Thank you to all that read chapter is chapter two. I hope that you enjoy, and I'll update again next Friday.
Chapter Two: Much Ado about Nothing
(Gabriella's POV)
The past month of school has been crazy. Luckily, tomorrow is my last final for the semester and then I will be able to go on break for a month. I am so glad, this means that Troy and I will get to see each other a little bit more- at least in between basketball games. He's sent me his schedule and he has about three away games before January 2nd and then has a few home games during that time as well. At least most of the stress will be behind both of us for a while. I am in desperation for a break.
I can't wait to spend time with Troy over break. We are going to the ski lodge that we met at that New Year's Eve of our junior year of high school. That was one memorable New Year's Eve for both of us. I just hope that it will be as great as it was then. But before we get to do all of that, we both have finals to finish. I will finish up tomorrow, but Troy will not finish up until the next day. I'm sure that he is not stressed out at all about finals though. He never seems to stress out about anything, that's where we are very different from each other. I guess that it is a good thing though. He knows how to help me relax and I know how to keep him focused on things.
I then get to studying over my notes when I hear my cell phone go off. I look at it and see that it is Taylor. I then decide to go ahead and answer it because she's my best friend and I haven't heard from her in a long time.
"Hey." I say.
"Hey." She says. I can tell that she has been crying for a while because her voice is shaky.
"What's wrong, Tay?" I ask.
"Nothing." She says.
"Tay, come on you can tell me." I say. "You wouldn't have called otherwise."
"Ok, you're right something is wrong." She says.
"Well, what is it?" I ask.
"Chad and I just broke up." She says.
"What?!" I say. "What happened?"
"He felt like the distance between the two of us was a problem." She says. "But also, I found out that he was cheating on me anyhow."
"I don't think that Chad would do that." I say. "I thought that he loved you."
"He does, or at least he did." She says.
"Tay, I'm so sorry to hear that." I say. "I always have thought that you two made a great couple."
"I did too, I thought that eventually we would get married or something." She says.
"You never know, you two could end up getting back together." I say.
"I don't know." She says.
"How did you find out that he was cheating on you?" I ask.
"Well, I came back home a day early and wanted to surprise him by coming to one of his games. Well, I saw him kissing one of the cheerleaders while he was warming up before the game." She says.
"Did he realize that you were there?" I ask.
"Yeah, right after he kissed her, he came running over to me and tried to explain himself but I left." She says. "Later, I called him and broke up with him."
"Wow, that stinks." I say.
"It was the hardest thing that I have ever done, but I had no choice." She says. "I can't be with someone that I can't trust to stay with me while I am on the other side of the country."
"I know." I say. "I can imagine that it is hard."
"You're lucky that Troy is only a few miles from you." She says.
"We still don't get to see each other as much as we thought that we would." I say. "We both have extremely busy schedules."
"Still." She says.
"Well, I'm leaving to go to Albuquerque tomorrow afternoon." I say. "How about we plan a girl's weekend to help you to get over Chad."
"Thank you." She says. "But I don't want to keep you from spending time with your boyfriend."
"Tay, if you're hurting and need me, I would rather spend time helping you to feel better." I say. "Troy would understand, and besides he'll probably end up spending most of his time with Chad anyhow."
"True." She says. "You're the greatest friend that any girl could ever ask for."
"You know, Tay, maybe this was just a whole misunderstanding and he didn't actually cheat on you."
"I know what I saw though." She says. "He clearly was cheating on me."
"I'm sorry about all of that, and if there is anything that I can do, just let me know." I say.
"I will." She says.
"Bye, Tay." I say.
"Bye, Gabi." She says. I then hang up the phone. I really feel bad for Taylor, but I still don't think that Chad would cheat on her. I wonder if Troy knows anything about it? I'll probably call him in a little while and see if he knows anything. I am not doubting Taylor, but at the same time I couldn't see Chad doing something like that-unless I am wrong about Chad.
(Troy's POV)
I couldn't be more excited about winter break. I have about two more days until it starts and then I will be done with classes. I only have a few games during the break, and some of the games that were scheduled got changed to after break, which is nice.
I have a few things planned for me and Gabi to do over break. Hopefully everything will go as planned. I then hear my phone go off and see that it is Chad.
"Hey, what's up?" I ask.
"Taylor just broke up with me." He says.
"What?" I ask.
"She broke up with me." He says.
"Why?" I ask.
"Well, apparently, she saw me kissing another girl and jumped to conclusions." He says. "We talked about it for a while, and I did tell her that the long-distance thing was really hard. This of course made things worse, and next thing I knew, she said that we were done."
"Wow, I'm really surprised." I say. "Did you cheat on Taylor?"
"No." He says. "I did kiss another girl, but it was because she wanted to get back at her ex-boyfriend. If I had known that Taylor was going to be there, I would have said no to the girl."
"Oh." I say. "Did you explain that to Taylor?"
"I tried to, but she wouldn't let me talk." He says. "She just kept on yelling at me."
"Well, sometimes girls over-analyze things." I say.
"I know, but at least Gabriella wouldn't be like that." He says.
"That's true, but still why don't you try to call Taylor and explain what happened and what she saw." I say. "Maybe that would help."
"I doubt that it would." He says. "Besides, I tried calling her after she hung up on me, and she wouldn't answer."
"Maybe try again, tomorrow." I suggest. "Give her some time to talk it out with someone, maybe she'll realize that she is wrong."
"I don't know, but I can almost guarantee that she has told Gabriella about what happened and now she is going to think that I am a jerk too." He says.
"I doubt that Gabi will think that you're a jerk." I say.
"I don't know." He says. "You know how girls are."
"Well, hopefully things will work itself out for the both of you." I say.
"I hope so." He says. "I love Taylor too much to break up with her. She means the world to me."
"Then tell her that." I say. "I've got to go. I need to study for finals."
"Ok, I'll talk to you later." He says.
"Bye, Chad." I say. I then hang up the phone. Goodness, Taylor is being irrational. I'm thankful that Gabi is not that way. Hopefully, she'll think that same thing. Taylor is making a huge deal over something that she saw without any explanation. She's making a big deal over nothing really. I then decide to text her and ask her to meet me for coffee. I know that she's studying, but everyone needs a break every once and a while.
After a couple of minutes, she sends back, sure. I then quickly change my clothes and head out to our favorite coffee place.
When I pull in, Gabi is pulling in as well. She looks so pretty, even in sweat pants and a t-shirt.
"Hey, Wildcat." She says.
"Hey." I say. "You look beautiful."
"You're lying." She says. "I look awful. I've been studying all day for an exam that I have in the morning."
"Well, I'm glad that I asked you to come get coffee with me then." I say. "You need a break."
"I guess that I did." She says. We then go inside and order coffee. Once we get our coffee we take a seat at a table.
"So, what's up?" I ask.
"Well, I have a law exam in the morning." She says.
"Sounds like fun." I say.
"Yeah, loads of fun." She says with a smile. "So, what's new with you, Troy?"
"Exams, but also I got an interesting call from Chad." I say.
"Oh, what did he want?" She asks. "I got a call from Taylor today."
"Chad told me that Taylor broke up with him." I say.
"It's only because she claims that Chad cheated on her." She says.
"But here's the thing, he didn't cheat on her." I say.
"But Tay" She starts to say and then I interrupt.
"Taylor did see Chad kiss another girl, but he was just doing it because the girl wanted to get back at her ex, and asked Chad to kiss her." I say.
"He still should have tried to explain that to Taylor." She says.
"Well, he tried to, but she was yelling at him." I say.
"Yeah, Taylor was really mad at him." She says. "But if what Chad is saying is true, and I'm sure that it is. Then it would be dumb for them to break up."
"I know, I think that we should try to get them back together." I say.
"I agree." She says. "I'll try to talk to Taylor tomorrow when I go back home and see what I can do."
"Ok, and hopefully Chad has calmed down about the whole thing, and they will be able to get back together." I say.
"I hope so, at least nothing like that would ever happen to us." She says.
"Let's hope not." I say.
"Well, I need to get going." She says. "I have to study and pack up my stuff to go back home."
"Do you want some help?" I ask.
"I would, but you have to study too." She says.
"No, my exam isn't going to be that hard, and it isn't until four o'clock tomorrow." I say.
"Ok, if you want to come over and help, then you can." She says. "My roommate will probably be there though."
"It's fine." I say.
"Ok, well then I'll meet you at my dorm." She says. We then leave and I follow her back to Stanford.
I then help Gabriella get her stuff packed to take back home.
"I wish that you weren't having to leave tomorrow." I say.
"My mom booked the flight before I knew what your exam schedule was like." She says.
"It's ok." I say. "At least we'll be together over break."
"Yeah." She says. "When do you get to leave?"
"Well, I have a game on Friday, so I'm leaving right after the game." I say.
"So, we'll be apart for about four days?" She asks.
"Yeah, but it won't be that long." I say. "I think that my parents are driving up for the game, maybe you can come with them."
"I might see if I can do that." She says. "But if not, we can spend time together on Saturday."
"Yeah, and then after Christmas we will be going to Colorado." I say.
"Yeah, and that will be fun." She says. "I think that the last time I was there, was when we first met."
"That place has a lot of memories." I say.
"It does." She says.
"Well, I need to get going." I say.
"Bye, Troy." She says.
"Bye." I say. I then kiss Gabi and leave. It's hard sometimes to be apart, but I know that Gabi loves me and that I love her. There's nothing else to worry about.