This Second Time

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It's been a month. Gabriella is sitting on the couch, holding th newspaper clipping that had the headline: Lakers Captain Arrested! and underneath that is a picture of Troy running down court, shooting a basket. She told him that she'd fight for him, and she will. Sighing, she stands up, dropping the newspaper on the coffee table, going to the baby's room to get Hunter ready for the visit with his grandparents- they were in town as soon as Gabriella told them the news of what happened. Jack and Rachel were only to happy to watch Hunter; Jack said that he'd help in anyway he could. Gabriella is grateful, and together they found a lawyer and are looking for security feeds to find anything that might get Troy released.

Gabriella went into Hunter's room and lifted him up out of his crib. "Come here baby, you hungry?" she asked. Hunter was only 6 months old. She was so scared that if Troy got sent off to jail he wouldn't see his son grow up. Gabriella brought him into the kitchen, and sat him in the high chair, she placed some apple sauce on the small bowl and placed it infront of him. Gabriella sighed going to the phone and dialing a number. "Hi this is Gabriella Montez, could I please speak with Troy Bolton?"

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Troy sat in the cell laying against the wall sitting on the bed. The officer came over and unlocked the cell, "You have a phone call." Troy sighed, getting off the bed and going to the phone. "Hello?"

Gabriella took a deep breath, "Hey." He sighed of relief, "Hey baby, it's so great to hear your voice..how are you? How's Hunter?"

Gabriella sighed sitting at the table next to hunter, "I'm fine.. Hunter is right here eating some apple sauce.. you should see him Troy, his getting really big..and..and he said his first words yesterday."

Troy leans his head on the wall, running his hand through his hair; it's a little longer than it normally is, then again he hasn't had the chance to cut it. "Can-can I ask...what it was?" he hears Gabriella take a deep breath, "Dada...he called out for you, Troy."

His heart clenches in his chest, squeezing his eyes shut. "I miss you...and Hunter.."

"We miss you too, but we're going to get you out of there. You're going to be home soon."

"I love you, Ella..." he hears her sigh on the other end, and then the distant sound of the doorbell. "Whose at the door?"

"Your parents."

"What...my-"

"They want to help, Troy...they came as soon as I told them."

Troy sighed, "I guess if it means I'll see you and Hunter sooner." Gabriella smiled, "and the sooner I have you in my arms.."

Troy sighed, "When can I see you again?"

Gabriella sighed; he can picture her biting her lip and twirling her hair around her finger righ now, "I'll see you at the trial.. but they won't let babies in." Troy ran his hand down his face, "I really want to see him-"

"I'll send you pictures Troy.. I promise.. I love you." he smiled, "I love you too.. "

Gabriella sighed, "I have to get off here and get Hunter ready.. I love you."

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Motel; downtown LA

He has read the same article for two weeks; his eyes have bags under them from the lack of sleep, and this cheap-o motel room in Los Angeles ain't pretty. The skank of a girlfriend that his brother had is using the shower; no doubt her plans on sharing on the hot water are non-existent. He growls, scrunching up the article and stuffing it in his jeans pocket, standing up and looking in the mirror that hangs off the wall by the bed. He see's his shirtless self. He's well muscled, he can take on the Laker captian; and this time he's not leaving the fight alive. The captain is going to join his brother in hell- "Hey, the water is shut off."

He turns to the big breasted woman coming out with a towel wrapped around her. He smirks, "that's cause it's a motel...we don't live here." She sneers, "Uh huh, well I need to finish my shower."

"You look clean to me."

"Go to hell." she says, rolling her eyes and marching back into the bathroom, but he grabs her wrist.

"Oh trust me, I have no intentions of going to hell, but the Laker Captain? Yeah, he will be. He'll be joining my brother down there."

The woman, who is named Aubrey, giggled, "He'll get what he deserves right?"

Caleb, the brother of the man who is mentioned in the paper, smirked, holding her cheeks, and kissing her lips, "He'll get everything he deserves.. and so will that whore of his."

Aubrey giggled, "What's your plan?"

Caleb smirked, "Come on, I'll show you." he took her hand and lead her to the bed that is in the middle of the room; sure, Aubrey was Toby's girlfriend, but when a man and a woman travel a long distance and neither of them have had a proper shag in a long, long time...things happen. Now they're fuck buddies.

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She put a small hat on Hunter, and kissed his forehead, lifting him up and giving him to Troy's mother. "Thank you so much for watching him."

Rachel nodded, "It's no problem..he's a doll baby."

Gabriella smiled, grabbing her purse, "Troy doesn't know it, but I am going down to the station to see him."

Rachel smiled, "Good luck." Gabriella smiled, "Thanks."

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Troy layed back on the bed, laying under his arms, and looking up at the ceiling. He hated being here, he missed Gabriella. He missed his son. He missed his life. "Hey, there stranger." a voice says, his ears perk up immediately and his heart races at the most beautiful sound he's missed in a month. He looked up, and saw Gabriella on the other side of the jail cell.

He smiled, getting up and walking over to her, placing his hands between the bars, "Ella.." she smiled, "Suprised to see me?"

He smiled, "What are you doing here?" Gabriella smiled, "I've missed you...and I wanted to suprise you."

She then pressed her lips against his gently between the bars, and then pulled away and looked at him, "How are you holding up?"

Troy sighs, shaking his head, "I want out of here, Ella." She smiles a sad smile, reaching through the bars to caress his face. "Me and your dad and your mom are working hard to help you."

"Is my dad being decent to you-"

"Troy, your dad loves you very much." Troy sighs, shaking his head and looking into her brown eyes, "I don't trust him after...April.."

"He said it was an accident. Wasn't meant to happen."

"And you believe that?"

"You know what? I do...I know you love your father and you hate how you feel about him...he loves you just as much your mother and I do and your son. Forgive him, Troy."

Troy looked at her, Gabriella looked down and then looking towards the door, Gabriella sighed getting her purse on her side, "What are you doing?" He asked. Gabriella smiled, getting out an envelope and reaching it to him through the bars.

"About a week ago, Me and Hunter took some random pictures of us at the house and I wanted to give them to you.." Troy reached for it, grabbing the envelope, and ripping the top open and pulling out the pictures. It was pictures of Hunter learning how to crawl, and then some pictures of him eating at the table, and then some of him smiling as he laid on the couch.

Troy smiles, looking up at her, "Thank you, Ella...he's-he's getting big." Gabriella smiles as well, her tears slipping through her composure, "he said 'dada' last night...I think he's calling out for you."

His heart swells in his chest, "give him a hug and kiss for me? Tell him that I'll be home soon?" she nods, leaning against the bars, "I will. Always."

Troy looks at the pictures again, biting his lip and then looking up at Gabriella. "I was...I wanted to ask you something before all this started."

"Wha-what?" He opens his mouth to speak, but the guard interrupts him. "Visiting hour's are over. Come back tomorrow."

Troy sighs, leaning against the bars and kissing her between them. "I love you...tell Hunter I love him too."

Gabriella nods, "I will...and don't worry, we're gonna help you, you're going to come home."


Here it is! The sequel to "This Time"! I hope you like it!

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