This is the 4th chapter! I'm really excited because I never thought it would make it this far. I have HUGE ideas for the latter but first I have to finish up the honeymoon before the real drama starts. Thanks for sticking with me! Thanks for the reminder Troyellabrie, I had the ideas but I still needed to finalize.
-Elle
"What's the point of being in love?
What's the point of being with someone you can't have?
I know exactly how this will end but for some reason I can't help myself.
No, I just can't help myself."
-Forever The Sickest Kids 'Bittersweet Love'
Gabriella felt a warm breeze across her face and rays of the sun warmed her exposed back. The first thought that came alive in her tired mind was the wonderful ache she felt in her hips and the small, faint bruises that covered her breasts and upper chest. "Wildcat?" she moaned, snaking her arm under the plush covers to feel for the body that should have been beside her. The spot was still warm but a gust of wind blew bast the bed again causing Gabriella to look towards the opened French doors and onto the attached balcony. She watched her husband pace the spacious overlook before placing his hands down forcefully, almost like he was making up his mind on something but was burdened with the weight of his decision.
Troy hunched over the railing to take in the morning view. He took a deep breathe of the salty ocean mist and smiled as the sun beat down on his bare chest.
Gabriella tossed the down covers across the bed to look for the bottoms of her black bikini and took a white 'V' neck shirt from one of Troy's suitcases before wondering outside to stand beside him. "Thanks for last night." Gabriella said smoothly, sliding her hand over to rest on top of his own. "You were definitely at your best."
Troy laughed, his smile causing butterflies to rise in Gabriella stomach and a smile to spread across her own tired features. "You were pretty on the dot too, Brie." Troy sighed in content, his eyes closing at the feel of Gabriella's hand playing with his, loosely tangling her fingers in his, her eyes studying the lines on his palm then all came to a stop. Troy opened his eyes to feel a pulse run through his lower region as Gabriella's breasts could clearly be seen through Troy's faded white tee.
Gabriella studied him before reaching up to rake her hands softly through his bed hair. "What's wrong, Wildcat?"
Troy was glad to hear her using the nickname instead of calling him Cole all the time. It was almost like Cole had never existed and she was he's wife and he was her husband. But everytime he looked down at his hands to see the wedding ring she had placed on his finger and the look in her eyes told him otherwise. Troy took her hand and wrapped it around his neck before taking her in his arms and tucking his head in between her head and shoulder. Troy's heart involuntarily skipped a beat as the smell of her hair mixed with the scent of their love making last night caused him to close his eyes and hug her tighter.
Gabriella wrapped her arms around his neck as he held her tightly with confusion but gladly accepting the gentle way his nose would brush the sensitive skin under her ear everytime he took a breath. "Are you sure you're okay?" she said again quietly after a few moments had passed in silence, just the sounds of the crashing waves comforting Troy.
Troy slowly released his hold around her but left his arms loosely around her hips. "I'm fine, why?" he asked, bending down to kiss her lips tasting something that intrigued him.
Gabriella looked up at him amused but clearly confused. "You've never been much a hugs guy. I mean you'll do them but I think this might be the first time you've full on hug hugged me." she shrugged, not faised one way or the other which eased Troy's beating heart when he remembered that Cole had never been a hugger. He was affectionate but Lucille always had to hassle him into giving her a hug whenever she saw him.
"I'm a changed man." Troy laughed, kicking himself internally for his poor excuse of a joke. "Wanna go for a swim, since we had other activities on the mind yesterday?"
Gabriella's face blushed causing Troy to skeptically look down and smile. "Are you blushing?" he said with a laugh in his voice.
Gabriella grabbed her face, trying to hide her cheeks beneath her hands. "No." she mumbled lowering her head and walking out of Troy's embrace.
"You're blushing!" Troy chucked, following her into their room as she busied herself with getting a black cut out one piece out and a pair of cropped jean shorts.
"I'm not blushing, I was getting flustered from the hot sun. Go change, so we can go for a swim." She said, not turning her head to look at Troy's amused expression.
Troy came up behind her to turn her face with his hands and plant a long kiss on her lips. "I love their rosy color." he whispered before leaving her with her flushed cheeks and wide eyes to go change.
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Gabriella floated easily through the warm, blue waves as she watched her husband try to boogy board but had to suppress a laugh when he twirled around losing his balance and landing in the wet sand.
"I can hear you and I'm not liking what I'm hearing!" Troy shouted as he turned to see Gabriella's head bobbing up and down in the water. He was obviously not good at staying upright but Troy wasn't the kind to give up so easily, one of the many values he and Cole shared. Only problem was he was finding it harder and harder to concentrate with Gabriella laughing and giggling at him everytime he wobbled or fell. He's body yearned to go out and press her wet body to his as the water circled around them.
The night before had been the night of his life. The best he had had since breaking up with his college girlfriend, his last meaningful relationship. She had blown his mind but left him wanting more with the way she gave into him but also gave back just as forcefully. He had remembered vividly as he was reaching his peak, Gabriella had laced her fingers into his hair and tugged his head so close to hers but not kissing him. He had her legs parted and loosely wound around his waist, her erect nipples rubbing against his own and his lips placing open kisses on her chin as hers brushed against his nose. The heat they were creating was incredible and when Troy shut his eyes, he could feel the same heat begin to stir inside his body as he basked in the sun and the vividness of his memory, before a force knocked him over surprising him and shocking him when it doubled over in laughter.
"What the hell?" Troy coughed, his heart beating wildly, using his hand to shield the sunlight to see Gabriella start to lower herself into his line of vision and straddle his sandy thighs. "Brie, we're on a public beach." Troy chuckled lightly, the waves lapping at his calves and his body sinking into the sand.
"No one's looking plus I'm just giving my hubby a kiss." Gabriella said innocently placing her hands on either side of Troy's head and lightly trailing her lips up his throat and hovered over his.
"After last night, I don't think a kiss is going to do." Troy mumbled as his hands traveled up her thighs and pulled on her waist to press her wet body closer to his.
"That will have to wait, Wildcat." Gabriella smiled, pecking his lips. "We have a dinner reservation at that Tiki BBQ some of the hotel staff told me about."
Troy rubbed small circles with his thumbs as Gabriella sat up and tossed her hair back to pull it into a low pony tail. "Is that the one with the live music?" he wondered aloud.
Gabriella nodded, brushing the wet strands of Troy's hair out of his face. "We get to dress up tonight. Taylor helped me pick out a dress just for something like this. You're going to love it."
"How much?" Troy asked, excitement written on his face. He leaned forward, his elbows propping him up.
Gabriella cocked her eyebrow before leaning her face to leave her lips in front of his ear and her hand snacked down in between her legs. Troy's eyes widened as she explained the dress in extreme detail and trailed her pinky lightly across the evident bulge that was beginning to rise. "Excited for tonight?" Gabriella said as she got ready to stand up.
Troy's hands shot up out of the sand to grip her hips and keep her in his lap. "You're going to have to sit here for a while, Brie." Troy spoke softly, his eyes closing and a smile on his face.
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The dinner atmosphere was set perfectly with the full moon shining bright, the palm trees swaying with the cool breeze that made the humid night a vacationer's dream. Bass filled reggae played in the background while single friends and couples gathered at their designated tables before making a beeline for the tropical food that had taken half the day for the hotel's staff to prepare. All kinds of seafood were placed on platters with gorgeous fruit decor, a BBQ station with hamburgers, grilled vegetables and steaks and a black bar with every type of liquor for any kind of combination behind the two bartenders and a straw roof to add to the theme.
"Are you sure we have to come tonight? I heard they've got excellent room service." Troy whispered into Gabriella's ear as they headed hand in hand down the beach and to the tiki torched area.
Gabriella rolled her eyes playfully as she led him through the sand. Troy had almost refused to leave the room when she had come out of the bathroom in her dress. It had a white top with raw edge ruffles that dipped down into a 'V' and accented her bust, then a black stretch material that started below her bust and ended mid thigh. She had kept her hair in it's natural curl. Troy had asked her not to wear heels since he found it sexy that he had to bend down a little to get to her, so she opted for a floral round toed flats. "We are going to have dinner and listen to the music, and dance and then we can go back to the room." she said, a teasing smile basically shining in the dark.
"Promise?"Troy pulled her aside, letting a couple tipsy girls pass them. Gabriella looked up at him, his light blue button up showing a patch of his golden skin. "Brie?"
Lacing her fingers in his, Gabriella pressed her lips to his, a smile on her face as moments passed until he pulled away for a breath. "Let's get this over with." Troy whispered pecking her lips once more before leading her into the BBQ.
The sandy dance floor was filled with people bumping and grinding as one as the pop music mixed with island rap. Troy followed after Gabriella to the food to collect a plate of fresh fruit and a specially made mojito made with sake to share. "Let's find a table near the the back." Gabriella said over the music, a mix of Timbaland and Justin Timberlake taking over the beach.
When the two came upon a secluded table, half hidden by a palm tree that had grown in the middle of the beach and the DJ booth, Gabriella hurried Troy to sit in the solid bamboo chair before climbing into his lap, straddling his waist.
"Brie, what are--"
Gabriella shushed him, a mysterious glint in her eyes as she reached for a piece of a chocolate dipped banana. "No talking." she whispered before taking a small bite of the fruit, a piece of the chocolate coating falling from her lips to slowly melt on her chin. Troy watched with hooded eyes, his hands feeling the smooth, warm skin of her thighs. Gabriella wiped the residue from the treat with a single finger before lifting it to Troy's lips.
Troy opened his mouth without taking his eyes off of Gabriella's piercing gaze. He felt her finger slowly enter his mouth, his lips closing around the index before he tasted the chocolate fruit as Gabriella retracted her finger from his and placing it in her own. Troy sighed heavily moving his hands further up, his thumbs massaging the tender skin on the inside of her thighs. Troy felt his pulse quicken as a slow song from the DJ booth started to play, a soft, sultry voice saying simple enough words but making them sound sexual.
Gabriella reached for a blackberry, mouthing the words to the song she knew too well. "Baby, are you feeling me feeling you?" before placing it on her tongue and crushing the berry with the roof of her mouth. Troy closed his eyes as she leaned forward, sharing the sweet juice. His tongue darting in to taste and her meeting his to engage in a fierce battle between hungry bodies.
"Mmm," Gabriella moaned, the fruity taste being replaced with his own but her head barely able to register that it wasn't his own but someone else. In the back of her head, she knew this wasn't him. This man who had his hands on the sides of her face, his lips moving with hers wasn't the man she had agreed to spend her life with but at the moment, she didn't care. "Wildcat, let's-"
Troy didn't even let her finish her sentence as he lifted her off his lap and stood up himself. Before grabbing her hand to lead her through the dancing crowd, Troy grabbed a strawberry and popped it into his mouth and pressed his lips to hers, letting her taste the fruit. "Whatever you taste now, tonight will be ten times as tasty." he whispered.
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The wait for the elevator to reach their floor made Troy's last basketball game of his senior year seem futile. He knew that she wasn't his, that what he was feeling all over wasn't okay but in the moment, he didn't care. Someone had taken over his head and basically turned of the operating system up there. Someone was telling Troy to "fuck it!". Someone was telling him to make the girl who was pressed to his side feel special since no one else was there to give it to her.
As soon the doors slid open, Troy shot out with Gabriella in tow to the one of two doors in the corridor. The flurry of the door opening and the bodies being pushed through only built the pressure. Gabriella slid out of her flats to stand in front of Troy, his jacket and slip-on Vans already tossed. Troy smiled as Gabriella slowly brought her hands up around his neck, initiating a slow kiss, enough for Troy to grab her thighs and bring them around his waist and her face to eye level. "You look so beautiful." he whispered, brushing hair away from her face as he lead them backwards and laid her body gently down onto the bed with his in tow. "I want to make you feel more special than any guy has ever done, leading up to this moment."
Gabriella nodded, his words not even making complete sense to her as she felt his hands slid down her side and pulling the zipper that held the dress firmly to her body. Troy felt her hands slip from his neck to allow the dress to fall from her shoulders and down around her waist. He took a moment to gaze down at the woman below him, wondering how he got here to quickly before going for the plunge and pressing his lips to hers feverishly and cupping her bra clad breasts in both hands. "I want to make you mine."
WHOA! Got another chapter done, and if I do say so myself, I think it is pretty good. Feelings are started to come into place! Troy wants her, Gabriella might just want him (whoever HE is) and who knows where Cole is. Okay! Review please! If you didn't understand anything, I shall answer any questions but I think things make pretty good sense. Thanks for sticking with Troy :] I'm SOOO sorry and the next chapter is already being written!
-Elle