Star-Struck, Book 1 Page 13

  He got up and walked into the bathroom while Sunny tried to eat. She wasn’t feeling very hungry, but then again that could be because the butterflies in her stomach weren’t making much room for food. Though she did end up eating a little bit of everything, seeing as how he had went through so much trouble to make her breakfast. And surprisingly, everything was delicious. He was a good cook.

  She heard Gabe shutting the water off as she placed the tray on the nightstand and wrapped the top sheet around her naked body. She grabbed some bobby-pins out of her purse and twisted her mass of curls up and out of the way for their bath. Then she padded to the bathroom quietly and leaned against the doorway, watching him pour oil that smelled like lavender into the steaming water and swirling it around.

  Sensing her presence, he turned to look at her. They quietly studied each other for a moment; him wearing nothing but jeans that hung off his hips and ass like sin and her wrapped in nothing but a sheet.

  “Well don’t you make a vision?” Gabe strolled over to her, kissed her lips and guided her further into the bathroom.

  Gabe watched her brush her teeth, clutching the sheet to her the entire time. When she was finished, she turned back to him. She reached out to undo his jeans, and pushed them over his hips letting them fall to the floor. He was already fully aroused. The sight made her flush all over.

  He removed her hand from the sheet and unwrapped her like a present, the sheet falling to the floor with his jeans, leaving her bare. He made an appreciative sound in the back of his throat. Then he swooped down to pick her up, cradling her against his hard body as he swung her legs over the edge of the tub. He eased her legs down to stand in the tub and she lowered herself into the warm fragrant water, scooting forward to give him room to get in behind her.

  Once in, he immediately pulled her closer between his legs, his erection resting against her lower back and her top half against his chest. They both sighed at the same time, making them both laugh at each other.

  “So is there anything that you want to do today, before we have to leave?” Gabe asked as he entwined their wet fingers together.

  “I’d say, stay right here in this tub, but then we’d get all prune-y.”

  “How about this: we make love, then walk on the beach, then make love, then eat a late lunch, make love again and then head back?”

  “Sounds like a plan to me.” Sunny chuckled at his suggestion.

  “Good.”

  Gabe soaked a washcloth in the water then gently squeezed it onto Sunny’s skin; letting the water run down her neck, shoulders and breasts. He grabbed the bar of soap from the ledge of the tub, rubbing it between his hands.

  Starting at her neck, he massaged the lather into her skin, moving slowly down to work her creamy brown shoulders. She bent forward giving him better access to her back. Getting the hint, he worked his way down kneading her muscles along the way. Finished with her back, he brought her back to his chest, re-soaped his hands and slid them down to her breasts. Gliding his hands over and under, gently squeezing them as he stroked up till he pinched the tips with light pressure. Her moans turned into gasps, her lower half starting to move restlessly. His hands journeyed down her rounded tummy, making his way to her wet pussy. The slickness of her arousal contrasted differently than the wetness of the water. His fingers sought her clit between her labia. Making contact; she cried out, arched her back and dug her nails into his thighs. Sunny tried closing her legs, but Gabe lifted his ankles over hers forcing her legs to spread apart.

  He continued to play her like an instrument, her cries practically making him come it was such a turn-on. Now that she was learning to relax and enjoy pleasure, her natural sensuality was breathtaking.

  Gabe palmed her wet heat, sliding two fingers inside and using his thumb to strum her clit. She pumped her hips into one hand, while his other stroked her breasts and nipples. Her body bowed and tensed, her insides the only thing moving as her muscles contracted against his fingers, crying out her release.

  Her orgasm fading, she went limp and collapsed onto his chest. As her breathing calmed Gabe whispered in her ear, “Turn around Sweet Girl.”

  Gabe helped her onto his lap as she turned. Her knees on either side of him, she raised her hips to hover over his hardness. Positioning him at her entrance, she slammed down onto his awaiting cock. The sudden shock of being inside her tight heat again, made him shout out her name. Sunny sat still for a moment letting the sensation envelope them. Then she started to move, raising her hips as she clenched her muscles around him, only to slam back down again. She continued the slow torture and Gabe practically went cross-eyed from the feeling.

  He leaned forward drawing one of her wet slippery nipples into his mouth. Her head was thrown back and eyes closed, enjoying the control she had over him as she rode him. Taking the control back before he lost his mind, Gabe grasped her hips and started pounding into her at a ridiculous speed. As she pushed down, he pumped up, matching her thrust for thrust. The water splashed over the edge every time their bodies slapped together.

  “Ah…Gabe! I’m gonna come again!” Sunny cried out.

  She convulsed around him and her scream shattered his ears. Again her contracting walls instantly made him come. His cock pulsated into her as he reached his climax.

  “FUCK!” He yelled out, as he gripped her hips tightly continuing to pump into her.

  Finally wrung out, his head fell back on the tub and she sprawled across him. She nuzzled her face into his neck, sighing tiredly.

  They sat in the cooling water for a while longer, holding on to each other tightly. Realizing they were starting to prune and she was shivering from the now cool water, Gabe sat up and Sunny looked up at him sleepily.

  “We better finish washing and get out of this water.” He suggested softly.

  “Mmm…” Was all she could get out.

  He made her stand as he finished washing her lower half, moving quickly because of the cool air making her quiver. Then she took the soap from him and washed his body, being quite thorough in certain areas, making his body start to come alive again.

  “Uh, you’re asking for trouble Sweet Girl.” He said in a warning tone.

  “Oops, sorry.” She said making a guilty face.

  She finished washing him and after they were rinsed off, he stepped out of the tub first and then lifted her out. He grabbed a gigantic fluffy towel and vigorously dried her off, trying to generate warmth back into her body. And she did the same for him. The whole process was sweet and loving and warmed both their hearts.

  “Okay, now that we’ve checked one of our plans off the list, we should probably get dressed and move on to the next. Before I skip the walk on the beach and move right into making love again.” Gabe grinned devilishly at her.

  Sunny just grinned back at him as she made her way into the bedroom to lotion down her body and get dressed. Which they found didn’t work out so great, since he completely ravished her after watching her apply the cream to her luscious curves. Sunny filed that information in the back of her mind. Note to self: Don’t lotion in front of Gabe if we have plans to be somewhere. Needless to say, the walk on the beach came way later.

  ~~~

  Sunny and Gabe spent the rest of the day enjoying each other. They walked along the beach holding hands, making lunch together, and making love on and off.

  As they packed up to leave, Gabe noticed that Sunny slipped more and more into a melancholy mood. He was feeling a little morose himself, knowing that their idyllic weekend would soon be coming to an end. At this point he was ready to march over to her apartment, pack up all her stuff and move her into his home in Malibu.

  But he knew that she wasn’t ready for that step. Exchanging ‘I love yous’ had already scared the shit out of her. He couldn’t have been more thrilled. She was everything that he could’ve ever wanted, didn’t even know he wanted. He felt so…full. No one had ever loved him before, which made him guard his heart, not willing to love anyone else
either. And now that he had her, he wouldn’t let her go. He didn’t think he could, even if he tried.

  He knew that she probably wouldn’t be freaking out if he was some regular guy working construction or something like that. His career, his fame was the problem. But there was nothing he could do about that. All he could do was try to guide her through the life of scrutiny he had thrown her into and hope she could make it out the other side unscathed.

  So with a heavy heart, he grabbed their bags and led her out of the cottage. She was quiet the whole way back, just leaning into him as he drove the boat back to Long Beach.

  Once there, he called a cab to pick them up. He wanted to ride with her back to her apartment to make sure she got there safely. Then he’d take the cab back to the boat to take it to Malibu.

  Sunny finally spoke, once they were in the cab. “You didn’t have to come with me, only for you to have to come right back.”

  “It’s nothing. I had to make sure you got home safe.” He brushed her hair away from her face.

  She just nodded and remained quiet for the rest of the short ride.

  When the cab pulled up to her building, Gabe told the cabbie to keep the meter running. Then he walked Sunny into her building and to her door. He held her face in both hands and leaned in to kiss her thoroughly. He broke away and rested his forehead on hers, breathing deeply to calm his pulse.

  “I’d come in, but then I’d never leave. And I have to get my boat back, since it’s only temporary docking.”

  “I know.” Sunny said sadly.

  “Please Sunny, stop being so sad. It’s not the end of the world because the weekend is over.” Concern was written all over his face.

  “I know. I know. It’s just that it was the best weekend of my life and I don’t want it to be over. Reality is totally overrated!” She huffed indignantly.

  He chuckled, “Oh, this weekend was nothing but real. I can still smell you, taste you on my tongue, and feel your warmth around my cock. So it was very real for me.”

  “Well since you put it that way…” She said in a shaky voice.

  “So…lunch sometime this week?” Gabe changed the subject before he took her in the middle of her public hallway.

  “Yes, please. Since it’s the beginning of a new week and I have to work this weekend I’m off Tuesday.”

  “Then how about you spend the day with me on the set? Watch me work?”

  “I’d love that!” The happy-go-lucky Sunny he knew just made an appearance.

  “And you’ve already gotten Friday off for the premiere, right?”

  “Yes.”

  “Good. I’ll call you when I get home, to let you know I made it safely.”

  “Alright. Be careful, Gabe.”

  “I will. Oh, and Sunny?”

  “Yes?”

  “I’ll wait right here while you get me your screenplays.” He smiled at her, knowing she had hoped he’d forget. She gave him a nervous scowl and walked into her apartment.

  “Here. This is the flashdrive with all my work on it, and this is my notebook with more notes on each one. The notes are titled.” She said once she’d come back to the door with the items.

  “Thank you.” He knew showing him her work took a lot of courage on her part.

  He leaned in once more and kissed her softly on the lips, keeping it chaste so he wouldn’t be tempted to stay. Leaving her was already hard enough.

  Chapter 12

  Sunny woke up Monday morning, way too early for her tastes. But it had been a restless night, so when she woke up for the fifth time, she decided to just stay up.

  So with plenty of time to kill, she decided to make a cup of coffee and check her Facebook. She hadn’t been on her page since she’d met Gabe, not wanting to be tempted to post something about her new relationship. She still doubted her ability to hold onto the most sought after man in the country.

  Opening her laptop, she brought up her browser. Her main page popped up with the latest news stories and before she could click on her ‘favorites’ a headline caught her eye.

  ”OH MY GOD!” She said to herself.

  There in the middle of the screen was a still shot of her and Gabe on a crowded dance floor, with a headline that read: GABRIEL WOLF HEATS UP THE DANCE FLOOR WITH A LITTLE HOT COCOA-click to watch video.

  “Fuck my life!” Sunny shouted into her empty apartment. “Can we not do anything, without it being recorded for fucking prosperity?!”

  Sunny stared at the screen for a few minutes, debating watching the video. Unfortunately, curiosity got the best of her and she clicked on the link. The website with the video loaded and then she clicked play. Before her eyes, she watched the sexually charged moment between herself and Gabe. Even a blind man could see the passion and tension between them, so she knew everyone else would too. Oh, God! She hoped her parents wouldn’t watch it, but she was pretty sure this would make it to; E!, TMZ, EXTRA, and ACCESS HOLLYWOOD. Ladies and gentlemen, we would like to present Dirty Dancing: Catalina Nights!

  Sunny picked up her phone to text Gabe; she hoped that he was already up.

  Sunny: Gabe please call me as soon as you can.

  Her phone rang within seconds of sending the text. She answered immediately.

  “Hey.” She said trying to control her shaking voice.

  “Sunny! What’s wrong?” She could tell that he was panicked.

  “There’s a video of us that just went viral.” She said quietly.

  “What?! Fuck! A video of us doing what?” Gabe growled into the phone.

  “Of us dancing at the music festival. And if you remember that dance as well as I do even before I watched the video, you’ll know that that was an intense moment. And it totally came across on camera. If it wasn’t so public and embarrassing, I’d say it was smoking hot. But knowing the whole world is going to see it…I might as well walk around naked, that’s how exposed I feel.” She finished her tirade in a huff.

  “Sunny, please don’t let this get to you. Eventually it will all die down. They’ll get bored and move on to stalking someone else. But I can tell you what will speed up that process…”

  “What?”

  “Letting the media know we’re together and not just as some fling. The more we hide from them, the more they’ll hound us.”

  “You know, I think you’re right. It’s kinda like the Madonna-effect.” Sunny said perking up a little.

  “What’s the Madonna-effect?” Gabe tried to contain his chuckle.

  “Well I just made up the name. But I always thought she was a genius back in the day. She was just totally up front about the fact that she was a freak. You know, with the Truth or Dare movie and all that. It gave the media nothing to write about, because she’d already put it out there.”

  “Exactly! So Friday at the premiere will be our first night out in front of the media and I’m gonna put this shit to rest. I don’t like the way all this makes you feel.” Sunny could sense his worry.

  “Well hearing your voice and talking it out with you, always makes me feel better.” Sunny smiled into the phone.

  “Good, I’m glad.”

  ~~~

  Gabe was already on the set in his trailer when Sunny had text him. She’d nearly given him a heart attack, she never texted him first or this early. But now that the situation was under control, the first thing he did after he got off the phone with her was look up the video on his tablet.

  Shit! She was right; it was fucking hot as hell. He was getting hard just watching it, remembering the anticipation he felt in that moment of eventually making love to her. But he could understand why she had been upset. Even though they had been in a public setting, their intimate moment was not something for the world to see.

  Gabe shook his head as he backed out of the website. Do these people understand that they’re literally fucking up my love life?! He sat the tablet down on the table and headed out the trailer to start the day. All of the cast and crew that were scheduled for the day were ou
tside waiting for the morning meeting to start. And there in the middle was Josiah with a snide look on his face, like he was waiting for Gabe to show up.

  “Hey Gabe.”

  “Josiah.” Gabe nodded his head to the actor, prepared to ignore him. He found that wasn’t so easy.

  “Man, I never really thought about hooking up with a black chick before, but you’ve made me rethink things. She really is one hot plump piece of ass.” Josiah said loud enough for almost everyone to hear.

  The various conversations died down, and it was so quiet Gabe could hear a pin drop. Not that he would hear it anyway, with the roar of blinding rage in his ears. Before anyone realized what was about to happen, Gabe took two steps forward and dropped Josiah like a ton of bricks when he clocked him in the face with a clenched fist.

  Everyone gasped and rushed forward. Some to hold back Gabe from beating the shit out of Josiah further, and some to help Josiah who was rolling around on the ground.

  “You broke my fucking nose, asshole!” Josiah screamed through the blood pouring from his face.

  Kyle, who rarely ever raised his voice, got in Josiah’s face. “Shut the fuck up Josiah, before I let him beat the shit out of you! What you said was uncalled for and you deserve more than a bloody nose. You’re not that big a star yet, a few words from this cast and crew and the only work you’ll be able to get in this town are Viagra commercials.”

  Kyle motioned over the set paramedic, and then he walked over to Gabe.

  “I’m sorry man. I just kinda lost it.” Gabe shook his head frowning.

  “Don’t worry about it. You need someone to look at that hand.”

  “Naw, I’m good.” Gabe looked down at his swelling knuckles, trying to figure out how he was going to hide them from Sunny.

  “Well at least put some ice on it.” He paused, thinking for a moment. “Gabe, you’re going to have to figure out how to control your temper when it comes to Sunny. It’s great that you’re protective of her, but you can’t fight everyone. And I just don’t want to see you getting smacked with a ton of lawsuits.” Kyle said with genuine concern.