Chad Danforth's phone rang. He walked over to it, but wasn't fast enough.

'Chad? Chad, if you're there, please pick up. Come on, Chad. You always answered your phone when we—'

Chad recognised his old best friend's voice. He picked it up mid-sentence. 'Troy?!'

'Chad!'

'Dude, why are you calling me? I haven't seen you for ages!'

Taylor walked up behind Chad. 'Who is it?'

'It's Troy.' He whispered excitedly.

'I know I'm Troy! Dude, what are you on?'

'No…I was talking to Taylor…my fiancée.'

'Taylor's your fiancée?! Congrats, dude!'

'Thanks. Now, why are you calling me?'

'You'll never guess who's back!'

'No way!'

'Yes way!'

'Gabriella's back?!'

'Yup. I was thinking us five –'

'Troy!' was heard in the background.

'Sorry, Gabs, you have to tell him! Us five could head down to Sharpay and Ryan's new show and maybe go to the after party.'

'Sounds great, but who's us five?'

'Me, Gabi, you, Taylor and Skyla.'

Chad smirked. 'Is that the new girlfriend? Won't Gabi be jealous?'

'No. It's Gabi's daughter. See you at 7!' Troy hung up and Chad was left standing there, surprised.

Sharpay stared at the phone in her hand. 'Oh…my…God. Ryan!' she shrieked.

'Whoa, Shar, keep it down. What's the matter?' Ryan came out of the bathroom, drying his hair with a towel.

'Chad, Taylor, Troy, Gabriella and her daughter—'

'Gabi has a daughter?' Ryan looked so surprised it was almost fake.

'Yeah, her name's Skyla. Troy said something about scholar but I was too caught up in the other information.'

'Which is?' Ryan threw his towel on the coach.

'They're all coming to see us on stage! Tonight! I'm gonna let them in the after party.'

'Oh, that is so cool!'

'I have to pick an outfit!'

Ryan rolled his eyes. 'The show's in 5 hours, Shar.'

'It's never too early for beauty!' Sharpay ran into their walk-in closet.

'What are those?' Troy pointed at the pills on the kitchen counter in Gabriella's hotel room.

'Oh, it's nothing. Just…nothing. You two seem to really hit it off.' She smiled at Troy and Skyla and then picked up her pills and swallowed them.

'Yeah, she's so sweet.'

'You realise I wasn't going to take her to the show.'

'Aw, why not? She'd love it! Wait, how old is she?'

'5 months.'

'Am I missing something here? How can she five months old when I saw you 10 months ago? Wouldn't she be only a month old if you got pregnant after you left East High?' Troy picked Skyla up and jiggled her.

'I was 2 months pregnant when I left East High. She was 2 months early.'

'How come?'

'Brad. He punched me in the stomach a few times and she was premature.'

Troy put Skyla down in her chair. 'If I see him, I am gonna kill him.'

'Troy, there will be no talk of killing in front of the child.' Gabriella pointed to Skyla.

'Sorry.' He looked at her and their eyes locked for a moment. He reached for her hand but Gabriella moved away, breaking the contact.

'So who's the lucky girl then?' she asked, picking Skyla up and putting her in her cot, tickling her stomach as she fell asleep.

'What do you mean?' Troy never seemed to get the right moment with Gabriella.

'Well, if you're the same guy that graduated from East High, I'm pretty sure you're gonna have a girlfriend, Troy.' Gabriella turned round to face him.

'Well, I don't.' Troy ran a hand through his hair. 'Why did we break up, Gabi?'

'Because you thought I was cheating on you with Ryan, and when you finally believed me, it was too late. The trust was gone. We're better off friends, Troy.'

'Are you sure about that?' Troy stepped forward and looked into her eyes.

She tried to turn away again but Troy turned her cheek towards him and kissed her gently on the lips. She returned the kiss, deepening it. Their fingers intertwined and neither noticed Skyla waking up and staring at them. Troy pushed her up against the wall and Gabriella didn't object. Suddenly she pushed him away.

'No, no, no. This isn't right. You…a-and…me…we're broken up, Troy. This shouldn't be happening!' Gabriella let go of his hand and distracted herself by leaning over Skyla's cot, stroking her cheek.

Troy came up behind her and wrapped his rams around her waist. 'I miss you, Gabi. I miss you so much it hurts. I haven't loved anyone as much as I loved you. I still love you. You're the sweetest, and the kindest, and the most beautiful girl I have ever seen. I want you back. Please take me back.'

Gabriella wiped a tear from her cheek. She turned round to face him. 'Troy…'

'Tell me you don't love me.'

'Troy…'

'Say it.'

'That's not fair.'

'Go on. If you don't love me, we can stay friends. I'll still love you and always will, but if you do, then—'

Gabriella crushed her lips against his. Skyla watched again, and both noticed her smiling.

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