So here it is, the third and final addition to Last Christmas! Again a few years have past between BoG and now. It's co-written by Alyssa (LadyMidnight13) and is based roughly on the song Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival and John Fogerty.
FYI Rating might go up to M due to violence later on.
The Phone Call by Pretenders
May 21, 2019
Rio Rancho (a suburb of Albuquerque), New Mexico
Bolton Home
12:37 PM
Gabriella Bolton smiled as she leaned back in her lawn chair in the warm summer sun. The sound of a five year old splashing in a shallow kiddy pool came from a few feet away and a happy coo came from a car seat in the shade to her left.
"Mama! Mama Look!" the five year old announced happily climbing from the pool and running over to Gabriella. She held up a hand with a water soaked Barbie. "Barbie's dress broke while playing mermaid!"
Gabriella lifted her sunglasses to see it better; the small strap of the dress had ripped. "Leave Barbie here and I'll fix it later."
Kelly ran back across the small yard to her pool and started to play with her orange toy motorboat that had been floating against the side of the pool, forgotten until now.
There was another coo from the car seat and something soft hit Gabriella's leg and landed in the grass.
Gabriella sighed and picked up the soft stuffed basketball and brushed the dirt off it before handing it back to the baby boy who was all smiles and showing happiness with bouncy arm and leg motions.
The door to the yard opened and Troy Bolton walked out with Zeke Baylor, both carrying a plate of uncooked burgers to the grill. Sharpay Baylor, glowing with a bulging belly followed them.
"Zeke hurry with the food! I'm hungry!" Sharpay was complaining until she spotted Gabriella, "Gabi! How are you and the kids?" she smiled brightly, her mood changing in a millisecond.
Gabriella stood up and hugged her pregnant friend.
"I'm doing good! Sit down though!" Gabriella responded, helping Sharpay into the seat she had recently occupied.
"How much longer until I get my own Luther?" Sharpay asked pouting as she watched the youngest Bolton stare up at her. Zeke coughed behind her. "I mean our own Luther"
"Anytime now Sharpay." Gabriella said smiling.
"Ooooh I hate being a fat woman!" Sharpay fussed.
"Hey, Shar, try being a fat woman with two boys rather than the one you have." Abby said walking into the back yard through the gate. In her arms she held two year old boy with sandy blond hair who was playing with his Batman and Spiderman action figures. Abby was closely followed by Ryan who carried a blue cooler and an identical boy who held Aquaman and Ironman in his small hands. Abby and Ryan set there children down and closed the gate.
"Robert, Little Ryan, Come give your aunty Sharpay a hug." Sharpay called to the twins.
The twins looked at each other then at their mom, "Go on." she smiled and they trudged over to their moody aunt and gave her a Superhero-handed hug.
"Oh didn't your mom give you two a bath? What's this on your noses?" Sharpay started to wet a tissue and the boys ran.
"Rye, Robby, Be careful around the grill." Ryan warned as his sons ran past him as he set the cooler down next to the grill, "We brought some watermelon… and beer for us guys later tonight."
"Great." Troy smiled and stepped aside so that Zeke could take over the grill.
"Where's everyone else?" Zeke asked looking around towards the kitchen window, so he could see if they were inside.
"Kelsi, Jason, and there kids are running late because they were picking up Chad. Taylor is making the salad at home before coming over with Billy." Troy responded nodding over the gate to their backyard towards the house next door where he could see Taylor in her kitchen.
"A kitchen..." Zeke replied absently staring at the Danforth house. "That must be nice to have... not to mention not having to listen to your hormonal wife yell at the contractors for hammering too loud."
"Zeke, I know how you feel since you're currently living with us." Ryan chuckled as Troy slid between them and put his hand around Zeke's and turned the burger for him.
"Sorry." Zeke muttered breaking out of his daydream.
"No worries." Troy replied as something hit his legs, almost knocking him over into the grill.
"Daddy! When's dinner?" Kelly asked smiling up at him as she hugged his leg tightly.
"Soon, Kelly." Troy smiled down at him.
The phone gave a sudden shrill ring from inside the house, "Mommy! Phone!" Kelly announced loudly, sneaking a taste of the BBQ sauce that her father was attempting to put on some chicken that Sharpay had insisted on having rather than the burgers everyone else was having.
Gabriella answered the phone, smiling as she looked at the caller I.D.
"Hi Topanga! We haven't heard from you in awhile! How are things going?" Gabriella answered happily.
"Hello Gabriella. I have some bad news..." Topanga replied quietly.
Gabriella paled drastically as she listened to what Topanga was saying.
"What's wrong?" Troy asked quickly as he watched his wife. Gabriella dropped the phone and Troy ran over to her as she looked like she was also about to drop to the ground.
Ryan grabbed the phone off the ground. "Hello?" He asked.
"Ryan?" Topanga asked, now crying.
"What's wrong?" He asked panicked.
"They're being released next week."
Thanks for continuing to read and we hope you'll continue to review as well ;) And as promised there is/will be more "Troyella" in this one, but as said before, not much because we have troubles with lovey-dovey stuff. Anyway. We hope you enjoyed the first chapter. We promise not to keep you waiting too long for the update!