked as he was. He was tempted to push her down on the bed and enter her immediately, but he knew he had to control herself. After all, he wanted to please Sophia and not just himself.

                He touched her all over as he started moving towards the bed, slowly until she finally backed into it. Carefully, he started to push her down, and that’s when he got the first sign that she might change her mind -  her muscles started to tense up. He stopped kissing her, wanting to give her a chance to tell him to stop, but she said nothing. He continued, finally getting her onto the bed, but then, when he tried to follow, she stopped him.