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A little secret- there is a part 3 to Pole Position but I will post it after my next story! Those of you who know me so well it scares me, you will get your wish. Wink wink.
This is the last chapter before the Epilogue.
Enjoy.
Ang
CHAPTER 20
It had been a long week for Troy. He hadn't been able to see Gabi or his parents and he was feeling wound up and frustrated.
The final icing on the cake was the newspaper he had spotted in the shop when he was buying groceries.
The headline read 'Bolton's babe plays away' and there was a picture of Gabi and the guy from the diner, her ex.
They were stepping out of the diner and he presumed she must have gone to meet Bea there to see Dakota but why she was stepping out with her ex he didn't know.
He got into his car, deciding he should go and see her and find out what had happened.
He knocked on Karen's door tersely, conscious of the paps outside and the provocation they had attempted,
Gabi opened the door, dressed in a jumper dress that skimmed her thighs and he could tell she wasn't wearing a bra. His groin tightened instinctively.
His eyes bore into hers but she was smiling innocently.
"Hey, bunny" she said, motioning him in.
He stalked in, holding in his frustration. "I saw you in the paper with your ex" he blurted as he turned to look at her.
Gabi's brows lifted as she closed the door, her mouth parting in shock.
He wanted to kiss her, dip his tongue into her mouth and make her moan.
"Really" she said carefully, wondering why he looked so angry.
"Did you meet up with him?" he asked
Gabi frowned, confused. She hadn't seen him for a week and all she wanted to do was throw her arms around him, but he was trying to fight with her.
"No. I met Bea. And he was there." She said
"It said you were playing away" he added
"Troy, what the hell is this about? Do you not trust me?" she asked, hurt
"It's happened to me before, okay?" he said tensely, his voice rising "I found out my girlfriend was cheating on me when I saw the pictures on the front page"
"I'm not cheating on you" she said firmly "And I thought you knew me better than that!" she added
He sighed "I'm sorry, I just thought…"
"Thought what?" she shouted, raising her arms expressively, lifting the jumper dangerously high on her thighs "That I would be just like her?" she accused, not knowing who she was referring to, but angry all the same.
Troy compressed his lips, stalked over to her and took her against his body, against her will as she struggled, frowning again. His lips came down on hers heavily, punishing almost.
She pushed him away but his arms didn't move from her waist. "Don't do that!" she said
"What?" he asked, nuzzling her neck now, his tongue softly flicking out to catch her skin and she shivered involuntarily.
"Don't try and apologise by kissing me" she said sulkily
"I'm sorry" he repeated, pulling her against him, running one hand down her backside, his mouth next to her ear as he whispered to her "I was an idiot for saying that. I've had a shit week and my mom warned me not to read the papers and I've missed you so much it hurts and I saw that stupid headline and you with him and it took me back to that day in the diner…" he rambled as Gabi looked at him, the realization hitting her that he felt insecure being apart from her. And that day in the diner had hurt him more than she knew.
"Troy" she said gently to stop his flow and he flicked his intense eyes up to hers under his lashes
"I'm an idiot" he repeated
"You missed me so much it hurts?" she said softly, touched by his words
"Did I say that?" he checked with squinted eyes
"Mm-mm" she nodded as her eyes softened.
"I guess that deep aching hole in my heart was for you, then." he proclaimed, touching her face
Gabi felt tears well up. "I missed you too" she said then, letting him hug her, feeling his hands roaming her body, reaching down to pull her knee up so that her thigh was hooked over his hip as he kissed her, his mouth hot against hers, his whole body tense and his movements urgent.
"Gabi…" he sighed, scooping her into his arms to take her into her room, laying her on the bed and settling between her thighs tightly, his jeans getting in the way of being closer. "Do you know how badly I've wanted to do this?" he asked, kissing her again, thrusting against her fully clothed.
Gabi responded by pulling off his t-shirt, tugging at his belt buckle so he could kick off his jeans, followed quickly by his boxers.
He ran his hands up her body, removing her dress as he went, kissing up her body.
Gabi reached for a condom as he peeled off her knickers, kissing his way up her inner thigh
"No, Troy…" she begged as he roughly palmed her thighs, but his tongue so gently flicked against her intimately and she shuddered against him, hot for him and desperate to feel him inside her.
He groaned as she writhed against his tongue, moving his lips up her body as he nuzzled between her thighs.
She wriggled against him and he drove into her, feeling her clench around him at his swift entry and he thrust into her, his need so intense, his body so hard and tight for this release.
She surrendered to him, meeting his thrusts, urging him on as her body took him deep and his hips crashed against hers heavily as he claimed her as his own. His lovemaking was fierce and possessive and she readily gave herself up to him.
Troy's unspent need burst hotly from his body and Gabi shuddered heavily against him and they lay together, shocked at the intensity of their joining, recovering slowly.
Troy rolled from Gabi, sorting his protection and pulling Gabi into him, hugging her tightly, crushing her to him with his muscled arms.
"Will you move in with me?" he asked gently
Gabi leaned back to look him in the face. "You don't trust me, Troy, that's not going to make for a great start" she reasoned
"Oh god, no, don't think that. I do trust you, I promise I do. I just had the shittest week ever" he sighed, punishing himself for acting the way he had "I want to come home to you every night. I want to wake up to you every day" he said as he hugged her tighter.
"How do you do that?" she asked
"Do what?" he questioned
"Win me over?" she wondered
"My natural charm and good looks?" he suggested
She smiled, but looked worried "It's a big change" she hedged
"I want to be with you Gabi. Always" he finally said it he mused; he finally told her how he felt
She twitched her mouth "Well I suppose seeing you walk around in boxers can never be a bad thing…"
He grinned, touching her nose "I love you"
"I love you too, bunny" she said, kissing him softly, burrowing back into his protective hug.
He held her there, smiling at the thought of Gabi living with him, being there when he got in, when he woke up. Life couldn't get much better.