A/N: Hey guys! I'm updating again! So sorry it took me awhile to put the second chapter up…I thought of the total chapter in my head today during school(uh, yeah) today, so hope you guys like it!
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Chapter 2: Baby I'm Amazed By You
Putting the dirty dishes into the sink, Gabriella blew out a breath, blowing a strand of hair out of her face. She quickly wiped her hands on her new skirt, part of her uniform for the restaurant she worked at.
"Gabriella, new table!" Her boss whispered over to her, and her eyes flew to a father and daughter sitting in a booth, enjoying their time together.
Tears stung Gabriella's eyes as she watched them interact, and wished she could do that. She blinked them back suddenly, walking over to the pair. "Hello, my name is Gabriella. I will be your waitress today, now what may I get you?"
"Hello! I would like the chicken breast and a side order of mashed potatoes, no gravy. Oh and an iced tea, please." The man stated, as Gabriella smiled and jotted down the information on her notepad, before turning to the daughter.
The girl was small and petite, and looked about to be the age of 5. She had dark brown hair, and a goofy grin plastered onto her face.
"Tell the nice lady what you would like, pumpkin" The man told his daughter sweetly.
Gabriella watched as the girl grabbed onto the sides of the menu with her small fingertips, and pointed to one of the courses. "That. Mac and cheese, pwease! Oh and with a Dr. Pepper!" She giggled, making Gabriella grin widely.
After noting that last meal, she looked up again to see the father's arm on his daughter, smiling at her gently. She could tell the man was so proud of his daughter, as if it was her first time ordering her meal herself.
A fresh pool of water came and blocked Gabriella's vision again, but she quickly wiped her eyes, "Um, thanks guys! Your meal will be out in about 10 to 15 minutes!"
Before the father and daughter could see Gabriella anymore, she turned and headed straight to the counter to turn in the order. Looking stressed, Gabriella gruffly snapped the clip onto the thin piece of paper and called out, "New order!"
Another waitress, her new friend Taylor McKessie, who she met at school, walked over to her. "Gabi…would you like me to take the next set of people?" She asked her kindly, knowing fully well she was upset about something.
"Yes, thank you Taylor" Gabriella said, relieved. She put her hands on the counter and let out a deep breath. She didn't know how much more she could stand.
Taylor grinned and nodded, walking away. Gabriella stood on her own two feet again, shuffled over to the drink machine, and started getting the drinks ready. After she had gotten the Dr. Pepper, and iced tea, she put them on the tray.
With one hand, she carefully carried the tray back over to the two she just waited on, and laid the drinks out in front of them. "One iced tea, and one Dr. Pepper!" She said, trying to sound as cheerful as could be.
She knew she had succeeded when the two thanked her and started sipping their drinks silently. At that moment, more people came walking in through the door.
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"Hm…it's been a while since I've been here, guys" Chad said, as he, Troy, Jason, and Zeke walked into the restaurant, hungry as could be.
Troy let his eyes lurk around the room, seeing if he recognized anyone, and his eyes flew to a table where a man started talking to a brunette haired girl, "Thank you miss."
"Gabriella! Order up!" A voice from the back called out, and the brunette haired girl that Troy noticed, turned her head away from Troy and called out, "Okay!"
"That must be your order…I'll be right back!" Gabriella said sweetly to the two at the table, and hurried along towards the back with her tray and started loading plates onto it.
Troy suddenly felt a shove into his elbow and he turned to see Chad nodding over to Gabriella. "Dude, that's the new chick, Gabriella Montez. You know, I think the one you ran into yesterday?"
Troy just nodded, as he gazed at Gabriella, who was now walking back over to the table holding the tray with one hand yet again. He stared her up and down, amazed at how small she was, but yet so beautiful. He watched her flip her hair backwards self-consciously, as she set the plates in front of the father and daughter. Her dark curls tumbled down her back gracefully, and Troy felt himself drooling.
"Hello guys, are there just four of you?" A voice called out, and Troy snapped out of his trance and he focused on the African American girl in front of him, which he recognized as Taylor McKessie.
"Yep" He heard Jason answered, and Troy just stuffed his hands in his pockets, and stared hard down at the floor, feeling embarrassed about how he was staring at Gabriella.
They all walked over to a booth, and sat down, Troy on the outside of one side. He tried hard not to look Gabriella's way, but ended up sneaking a glance every 5 seconds, and he noticed she had now settled behind the cash register.
"Dude, and that was Taylor, you know in our homeroom class" He distantly heard Zeke say to the rest of the guys, who now started making small chat.
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"Gabriella! You can put a new song in the jukebox now, if you want!" A waitress named Rebecca called out to her, and handed her the money for it.
"Thanks" Gabriella said in a small voice to the girl, and started making her way to the jukebox, which was by the bathrooms in the corner. She felt someone's eyes on her, and she turned her head to the left, to see Troy Bolton sitting in the booth looking at her.
He quickly turned his head when she caught him, and suddenly her face felt all flushed. Oh my God…Troy's here.
She quickened her pace, and finally made her way to the other side where the jukebox was, and put in her coins. Gabriella thought curiously, as she used the dial to switch through different records and songs.
Gabriella was so busy flipping through the discs, trying to choose a song, that she didn't hear anyone come up behind her. "Hey" A voice said shyly.
Whipping her head around sharply, she took an intake of breath when she saw Troy standing there grinning at her. "Hey…" She replied back, giving him a relaxing smile, before turning back to the jukebox.
Troy stepped forward a bit and watched Gabriella as she numbly scrolled through the songs. "Um…so I didn't know you worked here…" Troy stated, trying to strike up a conversation.
"Yeah, ever since yesterday…" Gabriella yet again replied, this time staring up into Troy's eyes as she spoke.
Troy could feel the uneasiness in her voice, and saw it in her eyes too. For a moment, they both just looked at each other, as if no one else were in the room.
Without noticing, Gabriella pressed play on one of the song's, and as the music echoed throughout the restaurant, she turned her head the other way and looked down at the ground.
They both stood there silently for a moment, listening to which song she had chosen by accident. Through their ears, "Baby I'm Amazed By You" by Lonestar flowed through them, and Gabriella felt her face go red.
"Every time our eyes meet…this feeling inside me…is almost more than I can take…"
At that moment, Gabriella chose to look up at Troy again, who instantly stared back down at her. She could almost hear him swallow hard, before saying, "Good song choice" and nodding over to the jukebox.
She giggled for a moment. "Uh yeah, that was by accident. But um, yes it's…it's a good song" Gabriella stuttered, and she felt hot when she noticed she had fumbled her lines in front of the basketball captain.
"Gabriella! Customers!" Her boss shouted from across the room, gesturing over to the crowded restaurant of people.
"Oh right!" Gabriella called out apologetically, and then turned to Troy once more. "Well, um I have to go now I guess…" She trailed, off and he immediately nodded.
"Yeah, yeah. Okay then" Troy said quickly, smiling at her.
Gabriella studied him for a moment, and then laid a hand on his shoulder. "I'll see you in school Troy" Gabriella whispered to him, and then walked briskly passed him, sliding her hand off his shoulder along the way.
Troy stood there in a daze for a moment, touching the spot where Gabriella's hands just were. He smiled to himself…
"I wanna spend the rest of my life…with you by my side…forever and ever…" The sound flowed throughout the room, as Troy headed into the men's bathroom, shaking his head out of his trance.
Back on the other side of the restaurant, Gabriella stood next to the countered and watched as Troy walked into the bathroom. "Every little thing that you do…baby I'm amazed by you…"
Smiling to herself, Gabriella gathered up plates and got to work again.
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DONE!!!! Well not with the whole story of course, but with the chapter. Hope you guys liked it, kind of a little Troy/Gabi moment there for you all. There's nothing real mysterious going on right now in the story, but if you have any questions, ask.
Well off to go update some more, and I promise the next chapter of this will be up soon! Thanks for reading!
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