Originally Posted: 10-05-07 as 'Always A Part Of Me'

They were the perfect couple...

Shows Troy and Gabriella walk down the halls hand in hand

Everyone thought they would be together forever...

Shows the gang all together, dancing at prom

They promised to stay with each other for as long as they lived...

"Even though we'll be across country from each other, we'll always be together," Troy reminded Gabriella sincerely.

Their promise lasted in the beginning...

Shows Gabriella chatting on the phone to Troy

But after awhile they drifted apart...

Shows Troy waiting for a phone call

And then they just lost touch...

Shows Gabriella and Taylor walking downtown, laughing

Nine years later, everything is different...

Shows Gabriella handing a lollipop to a little boy

Shows Troy tickling a little girl, a wide grin across his face

One has a family...

"Look at the puppy, daddy!" Lacey squealed to her parents, Troy and Lynn.

One is working, doing something she loves...

"Who knows the story of The Three Little Pigs?" Gabriella called to her class.

When some things change for the better...

"Gabriella Montez, my office please," Mr. Johnson smiled to the busy teacher.

Others change for the worse...

Shows Lynn swallow a large glass of vodka

Shows Lynn smack Troy cleanly across the face

"Daddy, are you and mommy breaking up?" Lacey asked.

Will fate bring them back together?

"I don't want to go in daddy," Anabel cried to Troy, the wooden door standing before them.

"I'll take you inside," Troy said sweetly to his daughter, holding her hand as he opened the door.

Shows Troy and Gabriella staring in disbelief at each other

In a story of friendship...

"What's going on, man?" Chad questioned to his best friend.

Shows Taylor hugging a crying Gabriella

Shows Troy at lunch with Ryan and Chad

Family...

Shows Troy and his daughters laughing, covered in peanut butter and jelly

"Daddy, I love you more than the tallest mountain," Anabel sighed sleepily.

"Dad, I need you in my life again," Gabriella whispered into the phone.

Heartbreak...

"We lost him, we lost the baby. I'm so sorry, Troy," Gabriella whispered.

"Don't leave me Daddy!" Anabel cried to Troy, breaking his heart.

"Your dad can't be who you want him to be Gabriella," Mrs. Montez told her daughter

And love...

Shows Troy smiling at Lynn

"I missed you," she whispered to him, leaning in for a kiss.

'In Your Heart'

"Once you've met your true love, you never forget them. Wherever you are, whatever you're doing, they'll always be in your heart."


Author's Note: I absolutely love this story. It was one of my favorite things to write. So, I'm reposting it, but some things will be different. The trailer is pretty similar but the storyline is going to be different. Let me know if you're interested! Review :)