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Chapter 13 – The Pleasure Of Touch
"THANKS Mr Maxwell, I'll see you soon." Gabriella said waving to the old man as he made his way to Troy and her's suite. She was a little tired today, her body ached from the heat, she had even lost weight after sweating so much. Taylor and she had been playing golf by the outdoor pool, neither was very good and the game ended with Taylor leaving go of the club and it smacking a waitress in the head! The waitress was alright though it made Gabriella giggle thinking about it now.
"What are you laughing at sweetheart?" A cold voice demanded from behind her.
She recognised the voice, the harsh tone of fury, the cold controlled tone of anger, the voice that had dominated over her own for years. She trembled as she turned around and saw her worst nightmare; Richard stood metres away from her, a conceited look on his face.
"Now I am wondering what you're doing here at 'The Bolton' hotel?" Richard queried.
"I'm…I'm…here with…fr…friends." Gabriella stammered nervously.
"And what friends are those Gabriella, 'Richard said stepping closer, she wanted to move, to get away but it was just so hard, she was frozen on the spot, "Is it that Bolton bloke you're always leaping after. You're like some love struck puppy!"
"No! I'm here with…The Danforth's, 'Gabriella lied, "Their old friends."
"Oh really my precious, do I know them?" Richard said, he was standing directly in front of her now, he knew she was lying.
"No…you…you don't." Gabriella said shaking her head.
"A likely story!" Richard snarled and he smacked her hard across the face and she screamed and went tumbling to the floor.
"I am your master! Not some bastard who showers you with a few presents! You cheap little tart!" He said and he kicked her roughly and she screamed.
Her head began to spin but suddenly the pain was gone, Richard's foot was no longer connecting with her side. She felt nothing, she heard voice, faint voices arguing and suddenly she was gone.
GABRIELLA'S soft timid attitude went away slowly over the last two days of their vacation. Troy, without her knowing, kept his eye on Richard. If Richard made any remark about Gabriella he'd get the greatest beating of his life.
It was their final day in Spain, Gabriella had grown terribly close to the other girls and she looked to the boys for respect and affection. Gabriella was exceedingly fond of Taylor. They had grown quite inseparable over the last few days, wherever you'd find Taylor you'd find Gabriella and wherever Gabriella wandered so did Taylor!
Mr Maxwell came by that day to see how everything was going.
"How are you Mr Bolton?" Mr Maxwell queried.
"Fine! Where is Gabriella?" Troy asked.
"I don't know sir, I saw her earlier, it seemed like she was having a heated conversation with a young man just –"
"Where?" Troy questioned panic rising over him.
"Pardon?" Mr Maxwell asked surprised by Troy's worried expression and the worried voice to add to it.
"Just outside the elevators." He replied and before he could ask what was going on, his boss was gone.
Troy ran like there was no tomorrow, terror coursed through every vein in his body, the heat was unbearable but he still kept moving, Gabriella's face ran through his mind and the panic that overcame him was unthinkable. If Richard had hurt her he'd kill him! He'd murder him! He would hunt him down and rip his body to bits.
He was nearing the elevators and he heard voices, he recognised the two. It was Chad and Taylor. He pushed his way through the doors and bumped into a concierge along the way. He froze on the spot when he saw Gabriella's limp body held tight into Chad's arms. Taylor was standing above; she had obviously not been able to get on the floor to comfort Gabriella, her stomach was too big!
"Is she alright?" Troy demanded he was at her side instantaneously; he removed her from Chad's arms and held her close.
"Where is he? I want to kill him!" Troy said and Chad and Taylor looked at each other, terrified, they had never seen Troy so fired up.
"He ran off, 'Taylor replied, "Chad punched him."
"He'd better run, I'm going to kill that son of a –"
"Troy…hmm…Troy." He heard a faint voice mumble and he looked down and Gabriella was waking from her unconscious sleep.
Troy softened immediately, "Shush Gabi, it's alright, 'He said kissing her and stroking her hair, she smiled tenderly, "I'm here now."
Gabriella shifted in his arms and muttered, "I'm so tired. I just want to sleep."
"Do you want me to take you back to the room?" Troy queried.
She nodded, her once warm eyes were dull and weak and her body hung frail and lifeless. He picked her up supporting her and he carried her back to their room with Taylor and Chad following. There was a distress hanging over them, Chad and Taylor sat in the living room while Troy put Gabriella to bed.
Taylor and Chad talked amongst each other while Troy settled Gabriella down. Taylor wrapped her arms around Chad so her large stomach pressed against his flat muscular one.
"I'm so proud of you." She exclaimed.
"I'm just worried about Gabriella and Troy. Gabriella obviously isn't in a good relationship with that Richard fellow! Hmm, and Troy, I shudder to think about what's he's going to do with that bully. We've got to stop him from doing anything." Chad explained.
Taylor looked a little worried, "I wonder what would've happened if we hadn't turned up."
"I don't want to know, the way he was kicking her about was no – ones business." Chad said shaking his head.
"Maybe we should talk Troy into getting her to stay with him." Taylor said.
"I think, 'Chad answered, "Troy has wanted her with him for a while…permanently." He said touching Taylor's hand.
Taylor was quite speechless, her friends, someone she had seen as a best friend for only a mere few days was being abused and she was prepared to stay with the monster who was hurting her.
Troy disturbed their thoughts by walking into the room, he was slipping his shoes on and his hands were clenched tight.
"Where are you going?" Taylor asked frantically.
"To murder him." He spat and Chad was suddenly in front of the door.
"No Troy! You don't want to do that." Chad said.
"GET OUT OF MY WAY! NOW!" Troy screamed.
"No Troy, 'Taylor said, she came to join her husband by the door, Troy looked a little startled by this, "Don't be like Richard! Don't be violent."
Troy kind of slumped down though his eyes still burned with fury, "Tomorrow, I'm taking her home, she goes back to him tomorrow, do you think he's going to just let her get away with what happened. He's going to kill her."
"Then ask her to stay with you. You love her don't you?" Chad asked.
"Of course I do, 'Troy replied, "But she doesn't look at it like that. She feels she has a commitment to Richard. Someone very important to her told her about her commitments and she has to follow them."
Chad and Taylor looked at each other; they knew they would have a hard time convincing Troy that what was best for Gabriella was if she stayed with him…
WHEN all the friends were leaving that night they had come over for a barbequeDamien hugged Gabriella tight. Gabriella felt her eyes swell up with tears; it would be so nice to have a child, especially as sweet and adorable as Damien.
"I taught Blizzard how to sit you know." He said proudly as if it might please her to know that.
"Really, 'Gabriella said enthusiastically, "Does he know any other tricks?"
"He can give you his paw too but Daddy taught him that, 'Damien said, "When you and Uncle Troy come down next time, can I show you?"
"Of course sweetie." Gabriella whispered kissing Damien's head.
At that moment Sharpay walked up to them and Damien took her hand.
"Go on, catch up with Auntie Kelsi. She said she's walking back to her room slowly." She ordered.
Damien nodded and hugged Gabriella, not realising she was in pain when he wrapped his arms around her, "Goodnight Auntie Gabi!" He said exuberantly and he ran off leaving Gabriella and Sharpay alone, Troy was putting the glasses away in the kitchen.
"You know, you're not alone. You have friends who care about you." Sharpay told her.
"I always feel lonely. Even with you guys looking out for me." Gabriella muttered.
"You don't have to be alone you know. I don't think Troy intends on leaving you. He's grown too attached to you." Sharpay said leaning against the door.
"Do you know what scares me the most with Troy?" Gabriella said.
"What?" Sharpay said shrugging her shoulders.
"I always get scared that all this is too good to be true and one day I'm going to wake up and Troy's going to be exactly like Richard." Gabriella said, she wiped a stray tear from her cheek and Sharpay hugged her.
"He isn't like that Gabriella, 'Sharpay said, "Richard, he doesn't love you but Troy does! You'd have to be blind not to be able to see that."
"I know. Its just I wonder how I got so lucky with Troy. I feel like I've been blessed." Gabriella said smiling faintly.
"You have been and so has Troy. He's needed someone for so long and he's found the girl he wants to be with." Sharpay replied.
Gabriella smiled, "I've got to go help Troy clean up. We'll be seeing you all before we leave tomorrow."
"Sure, goodnight poppet." Sharpay said and she hugged Gabriella one final time before turning the corner and walking down the hallway.
Gabriella closed the door behind her and went into the kitchen. Troy was washing up, he looked tired but when he saw Gabriella he smiled softly and forgot his cleaning and walked over to her to kiss her nose.
"How are you feeling?" He asked her.
"Okay I guess. Just sore that's all." Gabriella said.
"Well go and lie down. Rest a little and I'll finish off out here." Troy said.
"No! I'll help you." She protested.
Troy silenced her with a quick kiss and she looked up at him perplexed, "Please Gabi. You've had a kind of hard day. Go and rest."
She nodded and she walked off through the kitchen and into the bedroom. She did her usual routine, a shower, drying her hair, cleaning her teeth etc. She changed into her soft silky pyjamas and crawled into bed. She was quite tired and she kicked the blankets off herself, it was just too hot to sleep under blankets. She nestled into Troy's side of the bed, it always smelt of him and in a way it comforted her. Every little noise made her jump or flinch, Richard's face kept popping up in her head.
The lights were off but even in the darkness she saw Troy's tall figure tip toe into the room. He got changed but instead of climbing into bed and moving close to her like he usually did, he made his way to the balcony and looked out at Spain before him. Gabriella sighed, she wanted him close to her tonight, she wanted to feel his arms around her gently moving across her body, telling her everything was going to be alright. In truth, Gabriella was terrified; she was scared stiff to go back tomorrow, where Richard would be waiting for her.
She didn't cry, she fought back the tears but she sat up and watched him wearily, she saw the tightness that he clenched the rail of the balcony.
"Troy?" Gabriella whispered.
Troy turned at the sound of her voice, it was quiet but he had heard it all the same. He smiled when he saw Gabriella looking at him naïvely. He came and sat beside her and touched her hand.
"Tell me how it happened?" Troy said.
Gabriella looked perplexed, "Tell you how what happened?"
"Tell me everything, about Richard, how you met, what happened between your family and…maybe…if you want to…you can tell me about your dad." Troy said.
There was silence for a while and Troy was sure that he had made a mistake. Gabriella stood and walked over to the balcony. He saw that her eyes darted over the lights and the buildings, just like his hand done only minutes ago. She sighed and he came and stood beside her. He was about to apologise for saying it but she turned to him and smiled desolately.
"It was shopping in Albuquerque that I first met Richard, 'Gabriella stated catching Troy off guard but he could not hide is relief that she was actually opening up to him, "I was at least nineteen, I was not the most popular of teenagers. In school I was ridiculed for liking every single subject they threw at me, I guess I was beat around for that! Well anyway, I was not the most experienced with boys so when he approached my father I kept my head down. Richard had said, with my father's permission, he'd like to take me out to dinner. I agreed because I was so thrilled that someone had actually taken notice of me."
"Then what?" Troy questioned.
"Well everything was fine really. Richard was a little possessive and sometimes he'd catch me off guard by ramming me up against the wall and kissing me…but I thought it was because he cared so much." Gabriella said and she wiped away a tear.
Troy felt now that she needed him more than ever so he put his arms around her and squeezed her tight, "Then the next year my father was…well…my mother found him. We had gone shopping and when we had come back my mother found him on the floor, dead. There were strange marks around his neck and when we phoned the ambulance's they had said it looked like he had been strangled. The police even came; they suspected many people, my mother, me, Richard, my cousin Isabella, everyone!" Gabriella whimpered.
"Did…did they ever find anything?" Troy asked.
"No, 'Gabriella replied shaking her head, "The case was closed. After that Richard kept an annoyingly close watch on me. He became a little colder when I decided to move in with him. After a few weeks he stopped me from seeing my mother, he'd said that she was trying to poison our relationship. He said he didn't want her near me. I had never met his family. It was something I brought up a few times but he always kind of shrugged me off or screamed at me."
Gabriella moved out of his arms and she stood on the opposite side of the balcony. It wasn't cold but she shivered and put her arms around herself, Troy thought it was nerves.
She laughed and looked at the ring on her finger, "Richard proposed two years after my father's death. There hadn't been much abuse up until then. He kind of screamed at me a lot and he'd beat up men when they'd only have to look at me. I wasn't proud of it, I hated it but I wouldn't dare argue with him. He was kind of scary." She said.
She fell slumped down on the deck chair in front of her, Troy came and sat beside her, "It kind of started happening after we'd slept with each other. Well, if you can call it sex. We'd planned it because I was a virgin and I wanted my first time to be special. On the night I got scared and changed my mind, 'She chuckled softly, "That must sound so stupid, 'Troy shook his head, it was always harder for the girl on their first time, "but I asked him if he'd just hold me. He kind of threw me on the bed and ripped off my clothes, he touched me in places I never wanted to be touched in! He bit me and sucked me and he just laughed. When I screamed, he put his hand over my mouth and silenced me. When he was finished he kind of rolled off me and just grunted, I can remember him saying 'I always wanted to shag a virgin. Sorry it had to hurt love, its better for the woman the second time around."
She was sobbing now, Troy was shocked, Richard really was a sicko!
"After that we stopped doing things all together, he didn't take me to the Movies, he said that the guys would laugh at him for taking his fiancé out on dates. After a while we stopped going out completely…well I did. He went out a lot. He allowed me to go to the library but only if I got the house clean. I used to grow so bored that I'd end up taking as many books home as six. Richard kind of grew angry with that. He even ripped up a few of my books; the librarian didn't mind so much, she was sympathetic, considering I was starting to get bruises all over my face. I'd come to the library with large swollen lips and black eyes. Richard was wrecking my body. He'd beat every time I did something wrong. If I forgot to even add sugar to his tea I'd get a beating. I kind of grew used to it in the end but sometimes it's hard." She said softly.
"Haven't you ever thought about leaving?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded, "More times than I can count. I actually did once but Richard found me and dragged me back by my hair. Literally, I had scrapes and cuts on my body for weeks. It was agony."
Troy hugged her tight, she buried her head into his chest, "I'm so scared about going back tomorrow." She whispered.
He picked her up and carried her to their bed, he held her close and felt her sigh against his body, she was gentle against him.
"Shush, you know you don't have to go back." Troy said softly.
"I have to, 'She swallowed hard and he felt her body move gently against him, "Troy…will you love me?"
"Huh?" Troy queried.
She smiled and kissed him resolutely, her hands weaved into his hair scrunching it and pulling her close to him.
When she pulled away she smiled desolately, "I don't want to go back not knowing what love might feel like, 'She removed his shirt, shocking him a little, she showered his chest with kisses and she heard him gasp when she nibble gently on his nipple, she lifted her head and smiled, "Make love to me."
Troy was gob smacked, even in the darkness he could hear Gabriella's breath quicken, she was nervous.
He must've been frozen in shock for Gabriella slipped her arms around him and kissed his shoulder, she pulled back looking at him imploringly, "Don't you want me Troy? I'm sorry if I've –"
He crashed his lips down on hers pushing her back onto the bed, his arms snaked around her waist and she ran her petite fingers up and down his bear chest. He slowly contrived to unbutton her pyjama top. He removed her bra immediately and he heard her breath hitch in her throat when he held himself back to gaze at her body.
He smiled and kissed his way down her body, between her cleavage and down her flat bruised stomach. When he brought his body back up to her's he kissed her and heard her giggle, his hand constantly moving against her stomach.
"We don't have to." Troy said as he pulled away breathless.
Gabriella looked up at him, they were tangled together, their naked torso's pressed up tight to one another. Gabriella looked determined and she moved her hands to Troy's trousers and yanked them down. His hands also went to her trousers and he slowly and sleekly pulled them down her legs allowing her to enjoy the feel of his hands tracing their way down her tiny thighs.
He wrapped the gentle thin sheets around them and they removed their final pieces of clothing. They were completely naked and holding on to each other and kissing with every ounce of lust and love they had left. Their hands were everywhere and anywhere all at once, they just needed to be close.
Troy pulled back to admire her body, damn she was beautiful. Every curve that was rightfully his if only for tonight.
"You're beautiful." Troy gasped.
He saw Gabriella's blush even in the darkness and she shook her head, "I know I'm not Troy, 'She was obviously not used to compliments, "But thank you anyway."
Troy met his lips with hers and felt her whimper in his mouth as her tongue met his. She was so naïve and yet so beautiful, she was just as hungry for him as he was for her.
"You are the most beautiful woman I've ever seen." Troy said.
She smiled and she pulled him closer and closer to her, he nipped at her neck and he prepared himself for her.
"Are you ready?" He whispered.
She nodded and he pushed himself into her and she cried out in pain, she was so used to rough sex she couldn't imagine it any other way. He kissed her softly.
"I'm sorry it hurts baby, I'll be gentler," He promised her kissing her cheek.
"I'm fine, 'Gabriella said breathing deeply, "I'm alright." She said and she felt their hips rock against one another's and they both moaned Gabriella in pain and Troy in pleasure.
Troy peppered her with kisses trying to make her comfortable and feel loved…their actions continued…well into the night…
IT was at least 3.00am and the darkness still lingered in the morning. Gabriella and Troy lay sprawled completely naked in each others arms breathing calm and bodies drenched in sweat. Gabriella's finger played absently with Troy's chest, running it back and fore softly.
"I'm sorry I wasn't so eager to participate." Gabriella mumbled.
Troy kissed her forehead and smiled, in his eyes she had participated a lot. The sex had been great, Gabriella had been in pain but it seemed that the pain had materialised away and he had helped her to guide her hands to the parts of his body he wanted her to touch. She seemed unaware of what to do when he had finally entered her, her body kind of went limp and Troy had to talk her through their actions. He could tell that she was embarrassed because of it.
"You were amazing and I know next time you'll be even better, I can feel it." Troy told her.
"You're wonderful too." Gabriella said softly.
Troy stroked her arm and he felt her nuzzle into his chest. She kissed him before she turned in his arms and yawned loudly, he kissed her shoulder and she moaned softly, basking in each others rich afterglows, it had been everything she had been waiting for. The true sexual experience she knew was out there but thought she'd never get.
"Goodnight." She whispered feeling so sweet in his arms.
"Goodnight my angel." Troy said and he kissed her shoulder once more before preparing to join her in sleep.
They were now like one flesh, one person because they had shown each other the tenderest act imaginable and Gabriella was pleased and so was Troy because they had both experienced the pleasure of touch!
Right, I know some of you didn't want them to sleep together yet because there needed to be trust there but it needs to be done and soon you'll all realise why but if any of you want to batter me or chase me like an angry mob, be my guest. I'm not too pleased with it either but all will be revealed soon.
Keep looking out for the next chapter 'You Belong To Me, I Am Your Master' it sounds a serious one, ooh! Keep reading! xoxMusicalxox