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Gabe and Rae were playing Uno after dinner one night when a knock came on the door. They looked at each other with a puzzled look. They hadn't ordered take-out, that was pretty much the only time anyone knocked. Raine walked slowly over to the door and took a look through her peep-hole. Her face paled when she saw the person on the other side. Another knock sounded. Rae sucked in a deep breath then opened the door.
"Stupid fucking Steve. I caught him banging Stacy," Morgan grumbled. Her friend just stormed in, not really paying attention. "The stupid bastard left me for her. Now they're Stacy and Steve. I mean really, Stacy and Steve, how corny does that sound? It's like all the parents that give all of their kids names that start with the same letter. Who does that??" She was pacing back and forth, her hair flipping around her shoulders with her jerky motions. "I'm way prettier than that stupid slut, so why..." her voice trailed off as she noticed Gabe sitting on Raine's sofa.
"Gabe? What are you doing here?" Morgan hurried to straighten her clothes and her hair. When no answer was forthcoming, she kept on talking. "Oh, I see. I knew you would realize you made a mistake when you dumped me. Now you're back, trying to find me. Well, if you expect me to take you back now, you might have to do some groveling."
Gabe coughed to try and hide his laughter. He could not remember what he had ever seen in this self-centered creature. He looked to Raine. Was she going to take this one, or would he have to tell her? Poor Rae looked like a deer in the headlights. Looks like he would be the one to break the news.
"Well?" Morgan demanded. Gabe cleared his throat. In a way, it was going to be fun to put her in her place.
"Actually Morgan, I've already found who I was looking for," he told her. She looked confused for a moment, but then her gaze darted from Raine, to Gabe, and then back to Raine. Gabe could see realization dawn.
"You have got to be fucking kidding me. Is this some sick joke? Well, I'm not laughing, and this is NOT funny. Rae, tell me what the fuck is going on right now!"
Raine's face paled. What was she supposed to tell her friend? That she had been fucking Gabe behind her back? That Gabe thought he was in love with her? That she might be in love with him? She didn't know what to say, or how to say it, so she said nothing. That only seemed to make Morgan even angrier.
"So it's true, isn't it? You just had to go after my sloppy seconds didn't you Rae? They only go after you once they've had me. You've always been jealous of how the guys always flock to me while you feel invisible. Is this your way of getting back at me Rae? Does it make you feel better about yourself? I bet you started fucking him before we even left Guam."
Morgan's verbal attack was well aimed; it hit Rae right where it hurt. What Morgan hadn't realized was that her attack ignited Raine's temper and stoked it to incendiary. Gabe saw the look in Rae's eyes and was glad he wasn't on the other end of her anger.
"You are such a fucking bitch Morgan. They go after you first because you dress like a slut. You need all the attention because you secretly feel like nobody loves you. I would rather feel invisible than be used and then thrown away." Morgan flinched, but Raine wasn't done yet. "You know what? I wanted Gabe when we first met on vacation. I never said anything because I knew he would want you. I watch you two together even though it felt like a knife sinking into my chest."
"Rae..." Gabe hated the hurt he heard in her voice. He wanted to wrap her up in his arms and shove Morgan out the door.
"I'm the bitch Rae? If you weren't doing anything wrong, then why didn't you just tell me?"
"Because I knew you would act this way. You always make everything about you. Instead of being happy for me, I knew you would do exactly this. I never went to Gabe to tell him how I felt. I came back here to go back to my normal life, and HE is the one that came after ME. I didn't ask for my life to be turned upside down. I didn't ask to fall in love either. Stop being such a selfish slut."
Morgan's hand darted out and slapped Raine's cheek hard. The tears Raine had been holding back finally fell. Gabe would tolerate a lot from Morgan, but she had just crossed the line. He rose and walked straight over to her and grabbed her by the arm. He wasn't too gentle.
"Ouch, Gabe, you're hurting me!"
"I'll hurt you more than this if you ever hurt Rae again." Gabe didn't like hurting women, but he would not tolerate anyone hurting his gentle gypsy. He did hope that it never came to that, but Morgan didn't need to know that. Roughly, he shoved her out of the apartment and locked the door behind her.
He walked back to Rae and took her into his arms like he had wanted to. Her tears were already drying, but she still looked hurt. Gabe wanted nothing more than to take that sad look from her face. He pressed his lips softly to hers. She stayed still for a moment, but soon she was responding to his touch. With little effort, he scooped her up into his arms and carried her into her bedroom.
Gabe laid her tenderly on the bed then slid in next to her. He rested on an elbow as he gazed at Raine. She was so damn beautiful; he was still kicking himself in the ass for wasting time with Morgan back in Guam. He should have gone after Rae first. The only thing that kept him from feeling like a complete dumbass was the fact that it hadn't taken him a while to realize he was making a huge mistake. He hoped that Raine would be willing to stick with him for the long haul now. He didn't think he could ever let her go.
Rae looked up at Gabe. She wasn't happy that her friend was angry with her, but Gabe was worth it. He may be infuriating, but he was everything she had wanted in a man. She wanted nothing more than to let him fuck her senseless. Purring, she pulled him off balance so he fell on top of her. Letting her hunger take over, she used her teeth to help tear his t-shirt off of him muscular torso.
"Good thing I didn't like the shirt huh," he chuckled. Gabe grabbed Rae's shirt and popped every button in one smooth yank. She quickly pulled her arms out of the sleeves so it could be tossed to the floor. Gabe removed her bra before she could blink and it joined her top on the floor. She growled her displeasure when he left the bed, but she stifled it when she saw him stripping of the rest of his clothes.
When Gabe returned he was naked from head to toe. Raine loved it. Her slim hands glided over the supple flesh of his back and down to his round ass. She gave it a good squeeze, eliciting a growl from him. He ground his throbbing erection against her pussy. It felt good except for the fact that her jeans were still in the way. She grumbled and hurried to unbutton them.
"Don't rip those jeans Baby," Gabe told her as he helped her shimmy out of them, "I like the way your ass looks in them."
"Oh really? I like my ass in your hands better."
"Is that so?" He slid down her body and then took her ass in his hands. He lifted her hips up toward his mouth until he could inhale the sweet scent of her pussy. "Is this better?" Raine wiggled in his grasp, thrusting her hips up toward his mouth.
