CHAPTER 19

"Pirate!" Gabi said excitedly, running over to the sofa to hug the toy

"Oh I see, you came under false pretenses" Troy quipped "You just want me for my teddy bear"

"Actually" she grinned sexily, coming back toward him as they met halfway across his apartment "I want you for your body" she said as she grabbed his backside, her breasts going against his chest.

"Mmm" he smiled "That sounds like an interesting proposal" he mused, leaning down to kiss her as their tongues met in a familiar duel. He stepped forward, walking her to the sofa where he sat and she straddled him, stroking his hair as she kissed down his face to his neck.

Troy felt his eyes closing, but not with desire, with sheer exhaustion.

"Babe" he said gently, taking her wrists from around his neck.

Gabi stroked his face, seeing him fighting to stay awake. Without words, she got up, held out her hand and when he took it, she led him to the bedroom, laying him down and removing his shoes and jeans for him as he giggled lightly from the bed "Thanks mom" he teased, earning himself a foot tickle in revenge.

"No! Hey!" he laughed, moving his feet from her reach.

"Stop delaying and go to sleep, Mister" she said firmly

"Can't" he said

She folded her arms, brow raised as he blinked sleepily at her "Why not?" she demanded

"My arms are empty" he said lifting them toward her with the cutest grin on his face

Gabi wondered if she would ever be able to say 'No' to him, or would she always give in when he smiled at her like that?

"And?" she fished gently as she unzipped her hoodie and took off her shoes.

"And I can't sleep unless you are in them" he pouted.

She smiled, ruffling his hair from where she stood, then climbed across him to lay next to him "It's 4 o'clock in the afternoon and I am sleeping yet again" she mused, stroking Troy's hair and running the back of her hand across his forehead, smoothing out his eyebrows with her fingers, running one down his nose as he smiled softly, one arm flung above his head, the other reaching across his body to tug at her vest top gently.

She shifted so that she were half laying on him, still stroking his face alternately with his hair as his breathing slowed and he relaxed into the bed, hugging his arm around her waist now that he could reach.

"I am the luckiest man alive" he murmured softly, turning his head toward her and she stroked his hair still until he fell asleep.

Gabi hugged him, wanting to protect him from the downsides of his fame, but knowing ultimately she couldn't. She could only help alleviate the stress he was under. She was glad she could at least do that much.

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Gabi awoke as she felt Troy's arms tighten around her waist from behind.

"Mmm" he snuggled into her backside, his arousal hard against her bottom

"Pervert" she shot over her shoulder at him

"If you could see what I could see, you'd be perverted too" he murmured in her ear

"What can you see?!" she worried, sitting up

Troy smiled at her as she frowned at him "I see a sexy ass" he grinned

Gabi lay on top of him and he winced "Are you okay?" she checked

"Just my back" he said "I'm getting old" he complained

"Well your libido isn't suffering with age" she commented, wriggling so that she brushed his lap

"Oh babe, must you tease me like that?" he groaned

"Who's teasing?" she whispered in his ear, sitting up to straddle him and stripping her vest top off in one fluid movement, leaving her breasts naked to his hungry gaze

Troy took a breath in, running his hands up her sides, across her ribs and eventually taking each of her breasts in his hands as he thumbed her nipples, feeling her moving in his lap, watching her above him.

Gabi ran her hands down his t-shirted chest, taking the hem of his top and pushing it up as she kissed her way back up his chest, her tongue flicking out against his nipple and he moaned at the action. Gabi followed up by kissing his neck, biting gently at the skin there and she moaned herself as Troy's hands gripped her waist firmly, running his hands around to her backside and dipping his hands under her waistband to cup her bare skin.

Gabi shifted so she could remove her trousers and knickers, picking up a condom from Troy's drawer and moving back onto the bed, straddling him once more, slowly pulling down his boxers as she kissed her way down his torso once more, over his hip, peppering kisses across his hot and hard arousal. She felt him cup her head, indicating he wanted more attention in his lap from her mouth so she obliged, licking him and taking his length into her mouth to kiss him intimately.

Troy groaned as Gabi's hot, wet mouth encompassed him and he relished her taking control of their love-making.

She moved again, rolling on the condom with care and shifting back across his lap, meeting his desire- darkened blue eyes as she hovered above him.

Troy looked down her body, running his hands down her stomach, pressing his thumb between her thighs to hit her clitoris.

Gabi arched back, enjoying the pleasure that assuaged her and she let him tease her, his other hand moving so he could thumb her nipple, the combination of his touch causing her to pant and moan as she slipped out of control.

Troy took her hips then, before she hit her peak, and brought her down on his hard swollen length gently, closing his eyes as she gyrated.

Gabi rode him, his size filling her completely, rubbing her G spot and she ran her hands through her hair, affording him a view of her breasts lifted and pert from the action.

Troy wished he was the one setting the pace here, he wanted her so badly but she seemed to feel his urgency as she rocked harder against him and Troy felt his control slip as he ground her hips into his, leaning up to gently bite her skin, his fingers digging into her waist as he felt his orgasm build.

Gabi thought she had never given herself to anyone like this before and it still surprised her that she felt this intensity with Troy. She knew it was only with him, it had only ever been with him as she closed her eyes against the pleasure- pain of her inevitable climax.

Waves of tingling rushed across her body as her intimate muscles gently squeezed and released and Troy shuddered beneath her as he too climaxed.

He cuddled her to him, body to body until she moved to dispose of his sheath, throwing on his tee shirt to cover herself.

Troy stroked Gabi's arm as she lay next to him and he twitched his mouth, wanting to speak, not knowing the words.

"Do you ever think about 'us'?" he asked, cupping her upper arm gently with his hand.

Gabi leaned up on her elbow, shifting a bit of his fringe out of the way. "I think about you" she returned

"I've never felt this way before about a girl" he shared, his vulnerability showing in his eyes and it surprised Gabi.

Did he doubt how she felt? She had never been one to over do it on proclamations of love. She always feared it could be taken away so quickly, it was like if she said the words, something bad might happen.

"I love you, Troy. From the start" she smiled

"The start? The start as in the island, or the start as in California?" he checked

"As in California. When we met again in Striptease and you put your jacket on me, I was pretty much all yours" she blushed

"Oh wow" he murmured, bringing his hand up to frame her face and tuck her hair behind her ear. "I've got to say you had me hooked after saying I slobber" he grinned, his eyes alight

She giggled "Troy Bolton. Slobber monster. If only your fans knew"

"If only they knew I'm a goner for a beautiful brunette" he husked

"Charmer" she accused gently, kissing him

Troy's phone rang from his jeans on the floor and he reached over, looking at who it was before answering. His eyes flicked to Gabi, who had snuggled back into his body as he looped an arm around her shoulders.

"Hi mom" he said warmly

"Hi, son. Happy New Year" she said pointedly

Troy shut his eyes. Damn. He hadn't called her on New Year's.

"Happy New Year, Mom. I'm sorry I didn't call" he apologized

"I saw you having fun in the snow with Gabi" she added "Do you realize everything you do is all over the papers?" she asked worriedly.

Troy stroked Gabi's back as he considered his mom's words.

"I know" he sighed lightly "But we deserve to do normal things sometimes" he reasoned

"Well as long as you don't read it" she suggested "When can I see my favourite son?"

"Mom, I'm your only son." He chuckled "I've got a hell of a lot on but I'll try and drive up if I get an afternoon off" he offered

"Okay. And how is Gabi?" she asked

"She's amazing. As always" he said of his girlfriend and she snaked a hand out to rub his belly at his words and he smiled.

"Good. Okay well your father is taking me for dinner tonight so I must go and get ready. Take care" she said

"Bye mom" he said, putting his phone on the bed stand as he and Gabi snoozed lightly.