CHAPTER17
"This is just the best thing ever" Troy said as he lay on the double bed after coming back into the room.
"Huh?" Gabi asked, confused
"Being able to crawl into bed at any hour of the day" he explained, stretching out and Gabi felt desire rush through her at the sight of him, leaving her tingling in its wake.
She slowly stripped off her clothes while Troy had his eyes closed, worried he was asleep until he fidgeted and by that time she were at the end of the bed in her underwear, smiling secretly as she climbed onto the bed and crawled up his body, laying on him and he looked up, shocked.
"Hey, what are you doing there?" he asked with a warm teasing smile as his hands went to her waist
"Resting" she said back, kissing him, dipping her tongue into his mouth and dueling with his as their kiss deepened quickly.
"Mmm" he moaned against her mouth, his body hard within moments of being in contact with hers, especially when he stroked his hands across her bare skin.
She began to undress him, pulling off his t-shirt with fervor, running her hands over his now-familiar muscled chest, down to his jeans where she kissed a little pattern across his tummy where his waistband rode low on his hips
"Gabi…" he whispered, pulling her hips into his and she rubbed against his arousal teasingly, watching him as his eyes closed in surrender to the desire he was feeling.
She gently undid his belt buckle, stripping him as he watched her intently, his hands hovering at her hips, waiting for her to return to straddling his lap so he could brush his hand down her body, unclasp her bra and remove it with tender care.
He shifted up on the bed so he had access to her breasts and he began to kiss them lovingly, enjoying the trust he shared with Gabi that he could do this and that she let her desire- filled moans fill the room with no embarrassment.
He was hard against her knicker-clad body and she was creating delicious friction against him as she writhed against him, his tongue swirling over her nipples again and again.
Gabi opened her eyes as she felt a shot of heat run through her core and she leaned forward to kiss Troy, her kiss punishing, and he knew she wanted him.
He loved that he knew and he loved that he could continue to tease her and she would start to clasp at him, desperate for him to fill her.
He groaned and gently grasped her thighs as he rolled her onto the bed, removing her panties as he kissed a line down her hip, feeling her squirm.
He reached for protection, didn't waste time putting it on, and was back between her thighs feeling her wrap her legs around his calves as he lay between them.
"Wanna be on top, baby?" he asked, nuzzling her ear, nipping at the flesh there, and lower at her neck.
He felt her shake her head and he shifted, slowly entering her as he watched her face, her wide brown eyes fixed upon his.
He could see her pupils dilate, her eyes widen at his entry, her whole body beneath his arched and she stretched beneath him like she was having a delicious yawn.
Her neck was bared to him as her head went back and he kissed her there as he thrust into her, gently at first, becoming harder as she demanded it.
He would never get over how this felt, making love with her, loving her. He felt so far outside of himself when he was deep inside her, he sometimes wondered if he would ever find his way back.
When she began murmuring his name he knew she was near. He loved hearing her calling for him, begging for him as he thrusted. He didn't want to imagine any other man being privy to seeing her like this. Coming undone in his powerful arms.
Shuddering beneath him, clenching him tightly as she orgasmed, Troy held her tightly to him, head against her shoulder as he too shook at his own release, stars coming to his eyes at the pressure leaving his body on his final thrust.
He shifted from Gabi's body, removing his condom and he lay out on the bed next to her "Come here, babe" he murmured, too tired to even move
Gabi curled up, moving in next to his body, her bare skin touching his as he looped an arm around her shoulders.
"I never get fed up of doing that" he said, awed.
"Well, you are a man" she reasoned
"I mean, with you." He adjusted, tipping his head to his side so he could see her.
She stroked his chest, shy suddenly. "Do you think you might?" she asked in a small voice
Troy frowned. Oh shit, that's not what he meant.
He leaned right up on his elbow this time so that he faced her fully. "I love you, Gabi. We might have only been together a short time but I want to be with you." He itched to say 'Always' but was scared she might find that thought overpowering.
Hell, even he was having trouble dealing with it. But it kept coming back to him again and again. He wanted to be with her, always.
She stroked his face as she looked up at him "I haven't decided between you and my other boyfriend yet" she said with a small hidden smile
"Oh thanks" he muttered with rolled eyes as he rested back against the bed.
"Troy?" she said and he flicked his eyes to her
"I love you" she said, then snuggled into his side.
Troy held Gabi in his arms as he gently fell asleep, forgetting he should be making arrangements to get home.
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Gabi was at the window when Troy woke, looking like a child at Christmas.
"Hey where's my good morning kiss?" he grumbled
"It's snowing!" she said excitedly, dashing to her suitcase to dig out some clothes
"What are you doing?" he asked
"I'm getting dressed so I can have breakfast and go outside!" she said as though it were obvious
"Outside?!" he said "It's gonna be cold" he looked at her like she were crazy
"Troy, it never snows in California, I want to go out" she said determinedly.
"Baabe…" he whined from the bed, stretching out
"Please, bunny?" she asked, childlike
He sat up, leaning on one arm, flexing the other to show off his biceps "You sure you don't wanna just come and feel my muscles?" he asked with a dazzling grin and Gabi sniggered, covering her mouth as she full-on laughed.
Troy looked hurt, dropping his arm and his smile disappearing.
"Ohh bunny, I'm sorry" she said, coming toward him and he turned his face away
"Nope" he said shortly
"I'm sorry" she repeated, climbing onto the bed on her knees to try and follow his escape but he got up just before she reached him
"It's on, princess, it is SO on" he murmured as he walked over to his wardrobe and she smiled behind him, appreciating his back as she watched his muscles move under his skin.
"Okay" she said softly as he vanished into the shower and she got dressed quickly while he was gone.
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"Gotcha!" Gabi giggled as she threw her first snowball and hit Troy squarely in the back. He looked so cute in his knitted hat and duffel coat.
He turned to look at her with squinted eyes "Gimme a chance!" he joked, surprising her with a ball of his own which splatted her in the face.
"Charming" she returned, swiping off the residue and running from him eagerly as they built up ammunition.
Breakfast had been quick and after getting changed, Gabi had run down the stairs like an excited child, dragging a less-enthusiastic Troy with her.
Now they were outside, and Gabi's face shone with joy, he could see that it was well worth freezing his nuts off for.
"Gotcha!" she said again, sneaking up behind him and putting a snowball down the back of his neck
"Oh I'm gonna get you…!" he roared, chasing after her, throwing a ball and hitting her.
"Ow!" she complained, tripping and falling to the ground a few feet away
"Hey are you okay?" he asked from his distance, not sure if she were faking it
She didn't move, just rubbed her thigh where he had hit.
"Hey, babe, I'm sorry" he countered, heading over, regretting it when she sat up and got him right in the face
"Me too!" she giggled "I'm sorry that you're so gullible!" she laughed wickedly and he ran after her, grabbing her around the waist and bundling her to the ground where he trapped her under his heavier body.
"Well, this is boring" she said in his face, still smiling widely.
"Oh yeah?" he questioned, shifting so that he was tight between her now-spread thighs and he placed each of her hands at the back of his neck. "Now?" he asked
"Mmm, still kinda boring…" she mused with a held smile
"Takes a lot to impress Judge Montez, how could I forget?" he wondered.
His head dipped so he could brush his lips along the shell of her ear, his tongue shooting out to taste her there, he kissed her neck, along her jaw, the corner of her mouth.
"Still bored?" he checked huskily, grinding his arousal against her jean clad body the best he could, considering the layers they had on.
"Mmm it's getting interesting" she allowed, trying to kiss him and he dodged her mouth
"Now, now I thought I was boring" he teased, his gloved hand tracing her face.
"Only when you talk too much" she murmured, pulling his head to hers so that she could finally kiss him, their tongues meshing with urgency, sweet aching starting in the pit of her stomach as always.
Troy pulled away, grinned, ground a snowball right into her hair and took off at a sprint as Gabi laid shocked and breathless on the cold ground still.
She quickly scrabbled up, heaving a ball at Troy but he was running off like a crazy person, cackling away.
Because he wasn't looking where he was going, he slipped, falling to the ground in a comical fashion and Gabi giggled as she jogged over to him, realising he was in pain as he winced from where he lay.
"Ooh that doesn't look good" she said "What hurts?"
"My back" he grimaced "Old dancing injury" he explained
Gabi bit her lower lip. "Oh babe" she said, kneeling next to him
"Well at least I got you with a snowball- finally!" He smiled, leaning up on his elbow, but still unable to twist fully to get up.
"I hope you don't expect me to help you" she said, standing up and looking down on him.
"I kinda hoped you might" he grinned helplessly
"Mmm, let me think" she pursed her lips
"Please?" he begged and she relented, helping him up and frowning as he rubbed his back, hobbling back into the hotel.
"Are you going to be okay?" she asked worriedly as he lay back on the bed after shedding his outer layers.
"Mmm." He murmured, throwing an arm across his eyes
Gabi lay next to him, gently rubbing his belly "I'm sorry" she said, feeling guilty that she had dragged him out and now he was hurt.
He moved his arm so he could look at her with one eye "What for?"
"For making you go out there when you didn't want to" she said
"Hey, I loved every minute of it. Until I fell over. Like the klutz that I am" he mused
"Is there anything I can do?" she asked as he put his arm back over his eyes
"Find food?" he suggested lightly and she giggled
"You are always thinking about food!" she accused
He pulled her closer into his side "Actually I mostly think about sex, but food takes second place" he agreed
"Typical boy" she said
"So you don't think about sex? Ever?" he teased
Gabi lifted his arm away from his eyes, leaning over him "Where you're concerned, it fills most of my waking day" she admitted and he groaned, cuddling her to him again
"I'm going to find food" she announced after kissing him gently
He smiled as she left his arms and padded across the room to put her jacket on, heading out for take-away