Troy's POV

The next day I had football workouts early in the morning. I didn't have any classed and normally I would have caught up on homework or drove up to see my mom. This weekend was different through. She was here. She waltzed back into my life and everything felt right again. For the past couple of years I felt as if I was just going through the motions. I wasn't living my life like I should be. The summer in New Mexico taught me so much about love and family, and after I got back I just slipped back into my old ways. I couldn't blame her for hating me if she did. I hated myself for letting her slip through my fingers.

I changed and walked down to the softball fields which was a good 10 minute walk from my dorm. It would have been 15 but I know all the short cuts. I sat down and looked over and spotted Gabriella warming up in her maroon Sun Devils uniform. I looked over at Diana she smiled and waved to me. I lifted my hand up to wave back.

"Hey Man," John said, sitting on the bench next to me.

"Hey, here to watch Diana?" I asked him. John was a friend, he had a thing for Diana. She had him wrapped around her finger.

"Of course." I looked at him and my eyes wandered back to Gabriella who was hitting now. "Who are you eying on the other team?"

I sighed. "Did she tell you what happened yesterday?"

He laughed. "She did." Damn Diana and her big mouth. "So tell me. which one is the girl."

I smiled to myself. "Number five." Gabriella was walking toward the dugout. A ball rolled behind her and she bent over and picked it up.

"Nice choice bro, She's smokin' hot." John said with a smirk on his face, checking out Gabi's ass.

"Don't make me hit you." I said sternly.

He laughed and put his hands up. "Hey, no hard feelings. She's all yours."

I laughed slightly and watched her throw the ball perfectly to her teammate and then she walked inside the dugout. "We met when I went to New Mexico the summer before my senior year. My aunt lives next to her grandparents. We were there and we hung out all the time cause our cousins knew each other from school."

"So why did she run away?" He asked me looking over at Diana.

"We got together and it ended badly a couple months after we got back home."

"That sucks." He waved to Diana who was waving over at us.

"I know, I miss her" I said quietly to myself.

I looked up at the field and her team was in a huddle. I found Gabi and she was looking at me, I put my hand up to wave, she gave me a small smile. She turned back into her group and they went in the dugout. They announced the players and I yelled for Gabi and Diana. John screamed for Diana too. When I screamed for Gabriella all her teammates looked at me like who the hell are you? But It didn't really bother me. Every time she came up to bat or she got the ball at third and threw somebody out. It was a pretty good game. Gabs was a great softball player. Everybody was surprised to hear she was a freshman.

After the game was over I gave Diana a big hug, we lost but it was okay, they were going to play again tomorrow. I walked over to the ASU side and waited for them to come out. Of course Gabriella was the last person to come out, even after the coaches.

"Great game," I said and she looked up at me startled but then softened. "I knew you'd be that good."

"Thank you." She smiled at me. "I heard you yelling for me."

I smiled and she set down her bags. "You did?"

She nodded. "Yep, and everybody was asking me who you were."

"What did you tell them?"

"That you were an old friend of mine." She smiled at me. "They wouldn't shut up so I know they didn't believe me." She giggled.

I smiled at her and just looked at her for a moment. She was the most beautiful girl I've ever seen. "I'm sorry." I said quietly.

"For what?"

"For not making it work." I said.

She shifted uncomfortably. "I… It wasn't your fault."

I nodded. "It was all my fault Gabs."

She sighed. "Can we talk about this later?"

I nodded. "Yeah, Can I walk you to wherever you need to go?"

"I guess" She said wearily.

I picked up one of her bags and she picked up the other and I wrapped my arm around her shoulder. We walked to the van in silence. I helped put her things in the back of the van and turned to her.

"Gabi Come on! We're going to be late for dinner!" A girl yelled from inside the van.

"Sorry Ladies, I'm coming." She yelled back.

I wrapped my arms around her and she hugged me back tightly. I was glad she didn't run away this time. I kissed her cheek gently. "I'll see you tomorrow, I'll be cheering for you."

She gave me a small smile. "Bye Troy."

I walked back to the dorms and I ate dinner and did home work. I haven't felt this happy in a long time. I mean I'm happy but I haven't been REALLY happy. I guess Gabriella Montez just did that to me.

Gabriella's POV

When we got back to the hotel from dinner everybody was asking me all these questions. Literally everybody on my team asking me who is he? How do you know him? What happened between you guys? It never ended.

"So are you going to tell us or what?" Angie said looking up at me.

I looked at all the girls who were listening to me intently. I sighed "Alright, Alright, so you get off my back." They started squealing. "The summer before junior year I went to my grandparents house in New Mexico, my cousin Sharpay lived with them. She was friends with their neighbor, Chad. Chad's cousin Troy, The guy who was cheering for me, also came that summer and we got really close. Then at the end of the summer we had to go back home and he was busy with football and I was busy with softball so we decided to not to be together anymore"

"Aww Gab! That's so romantic!" Emily squealed.

"Romantic?" Katie, one of my teammates, snorted. "That's tragic!"

I giggled. "It is what it is, I'm going to bed." I crawled under the covers and laid back. I laid there and replayed the past two days in my head. It was crazy, how crazy is it that he is here. I don't know, what's going to happen, and I don't know if I like it. But it was sure good seeing him. I missed him, a lot. Even though I didn't allow myself, to miss him. I did.

The next day we went down to practice and get ready for the game. It was early, we had the rest of the day to ourselves and we were leaving early tomorrow morning. Once the game started I focused in on the game and tried to block out Troy. After we beat Stanford again Troy stopped me after I came out of the dugout.

"What are you doing later?" He smiled at me.

I set my bags down and looked up at him. He was so handsome. In little things he did sent me in flashback of that summer. I couldn't help but remember every single detail of that summer. "I'm going to shower, then eat, then I don't know."

"Do you want to go out to lunch with me?" He moved closer to me, scratching the back of his neck.

I nodded. "Yeah, I'd like that." I smiled at him.

He stood up straight. "Yes? Okay, good. Great!"

I giggled at him. "Why are you nervous?"

He shrugged. "What? Nervous? I'm not nervous. "

I smiled. "You ramble when you're nervous. Walk me to the van."

He walked me to the van, carrying my bags again. I took his phone and put my number in it, and I sent a text to myself so I had his number also. He put the stuff in the van and I turned to him and hugged him. He kissed me on the cheek. I smiled at him.

"I'll see you later" I gave him another tight hug.

"Bye beautiful" He winked at me.

"Bye Troy Jefferson." I winked back at him. He rolled his eyes at me then smiled. I got in the van and we rode back to the hotel and I took a shower. A couple of the girls were going back to the campus so we took a cab back and I called him.

"Hello?" He answered.

I smiled to myself. "Hey I'm back, Where do you want to meet me?"

"Where are you?" He asked me. Like I knew.

"The other side from the softball field, the cab driver told me. I'm by a clock tower and a building that says A40-60." I giggled. "I have no idea where I am."

He laughed. "I know exactly where you are. I'm coming."

"Alright, stay on the phone with me." There was literally nobody around me. The girls left to go do something.

"Alright Gabs." I heard the wind so he must have been walking. A couple seconds later I felt somebody wrap their hands around my eyes. I stiffened and elbowed them in the stomach. I turned around to see Troy on the ground.

"Oh my god! Troy! I'm so sorry." I started laughing quietly. I hung up my phone and put it in my pocket.

He groaned and smiled up at me. "remind me to never sneak up on you again."

I giggled. "Alright." I pulled him up and gave him a big hug. "I'm so sorry."

"It's okay." He smiled up at me. "Even though you hung up on me."

I rolled my eyes. "Oh shush, where are we going for lunch?"

"A little Italian place on campus. It's so good." He reached down and laced my fingers inbetween his.

"It sounds good, I'm starving." We started walking deeper and deeper into the Stanford campus.

He kissed my hand gently. "So what have you been up to?"

I looked up at him. "School, softball, I have no social life." I giggled.

"Are you dating?" He looked down at me.

I giggled. "No, if I was dating then I wouldn't be here holding your hand." He looked down, smiling. "What have you been up to?"

He shrugged. "Football and school, the usual."

"How's your mom?" I asked when he released my hand and wrapped his arm around me.

He nodded. "She's great, she got remarried. The guy is really great, he has two kids."

I looked up at him. "Oh yeah? Older or younger?"

"Younger. The boy is 15 and the girl is 12." We continued walking.

"How do you like being a big brother?" I could see the little restaurant approaching.

"I've hardly had time. I've been so busy here."

I nodded. "Cam is seven now. He's in school and everything."

"I bet he is a smart kid." He opened the door for me and I walked inside the restaurant.

"He really is." We walked over to the table and sat down We ordered and I just stared at him for a couple minutes. He just smiled back at me. I wasn't sure if this was real or not. I sighed. My heart ached now and I'm sure it would be much worse when I go home tomorrow.

"What's the matter Gabi?" He asked me.

I shrugged. "I don't know, mixed feelings."

"About what?" He took a sip of his water.

I breathed out. "Everything."

He frowned a bit. "I'm sorry."

I shook my head. "Its not your fault." I smiled a bit.

"I missed you." He looked at me. My heart was pounding in my chest.

"I missed you too." He reached over and grabbed my hand. I smiled weakly at him, I could not resist him. I just wanted to fall again, deep deep down. I missed him so much, I moved my hand back and we ate.

After we finished we went back to his dorm room. I sat on his bed and took my sweater off. I laid on his bed, just the smell of him brought back so much, those nights we spent together, everything. He laid next to me and I smiled at him. I moved my fingers along the stubble on his chin.

"What?" He looked at me, smiling.

I wrinkled my nose. "You need to shave."

"What? You don't like the facial hair?" He smiled at me, pulling me closer to him.

"I think it would look better smooth." He chuckled and I ran my fingers through his hair. "I like the hair though, very sexy." I winked at him.

He smiled back at me. He has the most gorgeous smile, for a man. My stomach was doing flips and was in knots and I did what felt right at the moment. I put my hand on his cheek and leaned in and kissed his lips gently. He tasted just like I remembered. Even though I was shaking I felt completely safe in his arms. My heart was beating quickly.

When I pulled away he leaned in again and kissed my lips slowly. I put my hand on the back of his neck and pulled him closer to me. I pulled away after a minute. I just laid back. I reached down and played with my necklace. "I see you still wear your necklace." He said, he leaned down and kissed it gently.

"I said I'd never take it off. I never have." I smiled at him.

He looked at me for a minute then sat up. "You know what I still have?"

"Oh no, what do you still have?" I watched him get up and look under his bed. He pulled out a box and sat it next to me. "what's this?"

He pulled out the note I wrote him. I covered my face, giggling. "And I have these." He pulled out the pictures that we took before he left. "Look at those hickeys."

"What?" I shot up and grabbed a picture. "I forgot about those." I giggled. "We look so ridiculous."

He laughed. "I know. I love it."

I smiled at Troy. "Me too."

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