First I wanted to thank everyone who reviewed to the first chapter. I expected maybe one. But there were three and that made me somehow very excited. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I especially want to thank HSMandChelseaFCfan for telling me that my English's not as bad as I think it is. That really helps to believe that I'm not thaaat bad. So thank you very very much.
Yesterday was the last day of school. Finally. It was the last year that my class had together so we watched all the pictures we had from us which was kinda embarrassing but still fun.
You know what I love most about summer? -It's strawberry and cherry time.(: And believe me you can't believe how many strawberries and cherries I ate today. I just had to share that with you. The thing that sucks though is that I got a sun burn and it really hurts.):
Anyways. Here's the next chapter. It's out sooner than I thought.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything at all. Nothing. The story's based on a novel by Annie West. (Forgot to mention that in the first chapter. Sorry.)
Chapter Two
Gabriella left the bathroom wearing a bathrobe that was way too big for her. She had her hands in the pockets.
"Are you feeling better?" He looked at her from head to toe. "You look better than before."
Gabriella didn't really feel comfortable with what she was wearing, but it was better than just wearing her underwear. But anyways. The looks he gave her made her tremble. Maybe it had to do with Troys unbelievable good looks. He had changed while she was in the bathroom and Gabriella couldn't remove her eyes from him.
"Thanks. I really feel better than before." She said and ran her tongue over her lips.
"Come on." He held his hand to her and she took it without hesitation. His touch made her feel calm even though it made her fantasies about him start again.
He led her into a big modern living room. "Sit down." He pointed to the sofa. "It's going to take a while until your clothes are dry again. We have to keep you warm until then."
She leaned back into the soft pillows. In the fireplace was a small fire. Tory gave her a blanket and some hot tea.
"Drink this and just relax. I'm going to be back soon." He stood up and left the room. Her heart slowed down immediately. She had to be alone to work out all the things that had happened that night. It wasn't a surprise that her feelings went crazy!
For her, Troy was a stranger. And he didn't only look amazingly good. There was something else that made her react to him in such a strong way. It was his natural friendship towards her, his reliability and his natural way of helping her. He cared for her as if it was the most obvious thing to do. She wasn't used to that.
No one had ever done that for her. When she was little her mom had left her alone forever. She took her little sister with her. But not Gabriella. Since that day she hadn't felt any kind of love. Gabi's dad wasn't the type of man that would show his love towards her. He was hard and strict. Even the last month, when she had to take her of her, he wasn't anymore open than usual.
"Do you need anything else?" She hadn't even noticed that Troy had returned and his question started her crazy emotions again. Was it his compassion that made her feel that way? Why was she so vulnerable when it came to him? Yes, she had found out about Marcus cheating on her and was hurt deeply. But that couldn't be the end of the world.
She wasn't like that. Gabriella Montez never cried, one of the reasons why the workers at the stud respected her without hesitation.
"No." She tried everything not to stutter over that simple world but failed.
"Okay. You should probably dry your hair." He took the tea from her and gave her a fresh towel.
Suddenly it was all to much for Gabriella. It was the second time she started crying that evening. After years and years of not crying.
"Don't cry, darling." His voice was soft. He wiped the tears away with his thumb.
"Please don't leave me. I don't want to be alone." She whispered into his shoulder.
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Troy looked into the fire as he thought about everything that had happened that night. He felt restless inside. Next to him laid Gabriella in her blanket and Troy could feel every single one of her movements. He wanted to hold her close so badly. But he didn't. Even though he had to fight back the urge of just doing it. The wish of having Gabriella close to him didn't only go with his compassion. He wanted her in a different way. In a way more intimate way.
In his mind he saw Gabriella in the bathroom again. Waring nothing but her underwear. She was brave, beautiful and very vulnerable. She could tell stories with her eyes. Gabriella had an amazing body and Troy couldn't help but stare at her.
He thought about all the women he had been with after his wifes death. He hadn't felt any kind of emotional bond with them. It was just their bodies that made him want them. That was what he wanted. Short simple relationships, not on a emotional basis.
But this night with Gabriella Montez, it was suddenly different. Yes, the sexual desire was there, but there was something way bigger about her. He couldn't really make out what it was but he was sure that it was there.
"Do you want to talk about it?" He broke the silence. He wanted to know what had happened to her that made her break down. "Did someone hurt you?"
"It was my fault." She said.
"Don't say that." He was sure that she couldn't be the reason for breaking down like this.
"It's true. I was the one who had unrealistic feelings."
"It's never you fault, if you reject a man who pushes you into things you don't want."
"You understood me wrong." She looked up at him. She laughed dryly. "No one pushed me into anything." Gabriella sat up. Her robe shifted a little and I was able to see a small part of her chest.
Troy fast looked into the fire again and tried to ignore the desire to look at her again.
"Don't worry, I'm absolutely untouched." She said sarcastically.
"Pardon me?" He was speechless for a single moment. The thought of her being a virgin excited him even more. But he fast forgot that thought reassuring him that she was only talking about tonight. She was way too attractive to be completely untouched. But something had happened to her. Something horrible.
"So, what's going on?"
She shrugged. "Did you ever get abandoned by you knowledge of human nature?"
"Of course. That probably has happened to everyone."
"How calming." She was silent for a second. ""Well, I did a mistake like that too. A big mistake!" She took in a deep shaking breath and it took all of Troys self control to not look towards her chest. "I found out today how stupid I really am."
That got to him deeply. And that was something weird to happen to him. Normally he didn't care about the worries the women next to him had. His heart had died, together with his wife. And he didn't plan on falling in love again to get hurt one day again.
"At least you won't do that mistake ever again." He tried to comfort her.
Her eyes made her seem very serious but her mouth turned into a small smile. "Certainly not. I learned my lesson!"
He saw how her concern turned into determination. It amazed him. She was intelligent and it made her even more attractive for him.
"Idiot! Whoever he is!"
"He?" She raised her eyebrows.
"The man from tonight. The one, who's causing you that much pain!"
"How do you know it's a man?" She asked shocked.
Troy smiled. She was so naiv. "I just know it."
"Like you have problems like that." She realized what she had just said. "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't want to..."
"Why are you that surprised? Wealth is no guarantee for personal happiness."
She noticed how a shadow folded out over his face and his blue eyes turned ice cold. She wanted to comfort him and hold him.
"You are from Shajehar, right?" She changed the subject.
He just nodded.
"Can you tell me about it? It sounds very exotic."
His eyes turned bright blue again. "It's a land of extreme contrast and incredible beauty." Gabriella was able just by looking at him to tell that he really loved his country. He went on and on about it. "My country has many benefits, and I don't only talk about the oil. The people there are strong and traditional. Did you never travel far?"
"No. We didn't have the money or the time. Traveling was luxury. I had big plans, wanted to study in the city but my dad couldn't let me go. He didn't let me go." She stared at her fingers.
"You must miss him." He said softly.
"It wasn't that easy to live with him." She shrugged. "He should have had a son. He didn't really knew how to deal with a daughter."
"I'm sorry, Gabriella." He sighed. "Some of us just don't have understanding parents."
She looked at Troy, telling him to keep going. I wasn't ready for that. "My dad didn't have time for the family. No time for the kids. He wasn't home often and when he was he didn't have the patience to be around us kids."
Gabriella could see the sadness in his eyes as they turned into a light gray color.
"And yet little boys need their dads especially."
"And little girls."
They understood each other completely. Gabriella hadn't felt loved in years. And this night all those emotions came up again and tried to strangle her.
Troy felt her tense up and moved his hand up and down her bag. "Oh Gabi!"
"You've done that before." She said. "Do you have any sisters?"
"No sisters."
"A wife?"
She noticed how he paused for a second before answering. "No wife."
She decided not to ask him about it. Instead she hugged him and pressed her body against him. She knew she would be embarrassed later, but right now, she needed to be close to him.
He smelt wonderful and she felt warm and safe in his arms. She laid her hand on his chest and felt how he shuddered under her touch.
Her own heart was beating crazily. He laid his hand on hers. For a moment she thought he would take her hand away from him. But he didn't.
An innocent hug had turned into a dangerous seduction. It was obvious how much Gabriella wanted this man.
"You should sit back again, Gabi. You don't really want to do anything you're going to regret later, right?"
"What do you mean?" She asked quietly not moving at all.
He took her arms from him. "You're confused. It's time to end this. You don't want to play with the fire, believe me."
"Fire?" Normally she wasn't that slow. But was it really possible that he felt the same way about her?
"I'm just a man, Gabi. If we don't stop now this won't just turn out to be comforting and listening. It will turn into something way more intimate."
This confession made Gabi dizzy. For the first time she knew that a man felt attracted to her.
"And you don't want it?" She asked husky.
He was silent for a long time. But then, finally, he broke the silence. "I shouldn't." He moved his hand through his hair. "I really shouldn't. But yes, by god, I want it!"
So. This is it. The second chapter of this story.
Please tell me what you think. I'd really appreciate it. I think this story will have like eleven chapters. I'm not so sure right now. But we'll see.
Hope you enjoyed this chapter.
Zoe_ (:
