Hey all…sorry about the big delay in posting…this is a little bit of a filler and is just to pass some time to the wedding. Haven't got much to say today, but please share your thoughts with me… Thanks for the reviews, am now over the big 1000!! Oh My God!! Anyway they mean so much and it's what keeps me going when am having a block!! Love to all Tink. xxxxx

Troy narrowed his eyes, as his body flooded with awareness and he cursed under his breath. He wanted her, wanted her badly enough to beg, scream or plead. In the weeks since confessing their feelings he had never been happier, more content, or more sexually frustrated. At first the fact he couldn't touch Gabriella the way he wanted to was a turn on, the thought of the anticipation and all that, but all he had ended up with was blue balls and a mean temper, instead of the sexual buzz he had imagined.

Now he stared at her, unable to drag his cobalt gaze from where she swayed sensuously in time with the music. She moved gracefully, fluidly, keeping time with the pulsing beat. Her lush chocolate colored curls cascaded down her back as she moved, shimmering like silk as she twirled this way and that. The fringe on her dress glittered as she danced, drawing his attention and the attention of every other male in the place, to her breasts and hips as she rotated them.

Her legs looked long and impossibly slender in her Jimmy Choo Stilettos and Troy ached when he thought about how those legs would feel wrapped around his waist or even his neck. He felt himself flush with barely repressed heat and he cleared his throat, prompting Chad to look at him sideways.

"You okay dude?"

Troy nodded and then cursed to himself again, as she kept time with the throbbing music, sliding her hands down her breasts, across her now super flat stomach, and down to her hips to rest on her thighs, before turning her back on him. As though she sensed his scrutiny, she sent him a come hither glance over her shoulder with a sexy little half smile. She knew exactly what she was doing to him, what she'd been doing to him ever since she'd told him it was hands off time. Never before would he have thought Gabriella a tease, but how wrong he was. He smiled to himself; he had done his fair share of teasing lately, which had ended only in sleepless nights and more cold showers than he cared to count.

She looked as though she had just rolled from his bed, all tousled and sexy, her curls caressing her golden skin. He locked his jaw against the images flooding his brain, picture of her straddling him, pictures of her bent on all fours, pictures of her flat on her back, all sending blood to his rapidly swelling member.

"Dude you got it bad…you're drooling captain" Chad chuckled, watching Troy stare at Gabriella across the crowded nightclub.

With only days to go before the wedding, the friends had decided to make most of Troy's parents babysitting skills, so they could have some quality time before the madness of the wedding really kicked in. Gabriella and Taylor had taken the boys to a salsa club and were currently showing off their moves on the dance floor. Gabriella taking every opportunity to torment Troy in any way she could.

In the past weeks Troy had done his fair share of teasing her and she was determined he was gonna pay for it. As she moved in time with the music she remembered an incident only a few days ago, when Troy had tried to seduce her on the sofa, leaving her all hot and bothered but with no chance of release. It had turned into a power struggle, a war that neither was prepared to loose, using weapons of mass seduction. ………

(A/N: You know me folks, I never can resist a good flashback…think of it as my jazz square lol)

"You okay?" Troy had asked as she had flopped down on the lush sofa next to him, kicking off her shoes as she went, resting her feet on his powerful thighs.

She had sighed and nodded "Just tired, Shar really knows how to shop…my feet are killing me"

"Want to rub them?" Troy had asked an innocent look on his face, Gabriella felt a brief spurt of excitement, the game was on, they both knew he wasn't as innocent as he made out.

Gabriella moaned a little and stretched her body provocatively; two could play at this game "Would you?"

He reached down and took her delicate feet in his hands and began to rub them, gently at first, then with more pressure as she sighed in bliss. His body suddenly hardened as she let out little mewls of pleasure and her head tipped back, her eyelids fluttering shut.

"That feels so good" she admitted huskily, her deliberately innocent words making Troy want to moan out loud.

Gabriella had felt the first thrum of desire as Troy had massaged her feet, his long thick fingers stroking over her soft skin, moving across her feet to her ankles, skimming the delicate bones before tracing a path up her exposed calves. She breathed raggedly as her stomach knotted with desire and she shifted restlessly, feeling heat pool between her thighs.

Troy felt her body change from relaxed to aroused the instant it happened and hid a grin. He had struggled for weeks with his desire to have her in his bed, or on the sofa or across the table or up against the wall in the shower. All it took was a single heated look and he wanted her any way he could have her. In the beginning he had thought it would only take a few practiced moves and she would be putty in his hands but he was wrong. He could tell from her breathing she was becoming as turned on as he was, the little hitches she made as she shifted beneath his questing finger, gave her away.

He stroked his hands further up the exposed skin of her legs, getting closer and closer to the juncture between her thighs, both so desperate for the touch. Their heart rates quickened as did their breathing and the air around them became still and fraught with tension. Gabriella moved sensuously against him, her legs falling apart a little as his hands caressed her thighs under her jean skirt, causing wet heat to pool between her legs. Troy sucked in a breath as his fingers brushed the damp heat of her lacy panties.

"Fuck Gab" he breathed against her ear and she squirmed, needing his touch but knowing if he did what she wanted, it would all be over in a matter of seconds and she would feel as though she had let them both down.

Fighting herself all the way, she sat up and managed to croak out a squeaky "Stop, Troy, we can't"

The hand between her thighs stilled immediately but he didn't remove it. She heard him suck in a tortured breath "You sure?"

She wasn't but she nodded anyway "Yeah"

Reluctantly he had removed his hand, slowly dragging it down her leg, stroking her for as long as she would let him, sending more shivers though her already sensitized body.

"I love you, you know that right" she said softly, and pressed a trembling kiss to his cheek. A goofy grin spread across his features, replacing the stark look of desire.

"I Love you too…but right now I need a cold shower" he said and got to his feet. Looking down, he grinned ruefully at the very obvious bugle in his sweats and Gabriella felt a surge of feminine power.

"Don't look so smug Montez…you'll get yours" he said as he strolled out of the door.

"Promises, promises" she had called after him and he could hear the grin in her voice.

Jerking back into the present he crossed the dance floor and put his hand on the soft skin of her shoulder where it was exposed by the dress. Spinning her to face him he pulled her flush to his chest, hearing the tell tale hitching of her breath in her throat at the intimate contact. A triumphant thrill flashed through him as her pupils dilated and her soft lips parted in unconscious invitation.

"Thought it was about time I took what you were offering and danced with you," he rumbled into her ear as they moved in time with the music.

Gabriella pulled back a little to look at him and grinned "What will your wife say about that?"

Catching the game Troy grinned back, showing a perfect set of pearly white teeth "Well you see she doesn't understand me…doesn't take care of my needs"

She pretended to be scandalized "Oh you poor thing"

"You don't want to know what I have to do," he said with a smirk, enjoying the fact he could still make her blush after all this time.

"Is there anything I could do to help?" she asked, making her eyes wide and pasting an innocent expression on her face

Troy pulled her closer still, letting her feel the hard contours of his body, his hunger for her, the effect she could have on him with just a look "Maybe…. you've been teasing me all night"

"I don't know what you mean"

"Sure you do Montez" he breathed into her ear, his hot breath sending shivers though her body "But remember pay back is a bitch"

Gabriella's pulse doubled at his words "You'll crack before I do"

Troy grinned down at her; loving his beautiful wife "You think so?"

She nodded though not as confidently as she would have liked "I know so"

"You know how much I love a challenge," he said as the music changed again, and their bodies swayed in time, hips pressed together, mimicking the union their bodies were desperate for.

Gabriella glanced up at him from beneath sooty lashes, her entire body taut with anticipation, singing with need, as her breasts brushed against the solid wall of his chest. She sucked in a ragged breath when he moved his hips against hers and she felt the swell of his erection against her, letting her feel what she did to him, how much he wanted her. After only a few minutes of grinding together, Gabriella was on fire and was beginning to regret this game she had started several weeks earlier. Waiting for her wedding night had seemed so easy but now not only was she having second thoughts but third and fourth and fifth too! She loved Troy and wanted to share herself with him, but she also knew that if she gave in now she would forever regret it. And for once Gabriella was enjoying having the control in the relationship, in the past Troy had always called the shots, he had decided to leave her, he had decided he wanted to separate. This time Gabriella was in charge and it was giving her a thrill, she loved teasing Troy and she knew that when the time came it would be worth it; in the mean time she was just having fun.

It was some hours later that Troy and Gabriella left the club, both slightly inebriated, enjoying the chance to be together knowing they didn't have to get up early to be with Ana. After hailing a cab, they dropped off Chad who was defiantly worse the wear for drink, leaving Taylor grumbling after him. Once home Troy headed for the shower whilst Gabriella changed into something more comfortable and then headed into the kitchen to make some grilled cheese. Which was where Troy found her, back to the door, humming to herself wearing one of his old basketball jerseys, her hair tied haphazardly to herself as she moved her hips in time with the tune she hummed. She looked sexy as hell and despite the lateness of the hour and the cold shower he had indulged in, his body reacted instantly and he stalked towards her, determined to win this round.

Gabriella jumped as Troy appeared behind her and she stepped away from the closeness of his body, backing up rapidly when she saw he was half naked, wearing only a pair of baggy sweats and still damp from the shower. She retreated from him until she was backed into the wall and he reached out with one strong arm, effectively caging her in. He was so close she could feel the heat from his skin and smell his cologne. The combination made her dizzy and she closed her eyes for a brief second relishing the feeling, before they popped open again. The amber depths were full of longing.

"What are you doing?" she asked with just a little hint of panic in her voice, a half naked Troy at such close quarters was dangerous.

He simply grinned and with a wicked gleam in his eyes he reached for her, at very same instant she thrust out a palm, coming into contact with his damp but naked chest, to hold him away from her. Her skin seared where it touched his and she could feel the steady thump, thump of his heart. He placed his hand over hers, holding it captive as his heart rate began to increase under his pectoral muscle. Gabriella sucked in a breath as her palm tingled and she became engulfed in a sensual fog, the little alcohol she had consumed clouding her judgment to simply push him away.

"You want me Gab…you want me to make love to you, you know it and I know it" he breathed leaning closer and breathing in her ear, his lips almost touching her skin. "You want to touch me, want me to touch you," he continued, dragging her limp hand down the smooth skin of his naked chest, over his crotch.

Gabriella could feel the hardness of his erection under her palm, he was long, hard and oh so very tempting, as he moved against her letting her feel him. Troy released her hand but she was unable to move even if she had wanted to, so lost was she in the sexual thrall around them.

"Think about it Brie, I could be inside you in seconds" he murmured huskily, unable to stop himself thrusting against her palm where she cupped him through his sweats. He closed the gap, so their bodies were flush, no space between them, Gabriella's hand caught and trapped. Her dainty palm was full of him, his hardness, feeling him throbbing with each pulse of blood through his pants, her own knuckles nudging the heat between her thighs. She began to tremble with desire.

"I could be inside you in seconds but stay there for hours"

She gulped visibly and unconsciously tightened her hold on him "Hours?" she whispered.

Troy's breath hissed out as she caressed him and he nuzzled her neck, just below her ear "Hours" he confirmed, his hot damp breath almost bringing her to her knees.

"You, me….together… naked…completely naked….my hands on you…..my mouth on you….here" he murmured and pressed against her, the action casing her own fingers to rub against her need, sending little quivers of pleasure dancing though her. The pressure between her thighs intensified and she began to pant lightly, unbearably turned on and he hadn't even touched her or kissed her yet. She stifled a cry as he moved against her again.

"I can make you cum…. you want to cum don't you Brie?" he taunted, thrusting his hips against her, giving her want she wanted without touching her. His words and actions sent a pool of moisture to the place she ached between her thighs and she shifted restlessly, trying to get closer to him, her breathing heavy and uneven. She was soo close!

"God yes" she breathed and as a reward he bent his lips to hers, barely grazing them, not giving into her just yet.

"I can give you what you want, what you need" he said hotly his own breathing ragged now, his body surging against hers, his length so hard it was becoming painful and he moved against her, letting his bulge graze her core, sending relief through them both.

Gabriella felt the tension coiling inside her, recognizing the signs of her impending orgasm and opened her mouth to beg, to plead to be touch, knowing if she did she would be free falling into oblivion.

"Touch me" she mewled, desperate now for the release she had been craving for weeks "Please Troy, touch me"

"I don't think so Gab, you would only hate yourself in the morning" he said with a wicked grin and stepped back from her body, her hand dropping from it's place between her thighs, where she cupped him.

She blinked, confused, dazed. Had he really just said NO to her, after all this time. He was taking control again, dammit! Her body was thrumming with unfulfilled need, she was so close to cumming she wanted to scream and yell!

"You're right, we need to wait" he said and reached around her to snag a grilled cheese sandwich. Taking a wolfish bite, he grinned around it and said

"Night Gab, sleep well"

Gabriella heard his chuckles as she watched him walk out of the door, her body crying out for him. It was going to be a long night!