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"Ok, so this record and that will be $14.50." Troy said as he rang up a vinyl Pink Floyd and bagged it and handed it to the customer with a smile.

Troy sighed as he took another look at all the people in the store to find if anyone else needed help and sat back listening to his ipod as he flipped through the Rolling Stones magazine. He was so engrossed on an article on the Beatles, he didn't see a familiar brunette walk in.

Gabby pushed open the door of the record shop called, "Listen Up" and immediately, the posters of all the classic rock groups, new and old, caught her attention. She needed to pick up a CD since it was gonna be her cousin's birthday soon and began filing through the many rows of CD's they had, not exactly finding what she was looking for. After searching for a few minutes she gave up and decided to ask for help. She approached the front counter only to be faced with a large Rolling Stone magazine cover and whoever was behind it was blaring loud music in their ipod.

Gabby took hold of the ipod and unplugged the headset to see the person jump slightly and put the magazine down, next thing she knew, she was staring at a pair of familiar dark blue eyes.

"Hey!" Troy exclaimed taking the headphones out of his ears, "Gabby, couldn't wait to see me again could you?"

Gabby still reeled in shock that he was actually here, working here, fate could be such a pain in the ass, "Oh, um, Troy, you work here?" she asked as calmly as she could.

Troy smirked and leaned on the counter, "Well, actually I'm the manager here. Had trouble looking for something?"

Gabby nodded, "Yeah, I was buying a present for my cousin, she really likes this band that I never really heard of and I can't find their CD."

"Cool," Troy said as he walked to her from behind the counter and dug his hands into his pocket, "What's the name?"

Gabby was staring at the tattoos on his arm but shook herself from the daze, "Oh its, um, Nada… something?"

Troy chuckled slightly and motioned for her to follow him as he perused the shelves and found what she was looking for, "I think you mean, Nada Surf?" Troy said as he tossed the CD to Gabby which she caught and looked over.

As she looked over the CD, Troy couldn't help but stare at her, she was beautiful like she was that night, even dressed simply in a green cardigan over a white blouse and jean khakis and light green flip flops. Compared to everyone that was currently in the store, she looked like she got lost on the way to a political science class. Deffinatly not the typical girl he usually goes for, but he figured that's why he was so drawn to her.

"You're not in a rush to get anywhere?" Troy asked her.

"Oh, um, no. I had all my classes earlier today." Gabby said absentmindedly as she rifled through her purse for the right amount of change.

Troy gently took the CD from her hand and placed it in a plastic bag and handed it to her.

"Tell you what, take the CD, no charge." Troy smiled to her. Gabby blushed but shook her head.

"I cant just leave here without paying. Wouldn't you get in trouble?"

"Pssh, no! and besides, my boss can't fire me, I bring him too much business." He proved his point by nodding to a group of giggling girls who then began to giggle even more when he looked over.

"But, if you wanted to make it up to me, I got my lunch break now, how about I take you to my favorite lunch spot?" Troy suggested as he leaned his back against the counter with his arms crossed.

Gabby blushed and thought it over, yeah she was hungry, it was just lunch with…what was he? Just an acquaintance? Her brain told her to keep it safe, refuse kindly and maybe grab some Mcdonalds later. But just looking at him, she forgot about her thoughts entirely.

"Ok, sure." She smiled.

Troy smiled as well and went to the back of the counter to get something as Gabby put the CD in her purse. Next thing she knew, she was tossed a hard black object, it was a helmet.

"Alright, lets go." Troy said as he grabbed his own helmet and pushed open the door for her. He led her around the building until they came to a stop.

Gabby stared wide eyed at the motorcycled right in front of them, what was he high?

"Oh… I really cant ride that." Gabby said quietly as Troy sat onto his bike but Gabby stayed put.

Troy smirked over to her and placed the helmet over his head, "You're scared aren't you?"

Gabby tried to think of a snappy comeback but realized, what he was saying was true so she stayed silent.

Troy sighed, "Look, you have nothing to be scared about, I've been driving this for years, you'll be perfectly safe with me. And besides, have I given you any reason not to trust me?"

Gabby thought it over and sighed inwardly and placed the helmet gently on her head and climbed onto the back of the motorcycle behind Troy. However she kept her distance and placed her hands on each side of her gripping the seat.

Troy chuckled, "Yeah you need to place your arms around me so you don't fall off."

"Its okay, they're fine where they are."

Troy shook his head and revved up the bike which shot forward in an instant and Gabby felt herself being pulled back and wrapped her arms around Troy to steady herself. She could feel Troy laugh and rolled her eyes.

With Gabby's arms around him, it made the weirdest sensation course through his body, sure he's had other girls on the bike, but it was different when it was her.

Gabby could feel his muscular build as her arms were around him and, with each tight turn, felt his stomach muscles tighten, hardening his six pack. Once the bike slowed down and they reached the destination, she felt a sudden disappointment.

They each took off their helmets and Troy climbed off first then helped Gabby down. Gabby looked around and realized they had reached Central Park as Troy bought them each a hot dog and a soda and signaled for her to follow him as he led her to the bridge over the central park creek. He climbed over its bridge railing and sat down on it and scooted over for her to sit next to him. She hesitated a moment.

"Oh come on Gabby, I'm not gonna push you!" Troy chuckled and Gabby rolled her eyes at him.

She climbed over shakily and sat next to him and they ate their hotdogs together in comfortable silence, once they were done they sat and watched the taxi's speed by the park and little kids run by, just very relaxing.

"Have you been to Central park since you've been here?" Troy asked her suddenly.

"Um, no. I've been really busy with studies and stuff I hadn't really had the time to really go around NYC."

Troy seemed unsurprised by this and just took another sip of his soda.

"So you come here every lunch break?" she asked him.

"Or when I need to think, I know everyone knows this place and comes here, but I wrote my first song sitting here, it's kinda a special spot for me." He replied simply.

Gabby nodded and they sat in silence again. As she swung her legs and thought. She wondered what it would be like, to sit here all the time and just have all the time in the world to sit and think, and not worry, she hated worrying all the time but she was so used to it, worrying was apart of her nature.

Troy looked over at her and saw her face screwed up in concentration so he got up on all fours balancing on the bridges railing and then standing up walking back and forth on it. Gabby looked up alarmed and crawled back over the wall.

"Troy what are you doing? You're gonna fall!" Gabby told him.

"Well, with that attitude I just might! Besides I like the view from up here, way better than sitting down, come on up and join me!"

Gabby shook her head and looked down over the bridge to the rocks under it. Troy nodded in understanding and got down, she wasn't ready to be that daring yet.

"Come on, I'll take you home now." He said and offered her his hand which she gently took.

It was weird, his appearance on the outside had nothing to do with who he was when it was just him and her. At first sight, he was just another dangerous and typical rocker guy. But that was nothing like when he would just talk to her. They talked going back to the motorcycle and somehow, she told him most stuff about her past as he kept silent and listened intently, like she was the only person worth his attention.

Once back they placed the helmets on their heads and got on. As Gabby wrapped her arms around him, she could feel his stomach muscles tighten as he raced off and the bike revved with insistence.

As she clung to him, she thought back to the park, his gentleness with her, the way he listened to her, even the way his hand felt as it held hers, hard and calloused from all those years with guitar but still soft in its own way. But she couldn't possibly fall for him, this was not in her plans, this went against all her plans. But why couldn't she shake this?

They reached her apartment building and Gabby got off hastily and handed him her helmet once she took it off. However he also got off and took off his helmet but just leaned on the bike.

"Well, thank you for the lunch, it was…"

"You have classes tomorrow?" he interrupted her.

She shut her mouth and looked up at him, his expression unreadable.

"Yeah, um, at 11 but it ends at around 1."

He nodded, "Cool, see ya at 1."

Gabby looked at him confused.

"I'll pick you up so that I can drive you around NYC, you said you haven't been around it since you been here, and I want to be the one to show you around." He explained as he walked closer to her.

With that he cupped the side of her face and kissed her, hard and full of want as his other hand gripped her waist and brought her closer to him. She immediately lost sight of everything around her and kissed him back, all cares and thoughts erased.

He pulled back suddenly without trying to deepen the kiss and walked back to the bike.

"I wanted to do that since last night." He smirked and Gabby blushed deeply as she watched him speed off into the city. Her lips still tingled from the kiss as she thought of tomorrow with trepidation, but at the same time, excitement.

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