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THE LOFT
Gabi stood before the mirror in the bathroom. She hadn’t felt nervous when she and Antonio made love before, but tonight, for some reason, she did. There was something about the way he had been acting ever since he arrived at the loft. She couldn’t put her finger on it, but something had definitely changed. "Gabi?" his voice called out softly from the other room. "Everything okay in there?" Gabi realized she had been in the bathroom for quite awhile. "Do you need my help?" he asked hopefully. "I’ll be right there." She smoothed her hair and wet her lips before she turned to the door. She opened it slowly and peeked outside. Antonio had moved the candles from the table to the nightstand and turned off all the lights. He had his back to the door and was adjusting the stereo. Gabi took a deep breath and emerged from the bathroom. Antonio heard the wood floor creak and turned around. His mouth fell open just slightly as his eyes took in Gabi’s entire body. His breath caught at how stunning she looked in the black silk teddy with the stockings. It fit her torso snugly and the lace over her breasts was teasingly see through. Gabi’s eyes glistened as she stood before him. A small smile crossed his lips as he made his way across the room. "You look amazing," he stopped just in front of her and put his hand over his heart. "Amazing." Gabi felt a little embarrassed at his glowing compliment. Her cheeks blushed, which only enhanced her beauty. "Thank you," she whispered as he reached out his hand. She placed her left hand softly into his and he lifted her knuckles to his lips. As he kissed her hand, his eyes fell to her ring finger. The gold band that usually rested there was gone. Antonio raised his eyes to see a tear hanging on the edge of her lashes. He leaned forward and kissed it away with a soft, butterfly kiss. He pulled back and ran his thumb over her bare ring finger. Gabi watched his action and then raised her eyes to meet his. "I love you, Antonio," her voice was soft and sweet. Antonio swallowed hard as he gazed into her eyes. "I’ll raise our child alone if I have to…but not with him." Antonio closed his eyes tightly as Gabi caressed his cheek. His heart was so full of love for her and their baby he could barely breathe. "Gabi, I love you." His voice was soft and deep as he opened his now tear-filled eyes. "I love you." They leaned into each other. Their kiss was tender, his warm lips caressing hers slowly. Antonio put his strong hands on her waist, the soft silk sending a charge through his soul. Gabi ran her fingers through the hair at the base of his neck as her pulse began to quicken. Their lips parted simultaneously and their tongues met in a hot, wet kiss. Antonio’s hands roamed over the smooth teddy searching out her breasts. Gabi tugged his shirt up and sliding her hands up his rugged chest pushed it over his head and off his arms. Their kiss grew even more intense as Gabi’s hands grazed his torso and slid around to his back. Running them down past his waist, she grabbed onto his butt and eased him towards her. She could feel his excitement against her and gently moved her hands around to the front of his pants. A moan escaped him as she massaged him through the fabric. Antonio began kissing her neck and shoulders as Gabi released him from his khakis. He slid the straps of the teddy off and replaced them with soft, wet kisses. Small fabric buttons were all that kept her nightie from falling to the floor. Antonio knelt before her and slid his hands seductively up her thigh to the top of her stocking. Gabi tilted her head back as he removed it, rolling it deliberately down her leg tracing its path with his tongue. She put her hands on his shoulders as she lifted her foot and he tugged it off. After repeating it with her other leg, he turned his attention to her bottom button. Gabi kept her hold on his shoulders as his fingers deftly slipped open one button after another working his way up. When her stomach was exposed, he leaned forward and urging the fabric aside touched his lips gently against their baby. His fingers worked above him and his mouth trailed the way up her stomach to her breasts. Gabi moaned excitedly as he pushed the teddy off her arms while teasing her nipples with his tongue. Gabi squeezed his shoulders and he stood up in front of her. She bent down and pulled off his boxer shorts as her lips brushed against his tight abdomen and up his sturdy chest. They stood before each other in the soft, flickering light of the candles. Their eyes locked as Antonio held out his hand. She slid her hand into his and he led her to the bed. Antonio held Gabi’s hand as she sat down and reclined onto the bed. As she moved over, he lay down beside her and pulled the sheet over them. Antonio gently pushed Gabi’s hair off her forehead and drew his finger down the side of her face. He traced his thumb over her bottom lip as he ran his tongue over his own. Gabi held up her hand with her palm facing him as he entwined his fingers with hers. She pulled her arm down onto the bed bringing him with it. Their lips met passionately as he pushed his warm body against her. Gabi ran her other hand over his shoulder and down his back. Antonio raised himself over her and gently joined with her. Gabi cried out as she dug her nails into his back making him moan deeply with pleasure. Antonio moved inside her, making love to her slowly with his entire body and soul. He brought his mouth down over hers and they kissed deeply. She closed her eyes and Antonio pushed up on his arm to watch her respond. Her head was back and her mouth was parted in passion. Seeing her in such ecstasy made Antonio’s blood run hotter as he felt himself approaching the edge. Not being able to control himself, he began moaning in rhythm to his movement. Gabi’s moaning became louder and more desperate. She wrapped her arms around him and held on tightly as he thrust himself deeply into her. They cried out loudly together as they released themselves to each other, both of their bodies trembling. Antonio opened his eyes and looked down at Gabi who was trying to catch her breath. He smiled as he leaned down and kissed her tenderly on the lips, sweat from his brow dripping onto her forehead. Gabi laughed softly as he playfully shook his head to drip more. He pulled back slightly, his eyes still dark with desire. Gabi ran her fingers down his temple and across his cheek. "I love you, Gabi," he whispered. "I love you, Antonio," she whispered. Antonio lay partly on top of Gabi with the sheet resting just across his waist. He ran his hands through her hair and lowered himself to kiss her. Gabi’s fingers caressed the back of his neck. Ricardo pushed the door open with a smile on his face as he searched the room for Gabi. His eyes fell first to the remains of an intimate dinner for two on the table. Looking slowly to the left, he found clothes scattered carelessly on the floor near the bed, amidst them, the black teddy. Raising his eyes, he saw the back of Antonio’s head being caressed by Gabi’s slender fingers. Ricardo stood motionless as time seemed to stand still. They didn’t hear him come in as they continued to kiss and caress each other. Ricardo’s blood ran ice cold as his heart began pounding fiercely in his chest. His breathing became rugged and heavy as he felt his hands ball into tight fists. He reached up his arm and slammed the door closed. Antonio rolled off Gabi turning to the noise behind him. His heart stopped in his chest as he saw his brother standing just inside the door his nostrils flaring from rage. Gabi sat up quickly pulling the sheet across her chest. Her eyes widened with fear and she struggled to take a breath. Ricardo inched toward them, his eyes shooting daggers. Gabi was too frightened to move but her hand grasped Antonio’s arm tightly. Antonio sat up, his pulse pounding and instinctively put his arm out as if to shield Gabi from Ricardo. No one spoke as Ricardo stepped to the foot of the bed. "Ricardo, I..." Antonio began with a shaky voice. "Shut...the...hell...up," Ricardo instructed, pointing to his brother as Gabi clung to Antonio’s arm. Ricardo’s eyes were boring into her. "Ricardo," Gabi whispered. "SHUT UP!" Ricardo lunged toward the bed and Antonio stiffened his arm as Gabi jumped. "Get the hell out of that bed." He directed his attention to Antonio. "Now." Antonio moved slowly to get out of bed but Gabi wouldn’t release his arm. Antonio never took his eyes off Ricardo, but Ricardo’s eyes moved to Gabi. "Let him go," he seethed. Tears rolled from Gabi’s eyes as she reluctantly removed her fingers from Antonio’s bicep. Antonio slid across the bed and reached down to the floor to find his pants. Ricardo bent over and picked up the khaki pants that lay at the foot of the bed tossing them at his brother. "Khaki? New color scheme for priests these days?" "Ricardo," Antonio began again as he pulled on his pants and stood up. "You know, I really don’t want to hear it." Ricardo looked at Gabi who was cowering against the headboard crying. "Weren’t expecting me home, huh? Thought you’d invite your lover to spend the week?" He glanced at Antonio. "She’s quite a lay, isn’t she?" "Ricardo!" Antonio shouted in anger. "Enough." "Oh, that’s very nice," Ricardo said smugly. "But you forget, she’s my wife...I can say whatever I want about her." He looked back at Gabi. "You slut." Gabi was sobbing already but the insult tore through her making her cry harder. Antonio started toward Ricardo, but Ricardo put up his hand again. "This is between me and Gabi, man. Back off." "No," Antonio defiantly took a step. "It’s about all of us." Ricardo swung around and squinted his eyes at Antonio. "Us? Us...how sweet." He turned to face Gabi. "Did you hear that, Gabi...us." Antonio pulled on his shirt while Ricardo was taunting Gabi. "Let’s just..." Antonio took another step toward Ricardo. "Just what, bro...share her? I don’t think so." Ricardo stepped into Antonio’s face. "You know, I must say that you two play better in real life than on video." Gabi lifted her head from her hands as the color drained from Antonio’s face. "Oh yeah, the picture quality wasn’t all that good, but from the way you two went at it in the cave-in, I should have figured the live show would be even better." Antonio glanced nervously to Gabi who looked like she was going to pass out. "You mean you..." "Knew about you two crazy kids?" Ricardo grabbed Antonio’s shirt. "All along, you mother f...you bastard. I know you’ve been nailing my wife ever since before she WAS my wife." Ricardo backed Antonio up against the wall hard enough to knock down a picture. Gabi jumped out of bed and hastily pulled on some clothes she had left on the dresser earlier. "I can’t believe you didn’t figure it out in the hospital…all that incessant blinking was a pretty damn good clue. Or how about the way my blood pressure soared every time you two were in the room?" Gabi started up behind Ricardo but Antonio sent her a warning glance to stay back. She stopped and wrapped her arms over her stomach. "God, you guys were so oblivious." Ricardo pushed Antonio against the wall repeatedly as he spoke. "You didn’t…get…the…message." "Ricardo, stop!" Gabi screamed as Antonio closed his eyes in pain as each shove got harder. "Leave him alone." "I’ll deal with you later, Gab. This is between me and the priest here." He put his hand against Antonio’s throat pinning him to the wall. "You just couldn’t keep your hands off her, could you? All that abstinence just made you crazy. You had to get a piece." "Ricardo!" Gabi screamed again as she watched Antonio gasping under Ricardo’s grip. "Please!" Ricardo threw Antonio to the floor and turned around to Gabi. Antonio was coughing and holding his neck. "Begging for his life, Gabi? What about yours, dear wife?" Ricardo inched dangerously close as Gabi backed into the dresser. "Why do you think I wouldn’t touch you, Gabi? Everytime I looked at you all I could see was you and Antonio." Ricardo grabbed her arm roughly. "You’re the same slut who seduced me, Gabi and now you seduced my brother. You’ll never change…you’re trash." Ricardo backhanded Gabi across the mouth knocking her onto the bed. Antonio jumped off the floor and lunged at Ricardo. "Get your hands off her, she’s pregnant." All he saw was Ricardo hurting Gabi and he blurted it out without thinking. Ricardo turned wild-eyed as Antonio stood before him, his eyes flashing with rage. "Don’t touch her." "Pregnant?" Ricardo howled as Antonio turned his head to see if Gabi was okay. Ricardo sucker punched him in the jaw with an incredibly strong right hook. Antonio fell against the bed as Gabi let out a scream. He regained his footing quickly and challenged Ricardo. "Come on, Ricardo. Why don’t you do that again when I’m actually looking at you, you son of a bitch." Antonio stuck out his chest and waited for Ricardo to hit him again. "You got her pregnant, T?" Ricardo shook his head disapprovingly. "I thought you knew to be more careful when you’re screwing another man’s wife." Antonio lunged at Ricardo knocking him to the floor. Gabi pulled her legs up onto the bed to avoid being run into. The brothers wrestled wildly knocking the lamp to the floor with a crash. Gabi scampered across the bed and moved to the other side of the room. Ricardo managed to get the upper hand on the situation when Antonio kneed him in the stomach. Ricardo rolled into a ball on the floor and Antonio jumped to his feet. Antonio crossed the room and took a hysterical Gabi into his arms. She buried her head in his chest sobbing and he held her tightly as Ricardo rose slowly to his feet. "Just stay back, Ricardo," Antonio warned him as he held his hand out. "We’re leaving." "She’s my wife, Antonio. She’s not going anywhere." Ricardo looked directly at Gabi who had turned her head but not loosened her grip on Antonio. "Come on, Gabi." Ricardo held out his hand for her. Gabi was shaking and crying as she looked up at Antonio. His eyes were on Ricardo. "She’s coming with me, Ricardo." "You can’t have her, T," Ricardo smirked. "You’re a priest, remember." Antonio took a deep breath as he looked down at Gabi. "Not anymore."
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