"Now."
So he complied.
"Let me know if I hurt you," he said.
"I'll be fine. I won't break."
"Mm."
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He knew he couldn't hold on much longer. No matter how much he thought of the farm report or hog futures. He’d been holding out for what seemed like a lifetime.
Gemma came again, and he knew he could let loose. As if they'd been teasing each other all day to get to this point, his release was the sweetest he'd ever had.
With only partial ability to control his limbs, he moved to not lean his weight on her.
She was so soft. Warm and pliant, and so reactive to his touch. He could get used to Gemma in his bed.
His breath stilled. He had to remember that she was leaving. A day from now her car would be back. And then she'd leave the next morning.
She ran a hand through his hair. "Can't breathe."
He shifted off of her, not losing touch. "You weren't very loud. I mustn't have done my job."
She laughed. "I bit the pillow. I'd be mortified if your, uh, anyone heard me."
She snuggled closer to him.
"How's your foot?"
"It is throbbing a little," she said, “but I don't care.”
"You want me to get some ibuprofen?"
"Do you really want to get up?"
"No."
"Then, no. If you feel like it in a few minutes, then sure."
He wasn't sure he could walk right now, so a few minutes of recovery would be fine.
He shifted onto his back, and Gemma put her head on his shoulder. Her fingers played with his chest hair.
"What are you thinking?" she asked.
"Nothing, really."
He wasn't going to tell her that he was thinking about how lonely he would be after she left. Not that he wanted her to stay so much as he wanted her to be with him. He wouldn't have held her back from her dream.
His wife had never told him that she had a dream. She'd never shared it with him. He would have been supportive. Well, as much as he could have when he was dealing with his career being over.
He didn't miss the spotlight, but he understood how some craved it. He liked his quiet life, he just didn't want to be alone anymore.
Even if that person wasn't here all the time, he wanted to know he had a partner. That person didn't have to want the exact same things he did.
Maybe being alone all this time was not a good idea.
The End
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