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CHAPTER 16
Troy was surprised that Gabi was waiting for him in the car the following morning. He was quite expecting her to avoid him like she had at breakfast. He missed their little morning chats but he was glad he'd have the chance now, though he had no idea what he was facing as he climbed into the back of the car with her.
"Good morning" he greeted as she looked away from him and out of the window, her body tense.
"Hi" she said back and he noted she had her new bag with her.
"Nice sleep?" he said and cursed himself.
Gabi wasn't sure what the answer to that was. If she considered it, having her every waking moment bombarded with Troy was annoying enough, to have him invade her sleep too was a little too much. But her dreams of him had been beyond pleasurable and she couldn't deny it had been a very nice sleep, even if she hated him for making her hot and achy without even trying.
"Yes, thank you" she replied primly "You?" she turned to him then and he lost himself in her eyes.
He had spent most of his night tossing and turning , unable to sleep with a hard and tense body, getting up for a cold shower that just succeeded in waking him up and didn't cure his desire for Gabi any the less.
"Mmm. Not so much" he admitted.
She considered his messy hair and reached out to comb his fringe down, making him widen his eyes in surprise at her touch.
"I won't be able to talk to you today" she said matter-of –factly as she dropped her hand with a blush, realising what she was doing a little too late.
"I want to go out with you tonight still" he said suddenly and her eyes darted to his.
"Before you say anything…" he began quickly, "I think we can do it without being seen. We just pick somewhere out of town and dress casual and no-one will look twice" he suggested.
"My mom rang me this morning and asked about you" she said randomly.
"She did?" he asked with a bright smile.
"Yeah, she asked if you had asked me out yet" she shared.
"And what did you say?" he wondered.
"That you're a moron." She answered and he smiled as he flicked his eyes sideways at her, making her heart stop beating for a second.
"Great"
"She said I should give you a chance" she added and he looked at her.
"Your mom is a wise woman" he said sagely and she giggled .
"She is" she agreed "And she's going to talk to dad, too"
"Wow. She's really on my side, huh?" he asked.
"She wants to meet you" she added shyly, knowing her mother was very traditional when it came to dating. Even if she went out with a guy one time as friends she still wanted to meet them.
She could just imagine what Troy's thought of her parents. Her father; who was ready to shoot him for even speaking to her and her mother who wanted to meet him just for asking her out.
"Well maybe I will get to, one day" he hedged carefully.
"It's okay I know it's not really going to happen, I live in Albuquerque and you live in California." She shrugged "I just thought you'd like to know she took a shine to you"
He turned to her "Gabi, my parents live in Albuquerque too, it's not impossible for me to meet your mom"
She blinked three times. Oh god there was no way he could meet her mom. Her mom practically tried to marry her off every time she had a new beau and this thing with Troy was just a tiny friendship that wouldn't survive much past the wrap date of the movie.
"So you think we can get out without being caught?" she asked to change the subject.
"Sure do. You up for the challenge?" he asked with a smile.
"Okay. What time shall I knock for you?" she checked.
"Come by at eight, I should be ready by then" he said and Gabi nodded, scooting from the car as they arrived on set.
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Gabi wasn't sure what passed as 'casual' in Troy's book and there was no way she was going out in her sweatpants and hoodie even if they were doing something 'low key' as opposed to attending the ice hockey game that she was dying to see.
She straightened her hair and added serum so that it shone back at her and went over to her hotel wardrobe, choosing some jeans and an off-the-shoulder batwing top in black, paired with her ugg boots.
Casual but date-worthy. Not that this was a date, she assured herself, knowing full well that by kissing Troy in his room the previous night, she had already let on that she had feelings for him.
She might be making the biggest mistake ever by letting him into her heart, but it seemed a little late for worrying about that now.
Make up done, ready to go, Gabi got up and headed down the hallway to Troy's room, stopping outside where she knocked on the door and waited nervously, biting her lip.
Please don't let him be asleep she prayed as the door swung open and she was faced with a pretty blonde who had a heart shaped faced and a slim figure.
She was dressed in trousers and a shirt and she smiled at Gabi warmly as Gabi opened her mouth in shock and she felt hurt that he had another girl in his room, but hoping there was some explanation.
Troy appeared from the bathroom, dressed only in his boxers, rubbing his wet hair and Gabi gasped in horror at the scene, realizing with blinding reality that she HAD made the biggest mistake of her life and that Troy was obviously playing her good and proper.
"Oh my god…" he said as his face paled and he saw Gabi's hurt stamped on her angry face "It's not what it looks like!" he said quickly.
Gabi stared at him as the tears dropped from her eyes, so angry she couldn't even speak. How dare he do this to her!
"Don't EVER speak to me again" she said viciously and turned, running down the hall where Troy made a fast dash after her.
"Gabi! Wait! Let me explain!" he shouted as he came after her in only his underwear and she ran into her room and threw the door shut but he reached it just in time to stop it closing, catching his hand and cursing.
"Oh fuck!" he swore as the door shut on his hand but he barged it open with his shoulder and watched Gabi storm into her bathroom and lock the door, closing his eyes painfully as he guessed what she must be feeling right now.
Paty, his assistant, had turned up and surprised him and he'd told her he was going out on a date and she had assured him it wasn't a problem and she had even offered to help choose his outfit. He had no idea he was running late and that Gabi would come early and see Paty in his room and presume that he was sleeping with her.
He could hear Gabi's sobs from the bathroom and headed over, knocking on the door whilst regretting his sharp exit with no clothes. He felt kind of exposed in nothing but his boxers.
"Get out of my room, Ego Trip!" she yelled and he sighed.
"I'm not going anywhere until you listen to me" he replied.
"I'll call security!" she warned.
"Fine, but you gotta come out here to do it" he said back.
"I don't want to speak to you!" she hurled and he heard her sob some more, aching to get his hands on her.
"Let me in" he begged.
The door flew open and Gabi's sparking eyes screwed up at him, her make up running down her face.
"Let you in?" she raged "Let you in? You play me for the stupid SILLY girl that I am and you want me to let you in?!"
"Will you just LISTEN!" he shouted back, his own anger rising, wishing she would just stop judging him and allow him to speak. He framed the door with his arms and his biceps bulged.
"You have a girl in your room Troy! On the night we're due to go out! I don't know what you could possibly say that would explain that away!" she yelled as she stormed by him and headed for her room phone but he caught her before she could reach for it, grabbing her wrist and spinning her, eyeing her face as he stopped thinking about what to say and wrapped his arms around her waist tightly, leaning down to give her a bruising kiss which she struggled against and he ignored.
He let up his mouth to allow a look into her hot and smarting eyes.
Gabi couldn't deny it, she was buzzing with adrenaline and she felt incredibly turned on held tightly in Troy's arms against his mainly naked body, her hands and breasts pushed up against his delicious chest in her tensed position.
"Let me go" she said quietly, looking into his very definitely desire-hooded eyes, feeling his attraction against her body through his thin boxers.
"No chance" he said in a dangerous whisper and nudged her nose with his, tipping his head to kiss her again, more softly, less urgently, but no less passionately than before. Gabi squeaked into his mouth in petty protest, moving her hands to his strong arms to steady herself against the onslaught of his mouth, her legs feeling more than a little wobbly from the mixture of feelings whooshing around her body.
She hated him, god she hated him with a passion right now but oh his tongue just dipped into her mouth so enticingly that she couldn't resist anymore, she had to have more; more of his body, more of his mouth, just more.
His arms were bound around her as he bent to reach her mouth, his naked body taut as he held her tight to stop her escaping but Gabi couldn't have let go if she tried. His mouth on hers was far too pleasurable and her tongue pressed against his as he continued his onslaught.
But she couldn't get out of her mind the image of the blonde opening the door when she had been so looking forward to this night. What had started out as a fun night and turned into a date was now ruined by the thought he was seeing someone else.
She felt her resentment build up enough to push him away from her, their breathing ragged, her skin flushed.
"I hate you" she said as she groped for the bedpost behind her and found it, leaning on it for support.
"It's not what you think" he assured her quickly "She's my assistant"
"I BOUGHT YOU CONDOMS TROY! And that other girl went into your trailer! What do you expect me to think?" she protested loudly, feeling her anger surface once more "Just get out!" she screamed.
"Are you listening to me? She's my ASSISTANT!" he said again and lifted his arms outwards.
"I don't care. Just leave" she insisted as tears fell once more.
His eyes were popping out from trying to convince her wordlessly that she should listen to him and he took one hovering step toward her but she flinched as though she were going to bolt and that made his gut twist in pain. He had no choice but to let her calm down and think it through rationally.
"Okay" he said gently and walked toward the door, casting a look back on her to see she was still clutching onto the bed post for dear life and shaking. God but he wanted to scoop her up and kiss her until any doubt was wiped from her mind that he could even THINK about anyone else now that she was imprinted into his mind like a tattoo.
He checked down the hallway before stepping out and slipping back into his own room, wondering how he could ever make it up to her this time.
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