"Good morning Gabriella, did you sleep well?" Lucille asked looking up at the tired brunette who stumbled into the kitchen wearing nothing but a t-shirt that had to belong to her son by the fit of it and a pair of shorts. Her hair was tangled and she had bags forming under her eyes from late nights.

"Good morning" Gabriella said through a yawn as she sat at the table in the kitchen of her new home. "I slept a little…" She trailed off looking up at the clock on the wall reading 9:30 knowing she had only gone to bed at 4 am.

"Oh honey still working on that AP US History?" Lucille asked coming over with a plate with two blueberry Eggos and a knife and fork. She placed the plate in front of the tired girl trying to keep her eyes opened. She handed her a glass of orange juice and pushed the syrup towards her before taking a seat next to her.

"Yea, there is just so much writing my hand just keeps cramping up. I'll be fine though," The teen flashed Lucille a trying smile though the paleness of her face and the bags were a reminder of the issue at hand.

"Maybe you should go and rest after you finish eating." Lucille said not able to stop the mother in her from showing. Gabriella nodded taking a bite of her Eggo before glancing at the clock.

"Well Troy and I are supposed to go over to Shar's at 11 for a movie marathon."

"I still say you should rest." Lucille laughed a little standing up and heading for the stove where she was making a small batch of grilled cheese for the men of the house when they came back from their run. "The rest of them aren't in Advanced classes so they need to understand a lot of work and dedication is going to have to go into this. I know your mother wouldn't let you leave until you've rested." Lucille turned back to Gabriella who was watching her with thankful eyes. As if she didn't want to rest further unless she was told to. "So let me be honest you look exhausted."

Gabriella giggled before ducking her head in embarrassment though she still nodded understanding what she was saying. The girl did look in the mirror before coming down but when she found no way to control her hair she decided to just go down as she was.

"I think I'll take that advice." Gabriella said taking the last bites of her Eggos before standing and taking the quick sips of the orange juice before going to the sink and turning on the water beginning to wash her dishes.

"Oh no, sweetie you need all the rest you can get," Lucille said coming and taking the dishes from Gabriella 's grasp.

"Thanks Lucille," Gabriella said giving her a smile.

"Now you hurry along and rest a while." Gabriella nodded before walking back down the hall to her bedroom.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

"Hey guys how was the run?" Lucille asked coming into the kitchen after hearing the guys come home.

"Oh it was amazing but I'm starving how about you Troy?" Jack asked looking over at Troy who was sitting on the island with two grilled cheese sandwiches in his hands.

"Oh yea I'm just starved." Troy flashed Lucille a grin before getting back to his sandwich.

"Well that's wonderful." Lucille went over to Jack and kissed him softly on the lips.

"Guys I'm right here," The two parents laughed looking at their son who was trying not to look at them.

"Well you kiss Gabriella around here all of the time and we never say anything." Jack said hitting Troy on the arm.

"Yea that's different. You guys are my parents we're just dating." Troy shoved the rest of his grilled cheese sandwich into his mouth and hopped off the island.

"I'm going to go shower," Troy smiled at his parents before running down the hall to the bathroom and took a quick shower.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

"Well you look refreshed." Lucille said from her spot at the table looking through her O magazine as Troy walked in his hair still wet from his shower.

"Yea we're getting ready to go to Shar's for a movie marathon…where is Gabriella anyways?" Troy asked looking at the clock.

"She's most likely still resting, I had her go back to sleep after seeing she could hardly keep her eyes open." Troy frowned at this statement.

"I thought she went to sleep early last night?"

"She was working on her AP work if you must know," Troy nodded before heading back down the hall.

"Where are you going!?" Lucille called causing the boy to come back to the kitchen with an innocent grin.

"I'm going to wake her up."

"Oh no you don't, Troy David Alexander Bolton that girl is exhausted, and when she wakes up, she wakes up. Understood?" Lucille asked with a raised eyebrow eyeing Troy who looked tempted still.

"Fine," Troy pouted before coming and sitting down next to his mother as she started reading an article to him causing a groan to come from his lips and for him to drop his head on the table.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

"Troy I'm so sorry I forgot all about going to Shar's," Gabriella said for the thousandth time since they left the house.

"Brie it's fine, you were tired, either way you would have fallen asleep." Troy said grabbing her hand and bringing it to his lips kissing it softly.

Gabriella giggled and looked out the window of Troy's pick up.

In the last few days things have become routine with everyone living in the Bolton household. The awkwardness was still there, and each member found themselves asking when Gabriella was going home. Gabriella got more comfortable living with her boyfriend's parent's right upstairs. Though actually living with her boyfriend scared her still. Having him see her when she woke up was one thing when it only occurred every so often. Now that it will be happening everyday was terrifying.

Though Troy being a guy was oblivious to any awkwardness that could come, he didn't care if his parents caught him making out with Gabriella…he was more proud. Though he thought of it more as Gabriella sleeping over…and leaving next week, it'll sink in eventually.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

"What took you so long?" Sharpay demanded opening the door to her house glaring at Troy and Gabriella as they stood awkwardly on the doorstep.

"Well you see I fell asleep, I didn't wake up until a while ago…I'm sorry it's all my fault." Gabriella said looking down at Sharpay continued to glare at her, though that glare slowly turned into a smile.

"Oh Gabi you know I could never be mad at you –"

"All you and Chad most likely did was make out.." Troy said cutting her off with a cheeky grin. Sharpay sent a sharp glare his way before wrapping her arm around Gabriella and pulling her inside protectively.

"I'll have you know Bolton Chad and I do know how to have a conversation with each other. We don't just try and figure out each other's dental records." Shar glared at him once more over her shoulder before turning back to Gabriella and whispering.

"Okay so we made out a little more than just talking but don't tell him that I was on a roll." Gabriella giggled as Shar lead her to the media room of Sharpay's mansion.

"Ella!" Chad yelled from his spot on the couch once the girls reached the room. Gabriella giggled and moved from Shar's embrace and over to Chad giving him a hug.

"Hi Chad," She said once they pulled apart.

"Where's Bolton? You didn't murder him did you Shar?" Chad asked looking over Gabriella's head at his blushing girlfriend who was looking anywhere but him.

"Well you know…if the cops come we were just watching a movie-AHH!" Chad and Gabriella watched in amusement as Sharpay was lifted into the air by Troy who then tossed her onto the couch.

"You talk too much you know that?" Troy stated flashing a cheeky smile. Sharpay huffed and brushed her hair from her eyes.

"Oh shove it Bolton," She growled sitting up fixing her outfit in the process. Gabriella giggled though tried to cover it with her mouth. Troy looked over at her in amazement since after all this time her laugh still attracts his attention.

"Not funny," Shar grumbled again crossing her arms over her chest. Gabriella sighed and walked over to her friend but not forgetting to send a glare towards her boyfriend.

"Chicks dude, chicks," Chad said clapping a hand on Troy's shoulder.

"Yea…chicks."

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

After watching a marathon of John Hughes movies – Breakfast Club, Pretty In Pink, Sixteen Candles, Ferris Bueller's Day Off – Troy noticed his sleeping girlfriend next to him and decided it was time to go. All of the friends bid their goodbyes and agreed to be hanging out soon. Troy and Gabriella held hands while walking back to Troy's truck, Troy held the door open for Gabriella and helped her in before hopping in the trunk and moving across to the other before jumping down and opening the driver's door and getting in. He looked over at Gabriella to see her smiling at him shyly.

"What?" he asked not sure of what he'd done.

"Oh nothing…" Gabriella trailed off looking away. Troy shrugged and started the truck backing out of Sharpay's driveway.

"I'm never going to get used to that." She whispered suddenly.

"Get used to what?" Troy glanced at her before looking back at the road.

"You jumping in the trunk…opening my door…I guess I'll miss it when it's gone…" She continued with a light laugh.

"What do you mean when it's gone? I'll do that anytime-"

"I'm just saying Troy, no worries." Gabriella sent him a reassuring smile

"Okay," Troy said hesitantly

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

"How was the marathon?" Lucille asked as the two teens came walking into the family room after arriving home.

"It was good." Gabriella said softly smiling at Lucille and Jack who were sitting on the couch together.

"Yea great movies." Troy said stretching as he came up behind Gabriella.

"I'm sure…movies." Jack said under his chuckling softly. Lucille jabbed him in the stomach which made Gabriella giggle.

"Did you two eat? There's food in the fridge if you need…"

"No I'm fine at least. I'm kind of tired so I'm going to go to bed," Gabriella said softly and went over to Lucille and gave her a hug then to Jack placing a kiss on his cheek before walking back over to Troy. She placed her hand lightly on his chest and stood on her tip toes placing a soft kiss on his lips. Pulling away she smiled at Troy before heading for the hall and calling 'Good-night' before disappearing.

Troy stood there staring after her, his hands shoved in his pockets rocking back and forth a lovesick grin on his face. He would have looked on longer if the sound of a throat clearing hadn't made him snap his head away.

"What?" He asked innocently.

"So have you told her yet?" Jack asked getting right to the point, Lucille shook her head but shot a smile towards her son.

"Told who what?"

"Gabriella…that you love her?"

"Dad, really?"

"Troy I'm sure she'll say it back if that's what you're worried about." Lucille contributed.

"Mom, Dad! She's down the hall she may hear."

"Well if you're not going to tell her someone should," Jack grumbled.

"Like it was easy for you and mom." Troy said

"Of course it was, we were born in a day of easy going and living in the moment. No fear ever, I didn't even sweat it." Jack said making Lucille laugh turning towards her forgetful husband.

"Oh no you were a nervous wreck! You were just trying to cover it up and doing a horrible job! I figured after a while you were either going to say I love you or you were going to ask me to marry you." Lucille said with a laugh.

"No way I was cool as ever!" Jack said back obviously flirting with his wife.

"Okay guys I think I'm going to go now…" Troy said slipping out unnoticed.

As Troy walked to his room he wondered if he and Gabriella will be like that when they are married. He glanced at Gabriella's closed door before walking into his room closing the door behind him. Of course he has to figure out how to tell her he loves her first.


Well? I thought it had some very cute moments...the next chapter is cute...well from what I've started lol. I'm still trying to get used to Chadpay so bare with me. What did you think?

Review porfaplease (:

xoxo Zoe