Meant To Be?
Summary: Troy and Gabriella dated until she moved away during her freshman year. They made a promise to each other, which left Gabriella moving away with a secret. She moves back the summer before senior year and sees Troy again. When she decides to tell him about his daughter, she realizes that they might not be meant for each other when she meets his girlfriend Sharpay. AU!
Chapter One: Going Home
I sighed when I heard Aydrieah start to cry. I headed to my two-year-old daughter's room. When I walked in, she began to giggle.
"Aydrieah, Mommy can't have you keep doing that, sweetheart. I have to finish my homework. We're moving in one week. Then Mommy can spend some time with you before school starts again, 'kay?"
Aydrieah began to cry again, and my mother walked in to pick her up. "I'll take her to get some ice cream, Gabriella," she said. To Aydrieah, she asked, "Would you like some ice cream?"
Aydrieah nodded. "Yeah! I want Paydough!" I laughed. She loved Playdough ice cream, although she couldn't say the name right.
"Just don't get her too much. I don't want my daughter hyper before dinner," I said, grinning before heading back to my room.
I sat down at my desk, ready once again to tackle my Chemistry homework. I sighed as I stared at the next problem. Even though I knew how to do it, I still couldn't concentrate on it. In one week, I was moving back to Albuquerque, New Mexico. I would see Troy again. I would get to tell him that we had a daughter together. But how would he react? Would he hate me for not telling him?
I looked up at the picture that was taken of Troy and I just four months before I moved. Troy was sitting in a pool chair in his swim trunks, and I was sitting on his lap in my favorite bikini. His arms were wrapped around me, and I was holding my new puppy Shadow.
I let a tear fall slowly from my eye, and it hit the desk like a shimmering diamond. How I missed him. Maybe, just maybe, he would still love me. If I'm lucky, maybe he'll love Aydrieah, too. Our daughter had my dark hair, chocolate brown eyes and exotic-looking skin, but she definitely had her father's personality. She loved basketball, she wasn't afraid of anything, and she always liked to try something new, even if it got her into trouble. She reminded me so much of him that it hurt to even be around her and remember that he doesn't even know that she exists. He doesn't even know that my little Aydrieah Paige Bolton was conceived the night he promised himself to me forever.
My mother told me not to get my hopes up, but I can't even begin to think that he broke his promise. He can't have another girlfriend. He promised he'd wait for me. I gave him my most precious gift- the one I could only give to one person. I gave Troy my virginity. He couldn't love someone else. He wouldn't love someone else…would he?
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Our last week in New York passed by quickly. School had ended, and now it was moving day. We had a long six hour flight ahead of us, so most of my carry on was full of stuff to occupy Aydrieah. I grabbed my purse, made sure that all of our stuff had been placed in the car, and took one last look at the room I had given birth to my daughter in. I didn't want to remember that day…
Flashback
On December 18th, 2004, I gave birth to a baby girl during one of the worst blizzards New York City had ever seen. In fact, it was so bad that my mother couldn't even get me to the hospital. By the time the weather had cleared enough for her to get me there, I was in so much pain that I couldn't even move. It also didn't help that the baby was already starting to crown.
My mother did the best she could to coach me through the pushing, but in the end, the paramedics had to come and help me deliver my baby. The man who helped the most was named Aydrien, so I decided to name my daughter a variant of that name, Aydrieah. My mother suggested that I use my grandmother's name, Paige for her middle name. I decided that she deserved at least part of Troy's name, so I gave her his last name, against my mother's wishes to carry on the Montez heritage. Aydrieah Paige Bolton. My little girl…Troy's little girl…our little girl.
End Flashback
I heard my mother calling from the car that we were gonna be late if I didn't get out there, so I picked Aydrieah up and said goodbye to our home.
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On the plane, I played with Aydrieah until they announced that we were landing. When the wheels of the plane hit the ground, I listened anxiously as the pilot said, "Welcome to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Current temperature: 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Thank you for flying Northwest Airlines. Enjoy your stay."
I gathered my stuff, including Aydrieah and followed my mother to where they were reloading a new moving truck from the carrier plane. When we were ready to go, my mother led me to our rental car, the one we would use until we bought one the next week.
"I have a surprise for you, Gabriella. The people that were renting our house decided to move last week. We're moving back in, so you can have your old room," my mother said.
I tried to smile, but then I thought that having my old room would remind me even more of Troy. It was the room I had lost my virginity to him in.
"Aren't you happy, Gabi?" my mother asked, concerned.
I nodded. "Yeah, but…it's the room that Troy and I…well…"
She nodded, understanding. "Gabriella, we've discussed this. Troy might have moved on. Don't be disappointed if he has a girlfriend. If he does, you'll have to move on, too."
"But I'm the mother of his child!" I exclaimed, loud enough for the whole airport parking lot to hear.
"And he doesn't know that," my mother replied calmly.
"Yet. He doesn't know that yet. But when I find him, he will," I said flatly. "And he will fall in love with me again. He will fall in love with Aydrieah. She's his daughter. How could he not love us?"
I could see the doubt in my mother's eyes as she turned to drive. When we drove down our old street, I saw our house, and three houses down, Troy's. Their mailbox still read BOLTON on it, so I knew for a fact that he still lived there. I stared blankly at his house until we pulled into our driveway. I decided that I would try going to see him.
While my mother helped the moving men drag our stuff in the house, I put Aydrieah in the playpen I had set up for her in the living room. I gave her a juice box and some animal crackers and told her that I'd be back in a few minutes.
I stood on the porch for a minute before gaining the courage to knock on the door. Jack, Troy's dad, opened the door, followed by his mother, Laura. "Gabriella Montez?" Jack asked.
I nodded. "Um…is Troy home?" I asked. "We just moved back here, and I need to talk to him."
"Yeah…he's upstairs," Laura said.
"Thank you," I called, heading up the stairs. When I saw his bedroom door, it was closed. I hesitated a moment before I knocked quietly.
The door opened a little, and a pair of ocean blue eyes stared out at me. After a second, a voice asked in surprise, "Gabriella?"
I nodded, and he opened the door all the way. I slowly stepped in the room. I turned to look at him.
"You're home," he stated.
"Yes…I moved back into my house. I thought you'd be happier than this to see me, though."
"No, I'm happy. Really I am. It's just…I'm really surprised. I honestly didn't expect you to come back so soon."
"But now I'm back, so…" I trailed off. I had been inching closer to him while I talked. I gently placed my hands on his strong shoulders and pressed my lips up against his. For a minute, he didn't do anything, but once he got over the shock, he deepened the kiss, moving his hands down around my waist.
We were so into our kiss that I didn't even hear the door open behind us. I heard a scream come from the doorway though, and both of our heads snapped up. "Troy, how could you?" a blonde-haired girl demanded, stomping into the room and staring at us.
I looked over at him. "Troy, who is this?" I asked.
"This is, uh…"
"I'm Sharpay, Troy's girlfriend," the girl said snobbily.
Girlfriend? My cheeks turned bright pink as I tried to hold back my tears. Unable to say anything, I ran out of the room, down the stairs and out the front door. "Gabriella!" I heard Troy call from behind me, but I didn't bother looking back.
I ran all the way home, past Aydrieah, past my mother and the movers and ran into my old bedroom. I threw myself down onto the bed and cried myself to sleep. How could he? He promised. I guess some promises get broken, and his did, along with my aching heart.
There's the first chapter! If you really want to know what happens, you will review! (Please?) The summary part takes place in the first couple of chapters, but there will be more than two, I just can't stand putting Troy and Sharpay together!
Thanks for reading! Sharayah
