Chapter 39 - Joygasm

There are familiar looking books in the box. “My photo albums!” I squeal. “How did you get them?” I ask.
“Sara and Lea got them. They went to Ricks’ house to get your stuff.” Ben smiles and I jump up to hug him.

“This can’t get any better! What’s in the other boxes?” I ask.

“Mostly memories and clothes.” Ben says. “But you have enough time to see what’s in here, later. There is another part of the house I want to show you.”

Ben grabs my hand and we go back down stairs. We go through a door in the hallway and we step inside a big light yellow room.
“This is yours.” Ben laughs while looking at me. “Mine?” I ask. “This is where your daycare center is going to be.” He replies.

My eyes light up. This is the best surprise I could ever get.

I walk around. It’s so big. There is a separate kitchen. And two little bedrooms for the littlest kids with cribs in them. “It’s nearly ready for you to start. Like I said, we have to wait for the permits and then you can finish it the way you like.” Ben says.

“Ben. Are you sure you are not a dream?” I stroke his cheeks to make sure he is really there. “I think so, yes.” Ben laughs.

“I mean it. You bought a house, with room for a daycare. Are we staying in Seville forever?” I ask. “Well, besides some holidays we will take, yes, forever in Seville.” Ben agrees.

“In fact, we are flying to Barcelona next week.” Ben says. “More surprises?” I laugh. “No, not really but I would love to see La Sagrada Familia again.” Ben grins.

“You planned all this, when I was in jail?” I ask. Ben nods. “Yup, and there is a little surprise coming when we get back from Barcelona.” Ben says. “What is it?” I ask.
For a moment I think Ben is not going to tell it. But he spills the beans after all. “My dad is coming over with my dog. Now I am settled here, it’s time to bring Theo over.“ Ben says.
“Theo?” I ask confused. “My dog.” Ben replies. “And I get to meet your dad?” I ask shyly.
“It’s about time. He’s been asking about you for months now.” Ben laughs.

“Will we be living here by then?” I ask Ben. I am not really sure when we can move in. “We will. Most of the things are done, we only need to get some furniture in and we are ready to live there.” Ben assures.

“Well, lets go shopping then.” I want to drag Ben with me but he stays where he is. “Tomorrow my love, I promise.” He laughs. “Lets walk back to Soñador and spend a nice, quiet evening together.”

I sigh and pout, but I give in anyway. We walk hand in hand back to the Bed and Breakfast.
Erica is preparing dinner when we return. “And?” She asks. “This was the best surprise I could ever get.” I smile while hugging her. “Thank you so much for all the help.”
“Anytime dear sunshine, you deserve it. I hope life will laugh with you from now on.”

“Can I help?” I ask Erica. She shakes her head. “No, I am almost done. You should relax a bit. It was a long and tough day.” She says while gently pushing me towards the door. “Go keep her company.” Erica orders Ben and we both leave the kitchen quickly.

We have the same room that we stayed in last time and I let myself fall face forward on the bed. “I am really tired.” I mumble with my face in the pillow. Ben crawls up next to me. I turn my head to look at him. He lies on his side with his head in his hand looking at me. “Are you ok?” He asks.
I nod. “Couldn’t be better. Only tired.” I yawn. “It’s only eight o’clock” He says. ”You haven’t had dinner yet. You really want to sleep?” He asks.

My eyes are already closing. “I am sure Ben.” I say. “Can you just hold me?”
Ben lies down next to me and wraps his arms around me. Pulling me into his arms and holding me tight.
I smell his scent and quickly drift away in a deep sleep.

I wake up in the middle of the night. Ben is sleeping next to me. On his back, his mouth slightly open and his eyes are moving. He’s dreaming. I wonder what he’s dreaming about.

I sit up straight to look at him. I am not tired at all. One look at the clock tells me that it’s five in the morning, way too early to wake Ben up.

Wait, why do I care?

I lean in and kiss Ben softly on his lips. He slowly opens his eyes and looks up at me. “What time is it?” He mumbles, while he rubs his eyes. “Time to give me some attention.” I smile angelic.

Ben looks at the clock. “Damn woman, It’s five in the morning? What does a guy have to do to get some sleep around here.” He glares at me. I give him my puppy dog eyes look and Ben grins. “Okay, okay.” He laughs.

He pulls me on top of him and sucks on the skin in my neck. I giggle and moan at the same time.
Ben rolls me over so he is on top of me. “Well, you woke me up from my beauty sleep, so you are mine now.” He says.

He slides his hands up my belly pulling my shirt with him. I lift myself a bit to help him take it off.
His hands stroke the naked skin of my waist and his thumbs flick my nipples.

“Hmm Mr Graupner.” I moan and kiss him passionately.

“Did you say something?” Ben grins and flicks his thumb across my nipple again which causes another moan from me.
“Shhh. Erica might hear us.” Ben muffles me with another deep kiss and grinds his hips against me.

I fling my legs around his waist and pull him closer to me. I thrust my hips up against him.
Ben groans and bites my lip. Then slides down to suck on the soft skin on my neck and works his way down.

I curl up against him and feel his heartbeat slow down. “Are you still mad that I woke you up?” I ask. I look at the clock. It’s seven in the morning. We made love for almost two hours. No wonder I am exhausted now.

I rest my head on Ben’s chest, that is still damp from the love making we did. I place a kiss on his chest and taste the salt on my lips.

“Get some more sleep my love.” I whisper to Ben, but he has already drifted away.

My fingers draw circles on his belly. The continuous movement makes me sleepy and I fall asleep too.

I wake up from the sound of something falling. I sit up straight and look for Ben. He’s not there. I quickly slip into my sweatpants and a shirt and walk into the living room.

Ben is busy cleaning the floor. “What did you do?” I ask. Ben is startled by the sound of my voice and drops the cloth. “Oh, hi.” He blushes.

“What happened in here?” I ask again. “Uhm, I just made coffee. But I dropped it.” Ben says and points at the big coffee stain on the tiled floor. The cups are broken and there is ceramic everywhere. “Nice move dude.” I laugh and walk back to the bedroom. “Where are you going?” He asks. “ To take a shower and get dressed. I want to go shopping today.” I look over my shoulder and wink.

Ben continues his cleaning and I jump in the shower. I am ready to go within ten minutes. But Ben isn’t that quick.

He comes back to the room with two new cups of coffee. “Careful.” I say when taking a cup from him.

I sit down on the bed and cross my legs. Ben is getting dressed and I look at his tall and lean body.
“Can I lick your chest?” I ask.

Ben laughs and looks at me. “Why would you want to lick my chest?” He asks.
“Because I can.” I reply.

“No you can not lick my chest when I am getting dressed miss.” he replies and slips his shirt over his head. I pout. “Ah well, then I will just have to drink my coffee instead.”

“Are you done yet? Are you done yet? Are you done yet?” I jump on the bed.

“Almost.” Ben replies. He’s in the bathroom getting ready for our shopping spree. “You like shopping just as much as I do?” I ask. “No.” He replies.

We both actually dislike shopping a lot. But now, for our new house, I am kinda looking forward to it.

“Okay, done. Let’s go.” Ben says.

I sigh and roll my eyes. “Well it’s about time.”

I quickly run away when Ben tries to tickle me. “I drive.” I shout before jumping into the car.