Chapter 1: The last path
I'm staring out of the french windows in the living room. Whole Manhattan is shining back at me. The Central Park is smiling back at me. It's a wonderfull day. The sun is shining over the city which never sleeps.
"Gabriella," I hear someone saying my name.
Flashback
"Gabriella," I hear him saying and I turn around.
He's walking down the thin long glas corridor, smiling like crazy. He's wearing a dark jeans, a white oxfordshirt and no shoes.
I grin at him right away as soon as he reaches me, "Welcome home, Mr. Bolton."
"Likewise, Mrs. Bolton. And mini-Bolton." he says, touching my 27th week pregnant stomach. Yeah, I clearly have a baby bump now. As if our baby girl knew that her Daddy was trying to get in contact with her, she starts kicking like crazy.
I smile, "She already loves you more than me."
He smiles as his hands feel the kicks inside of me. "She loves us both. We're her parents."
"I can't wait for her to finally come out."
End of Flashback
I smile as I see Adam walking over to me, "Alexis will be here in two hours. You should get ready." he's wearing a black tuxedo. He looks breathtaking.
I nodd, "Okay."
"Sharpay is already in your closet, picking out the dress." he says, kissing my cheek. "How are you?"
"I'm fine." I say and smile.
He returns my smile, "Go get ready. I make sure everything will run smoothly."
I walk straight into my bedroom. My blonde best friend has already placed dresses on my bed. All of them are black.
Sharpay walks out of the closet, holding three pairs of shoes in her hands, covering her pregnant stomach.
"I will not wear black." I say to her, causing her to drop the shoes on the floor.
She's wearing a black Chanel dress which hides her tiny baby bump. "How are you?"
"I am fine. I'm okay." I say to her. "It's just another day."
She nodds, "I won't hug you, because that will make me cry. I'm a ticking hormonic bomb right now. I can't imagine how you must have felt with Alexis."
I grin, "It was the best time of my life. Speaking of her, Adam just told me that she'll be here in two hours."
"I'll call the others and ask them to come by. When will he be here?"
I shrugg, "He said somewhere around six."
"Okay..."
"I'm going to take a shower first." I say, leaving her alone in the bedroom.
"Wait, what color do you want to wear?"
"Red." I say before I close the bathroom door behind me. I get out of my pjamas and get into the shower. The hot water starts splashing against my cold skin.
Flashback
I feel his hands around my naked waist as the hot water touches my skin.
"Happy Birthday, Ella." he whispers into my ear before he turns me around and kisses me.
"I thought you were already at work." I say, brushing through his chestnut brown hair.
"And I thought you knew me well enough to know that I would take this day of for you."
I smile, "But I don't have this day off."
"I am your boss. When I say you have this day off, then you have this day off."
"Maybe I'd like to work today..."
"Will you start fighting with me again? This is your birthday."
"The birthday I don't want to start with a fight."
"Good." he says kissing me again, "Savannah is already waiting for us."
"Savannah?" I ask him surprised, "A trip?"
"A romantic getaway for just the both of us."
"Who's taking care of Alexis?"
"Sharpay. She should start practicing anyway." he says smiling.
End of flashback
I get out of the shower and paddle dry my body. The hot shower was just what I needed. I place the towel around my upper body and walk back into the bedroom. Sharpay has already left the room. I get into my underwear and put on the red dress which Sharpay picked out for me. I am thankful for that. I don't have the strength to pick out a dress in this huge closet.
As soon as I am dressed, I blow dry my dark brown locks. But instead of walking back into my bedroom, I walk into the music room.
Nothing has changed here. The smell is still the same. His smell still remains.
I sit down on the music stool in front of the piano and let my fingers glide down the keys.
Flashback
I stop playing as soon as I feel his presence in the room. I turn around, watching him leaning casually against the door frame.
"It's good."
"It's nothing." I say back, watching him come closer. "Did you just got home?" I ask him, seeing him in his usual business outfit.
"Yes. The meeting lasted a little longer than I thought."
I nodd, "Was it at least worth your time?"
He shruggs, before he gets seated next to me. "I believe we got what we wanted. But I'd rather be with my family instead of this dinner."
"Alexis got mail today."
"From Yale?"
"Yes."
"And?" he asks me with one raised eyebrow.
"They want her. Our daughter is going to Yale! Just like her parents."
"Only she's two years younger than we were." he says grinning before he kisses me.
"Would you please stop making out in this room?! I'm using it sometimes as well, you know." I hear our daughter saying as his lips still touch mine.
I let go of his lips and stare at the third Bolton family member, who is standing in the doorframe. She's wearing a Yale sweater.
End of Flashback
"Mom, " I hear her saying and I turn around.
She's wearing a dark blue dress. Her chestnut brown locks are in a messy updo. Her crystal blue eyes stare into mine. She has so much from her father.
"You need to get ready. He'll be here in thirty minutes."
"Alexis," I start.
"Don't. Just... don't." she says before she leaves me again.
I sigh before I get up and walk into the bathroom again, to do my hair and make-up.
I start putting my dark brown locks into a messy updo as well. But I fail. Big time. I can't even put my hair into a messy updo. Something I used to wear every day.
Flashback
I pin the last free stand of hair into the messy up do. Then I start doing my make up, which consists of a red lip and a black cat-eye. Then I get up and walk back into the livingroom. He's standing in front of the french windows, getting embraced by the lights which Manhattan has coated him in.
"Mr. Bolton," I start, unable to hide a goofy smile. He is my husband - for twelve years now. And he hasn't looked any sexier.
He turns around smiling. He's holding a bouquet of peonies. Twelve peonies for twelve years of marriage.
"Peonies." I breath out smiling.
"For twelve years of marriage." he says as I reach him.
"Thank you." I say, taking them from him. "Is Sharpay already here?"
He nodds towards the kitchen and I turn around. Sharpay is in the kitchen with our little angel. An angel of twelve years.
"Mom, you look beautiful tonight." Alexis says smiling, showing her tooth gap. She looks so cute!
"Thank you, honey." I say kissing her forehead. "What will you guys do tonight?"
"Well, Shar said we can watch movies all the night!" she says jumping happily, "And I get to annoy uncle Adam!" she says grinning.
"Adam?"
"Yes! Shar said that I could sleep at her apartment tonight."
I look over to Sharpay, who grins at me.
"I thought you guys could use a night all by yourselves..." she answers with a shrugg.
A night to overselves. We both knew what that would mean. A night filled with sex and no sleep.
I grin, "Thank you."
She nodds, "No problem. Now go and leave us alone!"
Troy chuckles before he bends down to Alexis, "Give uncle Adam a message from me." he says before he whispers something into her ear.
She laughs before she nodds, "Got it."
"See you guys later. Oh and happy 12th anniversary." my blonde best friend says grinning.
His hand on my bare back, leads us away from our child.
"Remind me to thank Sharpay with a new necklace." Troy whispers into my ear as we walk down the long glas corridor.
I grin back at him, "A night just for us... God, it's been ages since we had that." I say as we wait for the elevator.
The doors glide open and he pulls me into the elevator, by grabbing my arm. He kisses me passionately as he pushes me softly against the glass walls of the elevator. I return his kiss and feel his hands in my dark brown messy updo.
End of Flashback
"Let me do that." I hear Sharpay saying and see her seconds later in the reflection. I didn't even hear her walking in.
"Thank you." I say as she starts pinning up my hair. "Did Alexis talk to you?"
"Something is bothering her. And it's not just today." Sharpay answers.
I nodd, "I know. It's been going on for a while. I tried to get through to her. No luck."
She sighs.
"I think it has something to do with Lucas." I say, looking straight into her chocolate brown eyes.
"But they didn't break up, did they?"
"No. He's just... I have no idea what's going on between them. It's their relationship. I won't interfer unless he's hurting her."
She nodds, "Will he come?"
I shrugg, "I don't know."
"Okay, done." Sharpay says, turning me around on the chair. "You look good."
I laugh, "You want to know what's so funny about that? I feel good. I don't feel horrible. I feel fine."
Sharpay smiles back at me, "Okay. Let's go. They're already here."
We walk back into the living room. I get greeted by loud talking right away. I see Meredith, Adam, William, Carol, Alexis and Lucas.
"Hi everyone." I say smiling.
They're all wearing black. Unlike my daughter and me.
"Mrs. Bolton, " I hear someone saying and I turn around.
A man, at the age of 50 rises from the chair and walks over to me.
"Yes?"
"I'm Mr. Trancy. I'm here to read out the will."
The sequel everyone! I hope you will enjoy reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing this chapter.
This story will be a lot shorter than Shades of Bolton. I don't know how long it will be, but I know that this story won't have 43 chapters as Shades of Bolton.
Please review.
Xoxo Nic