Chad stared at his watch. He breathed a sigh of relief as Gabriella ran up to him.

"Sorry." She smiled, out of breath. "Troy's been hounding me all night."

"Oh, it's okay." Chad sighed with a smile. "We've got three minutes."

"He's gonna be mad that I missed it."

"Do you care?" Chad frowned.

"Not now I'm with you."

She stood on her tiptoes and kissed Chad's lips. She let out a sigh against him.

"This is so good. I missed you."

"If you broke up with Troy, you could be with me all the time."

"But isn't the excitement kinda fun? It's… naughty."

Chad grinned and shook his head.

"You're so bad, you."

"I know." She smiled, and kissed him once again. "And we get away with it. He suspects nothing."

Chad's ears pricked up as he heard a faint shouting in the distance. He looked at his watch. He looked away, and into Gabriella's eyes. He listened to the faint shouting.

"Two. One."

He pressed his lips against Gabriella's. He let a breath out through his nose, and closed his eyes. He pulled her in closer to him and deepened the kiss. She giggled slightly, without breaking the kiss. Her small hand came up and sat on the top of Chad's hair. She squeezed it between her fingers.

"I'd better get back." She sighed, breaking the kiss.

"I wish you didn't have to go."

"Troy will be mad!" Gabriella raised her eyebrows, whilst rubbing around her mouth for any stray lipstick.

"Well, as long as Troy's happy…" Chad looked at the ground.

"Listen, Chad, I'll see you tomorrow. For some real fun."

She pecked him on the lips and ran off in the direction she came from.

"Don't forget…" She turned around and shouted to him. "Which of you I saw the new year in with."

Chad feigned a smile to himself.