Thanks for the reviews, they're getting longer :)

Amy the bit about I love you a thousand M&M's I borrowed from 'What a Girl wants' lol. The rest is mine tho hehe.

There's just 10 Chapter to this then I'll post a one shot.

The song is Bryan Adams- Star.

CHAPTER 5

Troy put his hands over his face as he sighed deeply, sitting on the edge of his hotel bed. He did not want to make this call.

He had just woken up, ready to get his flight home and be back with Gabi by tonight and Greg had just called him to tell him that the record company had three more songs they wanted him to put down for the new album.

He knew he still had time to get to the airport. He was still deciding if he should follow his heart and risk upsetting the record company so that he could be with his family.

If they were any kind of decent human beings, they would know what they were asking of him, but they weren't. They just wanted him to sing so they could put his album out and rake in the cash.

He stood up, putting the last of his things in his suitcase and heading out of the hotel with his door key, booking himself out and requesting a taxi to the airport whilst speaking Greg to ensure his ticket would be waiting for him when he booked in for his flight.

"Troy, are you sure you want to do this?" Greg asked carefully

"You know what, Greg, apart from marrying Gabi, I have never been more sure of anything. I can't commit to promoting an album anyway so there's no sense me staying another day and losing precious time with my wife and daughter" he said firmly

"Okay well I'll speak to Joe at Cola records and let them know" he said, hanging up

Troy rubbed his face as he waited for his flight to be called.

He could very well be making the worst decision of his entire career, but what did it all mean without Gabi? Nothing, he mused.

"You're that singer aren't you?" a voice came from next to him and he had to look down to focus on the source of it. An older lady with greying hair was looking up at the board too.

"I am" he said with a bemused smile

"I heard you had a baby" she said next, facing him and he felt like a little boy about to be told off

"Well, my wife did" he amended "We have a daughter, Fiona-Rose" he shared

The lady smiled warmly at him "Such a young man but such wonderful family values" she said "Not like them others gallivanting around drinking and smoking and doing pot" she tutted

Troy tried not to laugh "What's your name?" he asked

"Lily. And yours?" she asked in return

"Troy" he supplied

"Sorry, it's my age, it all goes out so quickly now" she said

"That's okay, there's a lot of us around, too, it gets confusing" he lifted a brow

"Well I know you; you're on my granddaughters walls. She is always going on about you." She mused "She'd kill me if she knew I was here talking to you"

Troy realised this lady was quite hip for her age. "Well I can probably dig out something to sign for her if you would like?" he suggested gently

"Oh, no, it's okay, I won't bother you, I'm sure you get enough of that" she smiled "Anyway, are you off home?" she asked

"Mmm yeah, against advice from my manager, and against the request of my record company" he laughed "Oh, but that's a secret" he added quickly, realising he had let his guard slip and checking that no-one else had heard him, but they seemed to be the only two at the same spot.

"Calm down" she joked "I'm not going to go get a pay-off to sell your story."

He blushed at his cynicism. "Sorry Lily" he said, suitably sheepish

"I am glad you chose your family over work though, young man" she said affectionately "All too soon they're gone and you wish you'd have been with them while you could" she said sadly

He twitched his mouth at her words, seeing his flight appear on the board. "Well that's me, which way are you going?" he asked as he bent to pick up his bag but when he turned back, Lily was off talking to someone else about ten feet away and he smiled to himself as he headed to the departure lounge.

She was right. This was the right thing to do.

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It was just gone midnight when Troy finally got home, his flight having been delayed, followed by his luggage.

He stood at the doorway to his old room, his dad having gone back to bed after picking him up from the airport among a thrash of flashbulbs as he'd come into arrivals.

He watched Gabi as she slept, her long curly hair falling on the pillow as her small body rose ands fell with her deep sleeping breaths.

She was naked apart from a pair of his boxers it would seem and he noted how warm it was in the room and he found one of his tee tops on the floor that she had obviously discarded in her sleep.

The fact she was wearing his clothes made him hard to begin with and the thought of her naked just made things worse.

He ventured into the room, shutting the door, peeking on Fiona as she slept in the crib next to the bed and he smiled gently at the sight of his sleeping daughter.

Stripping himself of his jeans and top, he lowered himself into bed in his boxers, matching Gabi's attire.

He snuggled into her back, his arms looping around her waist. She murmured and leaned back on him, before turning to face him, her sleepy eyes opening

"I'm sorry, babe" he apologised "I didn't want to wake you"

"I wanted to see you" she insisted, curling into him.

Troy stroked a hand down her side, cupping her hip and Gabi realised she was unconsciously covering her body with her arms.

Troy leaned back to turn the bed lamp on "I want to see you" he said softly

He pulled her arms away from her body slowly, his eyes darkening as he took in her naked body, his own body stiffening in response.

His gaze worshipped her before his hands did and he began to caress her, his hand rubbing down her arm lightly, the back of his hand brushing her nipple.

Gabi reacted to his touch, still shy at her body, but feeling bolstered as he continued to moan softly as he touched her. His lips kissed her breasts gently and he moved so he was leaning on her body gently as his hand roamed her upper body, trailing over her hip. His mouth moved from one nipple to the next, then slowly down her torso. When his tongue flicked into her belly button, she tensed "Troy…" she whispered, trying to stop him, but his lips continued there journey across her now-swollen belly and he groaned as his lips brushed the skin there, Gabi finding her body arching of its own accord.

"I'm all fat, Troy" she whimpered, still trying to distract him from her horrible body.

"Oh my god, Gabi, you are so beautiful" he said, moving to cup her face "Your body is amazing" he said breathlessly, looking into her eyes as he stroked down her body again.

"I'm scarred, Troy" she said, tears falling as she voiced her fears.

"Oh, babe, no" he cuddled her then, tightly into his body "You have given me the most precious gift of having my child. I think you are MORE beautiful because of it" he said seriously

She stared at him, awed by his words. "I'm not ready yet" she said of taking their foreplay further and he stroked her face as he looked into her eyes "It's fine" he assured her

"I'm sorry I have been…moody" she apologised gently

"It's okay" he assured her, tucking her into him, his chin on the top of her head.

She relaxed there until Fiona's cry sounded for her feed.

"Don't move" Troy murmured, getting out of bed as Gabi reached out of bed to put his tee top back on, then lay back as she watched him prep a bottle and cradle Fiona so he could feed her.

She could never get used to the image of him half naked, feeding their daughter. She sat up in bed, cuddling him from behind, kissing his shoulder blades one by one, then sitting with her thighs straddling his from behind.

"Mmm" he murmured, enjoying Gabi's hug as he fed Fiona, beginning to hum gently as he held the bottle and she wasn't latching on.

"#What cha wanna be - when you grow up
What cha gonna do - when your time is up
What cha gonna say - when things go wrong
What cha wanna do - when you're on your own

There's a road - long and winding
The lights are blindin' - but it gets there
Don't give up - don't look back
There's a silver linin' - it's out there somewhere
Everybody wants an answer - everybody needs a friend
We all need a shinin' star on which we can depend
N' so tonight we're gonna wish upon a star
We never wished upon before - (to find what you're
looking for)
There'll be times - in your life
Ya when you' be dancin' n' shit - but you ain't gettin it
But don't get disillusioned - no, don't expect too much
Cuz if what you have is all you can get - just keep on
tryin' - it just ain't happened yet
Everybody wants ta be winner - everybody has a dream
We all need a shinin' star when things ain't what they seem
So tonight we're gonna wish upon a star
We never wished upon before - (gotta get where you're
headed for)

Everybody wants some kindness - everybody needs a break
We all need a shinin' star when things get hard to take
So tonight we're gonna wish upon a star
We never wished upon before#"

By the end of the song, Fiona had fed and fallen back to sleep, and Gabi was so turned on by his singing that she moved round to straddle him in his lap, stroking his face as she kissed him hotly, his tongue diving into her mouth after gently flicking over her lower lip.

He groaned as he cupped her thighs, stroking down her backside as she sat in his lap and brushed against his arousal.

His hands moved to strip her of the t-shirt she had so recently donned, thumbing her breasts again, pulling her into his hot lap, tickles of desire running up his body at the contact.

Gabi moved so that she lay on the bed, stripping off her shorts, reaching for protection as her brown eyes met his.

Troy frowned a little "Are you sure?" he said softly

She nodded and he stripped his boxers, rolling between her thighs spreading them with his wider body.

He went to take the packet from her but she held it "Can I?" she asked and she saw his pupils dilate at the thought of her touching him, which she did, gently unrolling the sheath as she stroked him

"Gabi, are you sure, we don't have to?" he asked again

She smiled at him, kissing him and flicking her tongue into his mouth "You talk too much" she said, running her hands down his arms, then his muscled back as he settled against her.

His lips met her nipple as he gently nudged against her entrance, bracing his body to control his need.

Gabi felt Troy's size stretch her and the exquisite pleasure that rolled across her skin was overwhelming.

Troy was gentle, so gentle as he loved Gabi and as he looked into her face it still amazed him that she was his wife.

They rocked gently together and he took kisses from her mouth, his strong arms bulging as he supported himself and his body was bunching with restraint, the tender intensity of their joining bringing his release slowly and deliciously as Gabi gently quivered beneath his weight.

Spent, satisfied, basking in a loving glow, they lay together until sleep took them both over.

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