I'm feeling great today! I managed to write five pages of the novel I've been working on for months and I know it doesn't sound like much but it has made me soooo happy!
Right now I'm watching Raise Your Voice (AND IT'S AN AMAZING FILM) and I've just got to say that my spirits have raised even higher lol!
Anyway, on with the story!
Chapter 9 – My Gabriella
THE sweet and giddy Gabriella enjoyed her life as a human and learnt many things about Troy and his family. It had happened that one warm Sunday morning when Taylor was showing Gabriella how to peg up the washing. Taylor had found it unbelievably shocking that Gabriella had no idea what a washing line was or what pegs were. By the time they had started pegging up the second piece of clothing Gabriella had three pegs stuck to her fingers and one stuck to her nose.
"Am I doing this right?" Gabriella asked as she pegged up Troy's jeans, she glanced back to look at Troy who was watching them from the window and smiled hungrily. Lately all Gabriella wanted to do when around Troy was push him up against the wall and remove every single bit of clothing he had on. It frightened her sometimes, for many times Blake's act of seduction crept into her mind but somehow she wondered whether it would've bothered her if it had been Troy breathing heavily on top of her that night and biting her neck viciously.
"You're doing great Gabi. I still can't believe you haven't ever hung anything up for the washing line before." Taylor said smiling dejectedly.
Gabriella sensed Taylor's sorrow and touched her shoulder gently, "Are you okay Taylor?" She asked her softly.
"Oh yeah, I'm great." Taylor replied.
Her eyes glittered with tears and Gabriella dropped the washing basket and threw her arms around Taylor. At the immediate embrace that Taylor had needed from someone, she began to cry. Gabriella shushed her tenderly, trying to comfort her in any way she could.
"What's wrong?" Gabriella asked her.
"It's…its Chad. He…he's been distant lately…its not…li…like him and…I'm jus…just so frightened he'll leave…me. He doesn't want…chi…children and I do! Nothings going right!" Taylor sobbed into Gabriella's shoulder.
"Oh you don't know that! Chad might be going through a phase and I can tell he loves you." Gabriella said rubbing her back.
"Ha-ha, I wish! What Chad and I have, that's not love, no! I love Chad sure but Chad doesn't love me. I've never heard him say it to me. Never! I've never heard him even utter 'I Love you' Chad just needs someone, some lonely pathetic girl to cook and clean and answer to his every whim! When I mention kids he's gone. Stupid Taylor!" The young African – American girl whimpered.
"That's not true, Chad loves you." Gabriella said for she was sure that it was true, it seemed that Chad brightened wonderfully when Taylor entered the room.
Taylor sniggered, "Yeah, right! Now the way Troy looks at you, that is adorable and that is love but the way Chad looks at me, it's as if I'm something on his shoe."
At that precise moment the youngster felt incredibly sorry for the sweet young woman beside her.
"Taylor, don't worry. Something must be bothering Chad but I'm sure that if anyone can bring it out of him its you." Gabriella said trying to make Taylor feel better.
"I don't –"
"Taylor! Gabriella! Come on, dinner is ready!" Troy said waving from the distance.
Both women pulled apart and Troy looked slightly confused but he shook it off and watched as they both walked towards him. He stuck his hand out preventing Gabriella from going inside.
"Hey, what's up?" He asked.
Gabriella shrugged her shoulders and lifted her head to the air looking around, Troy frowned, what was she doing?
"Um Brie, what are you doing?" He questioned.
"Trying to see 'what's up' silly." Gabriella said turning to him.
Troy started to laugh and shook his head, "No, Gabriella, that just mean…means 'What's going on?' and 'How are things?' You are so funny!" He chuckled.
Gabriella started to laugh too though she wasn't exactly sure why and suddenly she was being forced up against the wall and lips were frantically moving against hers and hands were tangled up hard in her hair. She quickly responded eagerly and brought her hands up touch his hair as gently as she could. Their tongues swam together with enthusiasm and she jumped a little when she felt his hand under her shirt touching her stomach, stroking her tanned skin wonderfully.
Troy yanked his mouth away from her and Gabriella' breathed deeply trying to regain her breath, Troy's mouth found her neck and he was timorously suckling away at her bare flesh lovingly as Gabriella moaned in exhilaration.
"Beautiful, 'Troy muttered into her skin, "Beautiful and all mine."
Gabriella giggled hardly recognising the possessiveness behind Troy's remarks. All she could think of was how wonderful he would feel against her in the ocean. Her mother had always said that making love in the ocean was the most spectacular and breathtaking experience imaginable and no Selkie was a Selkie until it had been done! But then again, Gabriella wasn't a Selkie…she was human now. But still she could remember laughing with Rancha once saying that one day she would meet the right Selkie man and that making love in the ocean was going to be amazing. Gabriella now never imagined herself with a Selkie man, she only saw Troy!
She felt Troy pull away and lean his forehead against hers, his warm ultramarine eyes locked with her warm chocolate brown eyes and he smiled.
"You drive me crazy!" He exclaimed.
Gabriella giggled and she touched Troy's face smiling up at him adoringly.
At that moment Taylor stuck her head around the door, her eyes were blotchy and red from crying but when she saw Troy and Gabriella standing so close in an embrace. They looked so sweet together.
"Um…Chad says' the dinner is officially ready. Come on, let's go and eat." She told them both.
Troy nodded breathlessly and he held Gabriella's hand with his and led her through to the kitchen where dinner was waiting, Gabriella glanced back at the ocean and sighed, her life was waiting in the ocean but a new life was also waiting for her right here with Troy.
GOING to bed that night was awkward for Taylor simply because Chad was so distant. He turned on his side in the bed and sighed impatiently. Taylor twisted the arm of her pyjama's shirt nervously and debated whether to get into bed with her partner.
She was about to turn around and go downstairs to sit for a while…and perhaps sleep when she heard Chad sit up in bed.
"Well aren't you coming to bed?" He asked intolerantly.
She froze on the spot and turned around bashfully to face Chad.
"I thought I'd go sit downstairs for a little while. I know you're not exactly happy with me." Taylor whispered.
Chad's face softened for the kindly but irritated young man realised that he had truly hurt his partner when he had taken his anger out on her and he had not been exactly fair with her.
"What makes you think I'm not happy with you?" He asked her softly.
He saw her eyes fill up with tears and his heart thumped lowly in his chest, "Come here." He ordered her softly and he opened up the blankets for her and she hesitantly made her way over and sat between his legs.
"It's just…I…I upset you with talking of babies and all that." She told him.
Chad kissed her forehead and pulled her as close to his body as he could, "Listen here little miss, I want children. I do. I would just like to wait a little while that's all. The thought of you being the mother of my children is too overwhelming and I will be proud the day you give birth to a little Danforth." He told her affectionately.
Taylor was thrilled and Chad pressed his lips softly against hers, "You've made me happy Chad. Thank you."
"I'm glad and you make me happy too." Chad laughed hugging her.
He noticed that Taylor started to cry and feeling all the more downhearted he whispered, "What's wrong?"
"How…it's…it's probably stupid but…wh…why don't you ever tell me…you love me?" She sniffled.
Chad remained silent for a moment and kissed her passionately; he rubbed her back as comfortingly as he could and held her close to him.
"I love you Taylor, I love you more than I can imagine. Life without you is…it's no life at all." He exclaimed sincerely.
Taylor smiled and she felt Chad pull her to his side and hold her close. She buried her head into his chest and smiled as he rubbed her arm, things may have been good between them once again but she had no idea of the battle that was raging wildly in her partners head…of his best friend and a Selkie woman.
"TROY?" Gabriella asked glancing out of the window that night, her mind was on the ocean again and she intended tomorrow to slip away unnoticed by Troy to visit the ocean and sing to the sea. She did miss it so very much.
"Hmm?" He muttered for he was almost asleep, she had come into his room that night wanting to sleep beside him as she heard partners did, she was unaware that most partners who did so were in a sexual relationship and she and Troy were not of yet.
"Do you really love me?" She asked him, she wasn't entirely sure what love was and she was sure that Troy was expressing some sort of loving affection when he told her he loved her.
Troy sat up and smiled leaning across to her and stroking her hair.
"Yes! More than ever." He told her.
Gabriella sighed and thought of Taylor's words, I've never heard him even utter 'I Love you' and she wondered herself whether not proclaiming her love to Troy affected him in any way. He certainly didn't show it but Taylor didn't show Chad how much it bothered her either!
"Good and Troy…I love you too." She whispered.
Troy smiled and kissed her lips softly feeling thrilled at her honest answer. He had been waiting for her to tell him she loved him!
She snuggled close to him and Troy smiled, now that she loved him she couldn't possibly want to leave him alone!
"My Gabriella, my beautiful girl." He said beaming with pride and he nuzzled his nose into her hair and held her for as long as he could, for as long as she was his to hold and claim.
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"DAD, did she really love him? And what did Chad do? Did Taylor get pregnant? Did Chad mean what he said about being in love with her?" Amy asked frantically, she was nearly hanging out of her chair in excitement.
"Amy hush up! You're as impatient as your mother! All answers will greet you soon, you must understand that!" I said laughing.
Amy came close to me and watched me with such enthusiasm that I could tell she was eager to return to the book. I rubbed my eyes once more and flipped over to the next chapter.
"Are you sure this is a real story Dad?" Amy asked conspicuously.
"As real as any story imaginable. Some stories Amy, the fantasy stories and the fiction are wonderful for the imagination. But sometimes it takes a real life story, a story that has been lived truly to make a difference to the imagination and the world." I told her and Amy smiled.
"Well continue, I want to see what happens next!" She exclaimed rushing me.
"Very well, we continue with Socorro, Gabriella's mother!" I continue and she laughs.
Socorro looked out at the ocean before her and sighed feeling empty in the heart. Gabriella had always been such a…
That is the beginning of the next chapter. I'm not entirely sure how long this is going to be and I'm not entirely sure how long the chapters are going to be every time I write but I promise I will try my hardest to give you the best chapter's I'm capable of!
If you want a brilliant Troyella story read Sarah590 my favourites of her stories are 'Troy And Gabriella' and 'When You Say You Love Me I Know Why I'm Alive' Their fantastic so check them out.
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