Note from Hannah: Well this is my first fan fiction. This chapter is a little short but its really just the opening. It just introduces the story and characters. Lyrics are Bryan Adams- Everything I Do.
Disclaimer: I don't own High School Musical ,its characters or Bryan Adams lyrics although I do own Bethan, Liani and Alexis.
Troy watched her as she slept. He loved everything about her. The way her eyes sparkled when she smiled. How she laughed at his jokes when nobody else did. The butterflies he felt in the pit of his stomach when he saw her name flash up on his phone screen. The fact she had the sense to sleep when she had the chance while he chose to sit up and watch her…
Gabriella had told him everything. Seven years ago her life was in pieces. She had battled her way through thick and thin. Physical and emotional wounds had finally healed, even when she was convinced they wouldn't.
As Troy slid into bed beside her, Gabriella stirred slightly and moved her body closer to his. He wrapped his arms around her, content to feel the warmth of her body against his. He smiled to himself and started to drift off as sleep overwhelmed him. The sound of a baby's cry rung through the monitor.
Gabriella groaned. "Its your turn…" she muttered, dragging the duvet over her head. Troy sighed and dragged himself out of bed. He jumped slightly as he noticed a little girl standing in the doorway, clutching a teddy.
"Daddy, is it time for school yet?" she questioned, peering up at him.
"Not yet. Go back to bed Beth." He smiled and made is way across the hall as Beth ran off back to her room. Scooping up his youngest daughter he knew exactly what was wrong. Rolling his eyes he headed toward the kitchen and went through the tedious process of mixing up yet another bottle of formula. He couldn't understand why they never made bottles before Alexis was screaming to be fed. Gabriella always claimed if they made a bottle of formula when needed, it would be fresh and wouldn't make their daughter sick. She was always so scared of the girls becoming ill or hurting themselves while their friend's children were allowed to just run wild. Troy thought, if there was no blood then there's no sympathy while Gabriella was insistent on wrapping them in cotton wool.
Troy placed the tip of the bottle in Alexis' mouth and rolled his eyes as she immediately started feeding. Like father like daughter, Gabriella always said. She was always making jokes like that but he knew he was lucky to have her. He was lucky to have three beautiful daughters. He thought back to when each of them was born.
Everything had seemed to have gone downhill the day Alexis was born. He knew they could have lost her and he was so grateful that she was still with them. She would always be small for her age and her development would always be behind other children her age but he didn't care. She was alive and that's all that mattered.
Changing Alexis and laying her back in her crib, Troy was glad to finally be able to sleep. That was until he noticed the light shining underneath Liani's door. Quietly opening the door a crack he sighed when he noticed Beth and Liani sitting in the middle of the room, playing with Liani's dollhouse.
"Bed means bed, Bethan." he said, picking up his 5-year-old daughter and carrying her back to her room.
"But Lia gets to stay up!" Beth shot back.
"Liani's going to sleep as well." Troy tucked her up and left the room.
After fighting Liani back into her crib, Troy collapsed back into bed. Glancing at the clock he groaned as he realised he'd have to be up again in a couple of hours. Yet, he wouldn't change his life for the world.
Their lives were perfect. But would it last?
Look into my eyes - you will see
What you mean to me
Search your heart - search your soul
And when you find me there - you'll search no more
Don't tell me it's not worth trying for
You can't tell me it's not worth dying for
You know its true
Everything I do - I do it for you
Look into my heart - you will find
There's nothing there to hide
Take me as I am - take my life
I would give it all - I would sacrifice
Don't tell me its not worth fighting for
I can't help it there's nothing I want more
You know its true
Everything I do - I do it for you
There's no love - like your love
And no other - could give me more love
There's nowhere - unless you're there
All the time - all the way
You know it's true
Everything I do
I do it for you