Disclaimer: Again, I do not own the original HSM characters except for the ones I made up myself.

Hope you enjoy Chapter 2!!


Chapter 2

Today was the big party we had planned. Well, it wasn't that big because our apartment wasn't that big, but big enough for us. Gabi and I invited Steph, Heather, Moo, Sharpay, Ryan, Kelsi, Jason, Taylor, Chad, Jake, Alan, Emma, and Veronica. Along with them we had my parents coming and Gabi's mom. Knowing Gabi, the food was going to perfect along with every little detail. But, I did help so I'm not giving all the credit to her. I dusted, vacuumed, did our laundry and put mine away, cleaned my room and the bathrooms. On top of that I had the essay to write, I finally got that done about 2:00am the night before it was due (Gabi wasn't too happy about that.)

I looked around at a job well done, grinning at how such a good job I did! That was when Gabi came into the room, if it's not done right, she will make you do it again! Trust Me.

"Well, did I do a good job?" I asked skeptically. She walked up to the entertainment center, running a finger along one of the shelves. She turned back to me and smiled.

"The best you've done since we've been here. Maybe I should throw parties more often."

She had just gotten back from the store because she believed we didn't have enough soda or juice to drink. Although, I realized she wasn't carrying any bags with her.

"Didn't you go to the store?" I asked her.

"Yea, I left the packages in the car hoping you could go get them. I have to start the fish."

"Packages? How much stuff did you get? And why didn't you bring up at least a bag!?"

"Your strong, you can handle it." She kissed my cheek, handed me the car keys and walked into the kitchen smiling, I could hear the sound of pots and pans being moved around.

I let out a sigh and walked out into the hallway to the elevator. I hated when she did this to me, and how often she did this too. As I reached our parking spot just outside the building, I popped the trunk open to the car and to my surprise there were at least twenty bags. What could she have gotten now? I spied cookies, salads, chips, eggs, milk, and most of the bags with soda and juice. Well, I could now be certain we won't go thirsty anytime soon, maybe about in the next two years. Somehow, I managed to get all the bags up to our apartment and also managed to empty some as Gabi watched telling me where to put it all. I gave up about fifteen minutes later because I was still trying to empty the first bag.

"I'm going to watch T.V." And I strode off into the living room with her glaring at me as I left.

Finally the fish, chicken, steak, potatoes, salads and vegetables were all cooked and our friends began arriving. First to come was Kelsi and Jason and Gabi came rushing from the kitchen, pulling Kelsi into a hug.

"Hey guys. Glad you could make it." I told them. Gabi finally let go of Kelsi and it was my turn to get a hug. Right after them was Heather and Alan, another couple but we didn't set them up. We exchanged hugs and hello's before Gabi set off for the kitchen again. Both Heather and Kelsi followed her. I went back to the couch and was joined by Alan and Jason.

"Where's the bathroom again?" Jason asked. I pointed in the direction down the hallway and turned on a game on ESPN.

"You both really straightened this place out from the last time I was here." Alan said, looking around the room. Last time he was here, we still had boxes stacked in the corner.

I laughed, "And you don't know how tough it was to balance school, work, and unpacking. Plus Gabi into that all in the last month, talk about a hastle." Alan laughed and we both became absorbed into the baseball game on T.V. Jason came back and took a seat also content on the game. We didn't realize the doorbell until we heard Gabi.

"Troy! Your parents are here and so is my mom." She was standing with her hands on her hips, staring at me. She seemed annoyed with us guys trying to watch the game. I quickly jumped up and greeted them all. It was their first time here since helping us bring all our boxes.

"Wow! It looks really nice!" My mom said.

"Thanks, we worked hard to get everything ready for today." Gabi told them. They were taking their jackets off and hanging them on the rack by the door.

"And if you notice how clean the place is, it's because I cleaned!" I said proudly.

"You got him cleaning?" My dad asked Gabi laughing. "Wow, at least somebody did. I remember what his room used to look like at home!"

"My Gabi was always a neat freak." Mrs. Montez said pulling her daughter into another hug. Gabi smiled and pleasantly hugged her mom back. Kelsi and Heather came out from the kitchen with a tray of drinks they offered to everyone.

Everybody made their selves comfortable throughout the living room. We had pulled the chairs from the kitchen table out to the living room. Chad walked right into the apartment without even a warning.

"Thanks for knocking." I said sarcastically.

He shrugged, "Hey, I'm your best friend, I can do that!" Taylor followed behind him. Along with Steph, Moo, Sharpay, Ryan and his girlfriend, Sami. We all exchanged our hellos before Gabi shouted out it was time to eat. Everyone filed into the dining room, taking seats around the table where they please. Gabi and I brought the rest of the food out. I couldn't help but feel overwhelmed with happiness at everyone's chattering and the food being passed around. There were many different topics of conversations going on.

"Schools going good Mr. Bolton…Yes, I'm still doing basketball." Chad said to my dad.

"Did you finish that essay we were supposed to do for Chemistry?" Gabi asked Taylor.

"Hey Kelsi, pass the asparagus please." Jason asked.

"Omgsh, what happened on House? I had to work! I was so mad!" Steph exclaimed to Heather.

"I can't wait 'till Winter Break. I'm already getting bored of school." Alan was telling Ryan.

"Zeke's doing fine; he really likes it in Italy. He says that their really pushing him with his actual meals. But, his desserts are fine. I'm glad he's finally getting to make the perfect crème brulee." Sharpay was explaining to my mom and Ms. Montez. After dinner, dessert was served and everybody hung out for another hour or so before finally leaving to go home. We said our good bye's to the last couple to leave, Steph and Moo, of course.

"I think tonight went rather nicely, don't you?" Gabi asked, wrapping an arm around my waist.

"I'm glad we could have parties like this. And I must say that your food was delicious. Do you need help cleaning up?" Her head was on my shoulder as we stood on the kitchen doorway staring at the pots and pans and dishes.

"No, you go ahead and get ready for bed. It won't take to long."

"Are you sure?" She was already heading to the sink and turned on the faucet water.

"Yea, I'm sure."

"Okay, I'll be right back." I turned around and headed down the hall to my bedroom. I slipped out of the clothes I wore for the party and into comfortable sleeping clothes, which included a pair of shorts and a white tank top. Then I went into Gabi's room to go into her bathroom where all my toiletries were because this bathroom was bigger. The hallway one we used during the day and for washing up we use Gabi's in her room. After cleaning up and washing my face I went back into the kitchen to help Gabi who was still cleaning. I picked up a pot and began to dry it and put it away with the other pots. I dried everything else that was on the dry rack and put those away too. Then I took over the cleaning from her. There were only two more pots and the dishes we loaded into the dishwasher. Gabi leaned against the counter facing me and I put my hands on either side of her, pinning her into the counter and gave her a kiss.

"I love you." I told her.

"I love you, too." She wrapped her arms around my neck and kissed me again. Finally, she left the kitchen and went into her room to go get ready for bed. I went into my room and layed on my side on my bed with my laptop next to me. Faintly, I could hear the shower running as she was cleaning up from today. Another ten minutes passed and the water turned off as she was finishing getting ready, I checked my email and started some homework. While doing my homework, Gabi came into my room and curled up next to me on my bed. Her head rested on my shoulder and she watched me silently finish up. I saved my file and placed the computer on the floor and turned to her. My arm was underneath her body and her head rested against my chest. Every night she spent with me in my room and rarely did she sleep in her bed.

"I'm so glad tomorrows Sunday." She faintly whispered.

"Me, too." My fingers played with her hair for I knew she loved it when I did that. She looked up at me and smiled. I bent my head down to her and passionately kissed her on her lips. The hand wrapped around her body found its way underneath her shirt and Gabi was gladly letting it happen as she deepened the kiss.


A/N: Thank you for everyone who has replied so far! It makes me excited to know that people like my story!!