Once more they split up to take taxis to the restaurant where they were led to a beautiful table in a courtyard lit up with strings of gentle lights. It looked like an enchanted forest grove with pixies hiding in the trees. Ben sat between Gabriella and Catherine and across from Tina once more feeling like he was surrounded by their love. He turned to Gabriella.
“Lucy will be flying home with Tina tomorrow. We will drop them at the airport?” he asked.
“Ah! That’s wonderful! Yes, we pick up the cars there. She’s going to stay with you?” she asked.
“Yes, I’ve got a spare room… for now,” he replied as he realized he also had a baby coming. He might have to consider expanding the house to add more space and another bedroom. His mind started ticking over the adjustments to the floor plan. As he’d built out his workshop under the back yard he already had a foundation he could extend the house out onto.
“Oh! We’ve lost him to his renovation bug!” Gabriella teased.
He blinked and smiled guiltily.
Wine was served with dinner though Ben, Tina, and Daniel drank water. Once more Miriam was allowed one glass of wine much to her delight. Toasts were raised and there was a lot of laughter during their meal. They all agreed that Paris had been a huge success.
Gabriella explained that she had arranged to have their purchases shipped home under her import company’s account which would expedite the delivery and reduce the amount of stuff they had to carry with them on the rest of the trip. This had been done after their shopping excursion today.
She gave a brief outline of what the next few days would contain and there was much excited chatter.
Tina and a few others looked like they were nodding off so Ben paid their bill and the party made their way back to the hotel. Tina was feeling a little rough with all the excitement of the day so she gave Ben a tender kiss and headed off to her room. Miriam and Megan were back to cheek kisses and Daniel said his goodnights and went to his room to do his final packing at his mother’s insistence.
Gabriella hugged Ben tight and kissed him sweetly. She rested her hand on his chest and looked at the ring once more. “Ben, this is so beautiful! I’ve never had anything so lovely in my life. Thank you!”
“I couldn’t propose to Tina without you knowing how much I love you as well. I hope you know that!” he said earnestly.
“I know Ben. And I love you too. That won’t change!” she replied. She kissed him once more and went to her room.
Catherine grabbed him around his chest and grinned up at him. “Thank you for the ring Ben! It’s the nicest gift I’ve ever received!”
“I wanted to do something to show you that I may be proposing to Tina but that doesn’t mean I don’t love you. This stuff sometimes gets confusing to me but what’s always clear is how I feel about you!” Ben said.
She kissed him deeply and he felt his body responding. “Hey, remember what we said about goodnight kisses,” he growled gently.
“Yeah, well you owe me,” she grinned as she went to her door.
Sophia was next. “You did a truly beautiful thing tonight Ben. I’ve never seen Tina so happy. I’ve never seen my mom this happy or Gabriella. I hope one day I’ll find someone that will make me as happy. You are a special man!”
She kissed him and this time it was just a sweet kiss of appreciation and he smiled at her as she walked back to her room.
Rachel looked up at him with an odd look on her face.
“What’s wrong?” he asked.
“I want to kiss you so badly but I don’t want to detract from how amazingly sweet this night was,” she groaned.
He could see she was a little excited through the thin blouse she wore. He grinned. “Good night, Rachel,” he said and kissed her gently and sensually. She melted against his body and he pulled back from the kiss.
“Oh my god are you good at that!” she moaned.
“I get a lot of practise,” he said with an embarrassed smile.
“Good night!” she said and floated away to her room.
Lucy was standing by his door with a hopeful look. He walked over and looked down at her with a raised eyebrow. “Yes?”
“As this is the last night I’ll see you for a while I was wondering if I might share your bed,” she asked timidly.
“I hope you don’t think I expect this of you,” he said. “My offer to take you into my home has NO strings attached!”
“Oh, I know!” she said nodding quickly, worried she’d offended him.
He nodded then opened his door. She proceeded him into the living room. “What will I do when I get to your home?” she asked.
“You told me you missed your opportunity to get some ‘skills to build a life on’. Any idea what those skills might be?” he replied.
Lucy looked at him and blinked. “I- I was going to get into audio engineering.”
“Is that still interesting to you?”
“Yes.”
“Then you should follow that dream,” he replied.
“Did you miss the fact that I’ve spent my inheritance?” she asked.
“I said I’d like to invest in you. What did you think that meant?” he asked in return.
Lucy stood staring at Ben uncomprehendingly. “Why?” she said in the faintest voice.
Ben sat on the couch and patted the cushion next to him. “Come here,” he said.
Lucy sat meekly beside him and he took her hand.
“When I was five my parents were killed by a drunk driver and I was placed in the foster care system. I moved from home to home and met a lot of other kids. Some had it far worse than me. I made it through that experience and I made something of myself. I did what I loved and it paid off. I still do what I love and it’s still paying off. What I was missing was a family. I tried to make one of my own and it failed horribly. Gabriella, Catherine, Trish, and Tina saved me and Tina is giving me a family. I can’t tell you how incredible it feels to have come from where I was to where I am now. I want others to have that opportunity but only those who deserve it. There were a lot of bad people I met in those early years. I wouldn’t cross the street to help them today but I can help you. Let me help you get back the life you dreamed you’d have. I can open the door but you’ll have to step through and work hard to make it happen. It’s not charity. It’s an investment in making the world a better place by giving it people who are living up to their potential.”
Lucy was teary eyed and Ben pulled her into a hug. “What do you say?”
“Yes please,” she said against his chest.
“That’s one smart decision down. It’s a great start!” he whispered to her. “It’s late and you have a flight to be on tomorrow. Let’s get some sleep. Get started and I’ll be right there.”
Lucy stood and walked into the bedroom. He heard the bathroom sink running so he pulled out the notebook, logged in and connected to the airline website. He needed to modify his reservation to have Lucy’s name and passport. He called out. “Lucy? I need your passport.”
She came running back into the room. “Sorry I didn’t hear you.”
“I need your passport for the ticket change,” he said.
“Ah, give me a sec,” she replied. She grabbed her room key and left. A few minutes later there was a knock so Ben answered the door. Lucy was there with her new shiny suitcase on wheels and her old dirty backpack. He let her in and she rummaged through the backpack to pull out the passport which she handed to Ben.
He confirmed it was still valid and entered the details into the web page. A few clicks later she was set. He shut down the computer and passed her the passport to put it away again.
Ben brushed his teeth and got undressed and when he walked to the bed Lucy was already under the sheets waiting with a timid smile.
He slipped in next to her and discovered she was naked too. Ben set his alarm for an hour and a half earlier as they had a full day tomorrow and would need to get moving earlier. He shut the light and pulled her against him, relaxing as he felt her soft skin. She made a purring sound and cuddled a little closer. Sleep pulled them under quickly.
Ben woke with the most amazing sensation of his cock being gripped by hot velvet. He blinked the sleep from his eyes and looked down to see Lucy’s back as she sank down on his morning erection. Two empty packets of lube lay discarded on the sheets. She took him all the way to the base and was gently rocking to get accustomed to the large intruder. She was trying to be quiet but a series of whispered moans, mews, and yips were leaking from her lips as she was overwhelmed by the intensity of it.
He grinned and waited to see what she would do next. She was trying to gently raise herself up on his cock but her leverage was bad and her legs had lost coordination with him buried so deeply inside her. She wobbled a little and it looked like she might fall off so he reached forward and braced her with his hands on her sides. She jumped at the feel of his hands on her then she looked over her shoulder to see what his expression was. When she saw his smile she relaxed so he gently pulled her back to rest on his chest. He slid his hands around to cup her tits and played with the rings through her nipples. She gasped and squirmed and he began to rock his hips slowly. This pumped about two inches of his cock in and out of her pussy which brought a low moan from her lips.
“Fuck, you’re so big!” she groaned.
“Is that bad?”
“What? No, it’s just scrambling my brains! AH!” she gasped as he suddenly thrust up into her.
“You keep your brains down there?” he teased.