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The next morning when Troy's alarm went off, he rolled over and saw Sharpay sound asleep. He thought he would feel guilty, but he didn't. He liked waking up next to her.
She said, "Bolton, turn that alarm off now and lay back down." She pulled him towards her.
"I have to get to work before anyone sees me," he said, leaning down and kissing her.
She sat up and pouted, grabbing his basketball hoodie and putting it on. "This is so mine now," she said as she watched him get dressed. "Want to hang out tonight?" She asked, already not wanting him to leave
"I can't. I have a date with Gabriella," he said, causing her to look a little hurt.
"That's fine. I'm sure I can find some way to amuse myself," she said, trying a bit to make him jealous.
He said, "I'll do my best to sneak away babe," and kissed her goodbye.
He was walking down the hall when Gabriella saw him. She asked in an accusatory tone, "Why were you in Sharpay's room?"
"She was yelling at me about the lack of ice in her tea," he said, rolling his eyes and trying to sound convincing. "Come on, let's get to work." He grabbed her hand and they walked to the staff area. They both clocked in and went to their lockers, but when Troy opened his, he saw new golf clothes and Italian golf shoes with a note from Sharpay: I know you will look amazing in these. Can't wait to see you in them. XO. Sharpay. There was a pink glittery lip print from where she kissed the paper. He quickly put the note in his pocket.
Chad inspected Troy's locker and asked, "Dude what's with the clothes? Oh Italian. So fancy!" He laughed.
Troy explained, "I'm teaching the kids golf and Mr. Fulton wanted me to dress appropriately. No big deal," he shrugged.
They all went their separate ways to their designated work areas.
Sharpay got up and got ready for a day of tanning by the pool both to tease Troy and annoy Gabriella. She put on a white rhinestone bikini that popped against her tan skin and some pink lip-gloss. She fluffed her hair and headed out to the pool. "Good morning, Gabriella." She waved to the girl at the lifeguard stand.
"Hi Sharpay!" Gabriella replied, a little shocked the blonde was talking to her. Sharpay got to her lounge chair and covered herself in tanning oil. All the guys had to stop to watch her…Troy included. She spent the day working on her tan and thinking about Troy. She had fallen asleep for a bit when she heard his voice. She looked up and saw him at the lifeguard stand talking to Gabriella, being all lovey dovey with her.
"Bolton! I need to speak to you about the state of my golf club," she snapped at him. She led him to a corner by the door where they were out of view of everyone. "I missed you," she said, kissing his neck causing him to moan.
"I couldn't stop watching you by the pool. You look so fucking hot!" He pulled her close. "I'll try to see you tonight, okay?" He kissed her forehead and quickly went to clock out to get ready for his date with Gabriella. Sharpay was not amused. She was never second place. So she went to her room, showered, and changed into white short shorts, a pink halter-top, and glittery gold wedges. She went to the dining room to pick up her to-go order and to spy on Troy's date with Gabriella. She walked in, her shoes clicking on the floor. "Charles, I'm here to pick up my dinner," she said with a hand on her hip. She heard giggling and looked over and saw the couple on their date. He was being so affectionate that it made her nauseous.
Gabriella waved at her and she waved back. Troy just looked at her with a sad look on his face like he felt terrible about it. Gabriella said in a fake sad voice, "Oh she's here alone. How sad!"
"Gaby, be nice. She doesn't have a lot of people in her life," he said as Gabriella called the blonde over.
"Sharpay!" Gabriella waved the girl over.
Sharpay took a deep breath and walked over "Gabriella, Troy," she said with her arms crossed. "Enjoying dinner?" She looked over all the food at their table.
Gabriella answered, "It's so good! Troy promised me a date here. It's so fancy I just love it." Gabriella held Troy's hand. Sharpay knew what the girl was doing, but refused to let her get to her. "Would you like to join us?" Gabriella offered.
"No, my food is ready," she said. "You guys have a great night," she said while walking to the front. She grabbed her bag and went back to her room.
"What a waste of this outfit." She took off the clothes and put on Troy's hoodie and short shorts. She got into bed with Boi to eat and watch TV.
Meanwhile in the dining room, Gabriella was chattering on about the talent show and how Kelsi had the perfect song written for them. Troy was barely paying attention. "Yeah, maybe. I have to see how much I have going on."
Gabriella's phone pinged and it was Taylor. She said, "Hey, let's go to Chad's. Everyone is over there waiting for us," she said excitedly.
Going to Chad's house was the last thing he wanted to do. They always did the same thing every weekend. This time, he wanted to be with Sharpay. "Sounds great," he said with a fake smile.
They got to Chad's house and were all hanging out and playing video games when Troy's phone vibrated and he opened a snapchat from Sharpay. It was a picture of her and Boi with the caption we miss you! He smiled, took a screenshot of it, and texted her I miss you both.
Zeke, peering over his shoulder, asked, "Dude, why is Sharpay snapchatting you?" He rolled his eyes as everyone else chiming in with their disgust.
Troy said, "I think she sent it by accident. Guys, lets get back to the game." He tried to avoid Gabriella's eyes.
A few hours later he was bored and ready to get out of there. "Gaby, I'm not feeling too great. I think I'm going to head home. Would you like a ride?" He asked while getting his stuff together.
"Sure, Wildcat!" She said as they said their goodbyes and got in his truck. "I had a great time tonight, Troy." She held his hand.
"Me too, Gaby. Sorry I'm not feeling so great," he said as they got closer to her house.
"Don't forget we have the staff baseball game tomorrow."
"Oh yeah, I'll be there," he said while realizing he had forgotten about it. He dropped her off, kissed her goodnight, and went straight back to Lava Springs. He got to Sharpay's room and knocked on the door.
"I'm coming!" She called back as she got up to answer the door.
"Hi, baby." He kissed her and rushed inside before anyone saw him.
"Glad you could make it," she said, getting in the bed and making room for him. "Having to see you at dinner with her was terrible," she said, making a gagging noise before turning off the light and snuggling close to him.
"It was torture! She wants me to sing in the talent show with her."
"You aren't going to do it, are you?" Sharpay said, pissed off at the thought of it.
"I don't know if I can get out of it. She will probably force me into it," he said while running his hand through his hair.
She suggested, "What if we did it together?" A smile formed on her face at the idea.
"Sharpay, you know I can't do that. She would find out I'm cheating on her."
She pulled away from him and threw a pillow in anger. She yelled out in frustration, "I hate this! She gets cute dates and duets, but I'm like some dirty mistress. I don't come in second place to anyone, Troy. You have a decision to make by the end of the summer. It's either me or her." She tried as hard as she could not to cry in front of him.
"'Pay, baby. I'm sorry." He rubbed her back consolingly. "It will all be okay," he said.
"Well…tomorrow my parents are going to be here to play golf and want you to come. My daddy is on the board of the U of A and has some pull when it comes to basketball scholarships. He's having some friends on the board come to dinner as well. They are dying to meet you." She hoped he would say yes.
"I wouldn't miss it for the world," he said and witnessed how happy it made her that he was going to meet her parents. "I'm turning this off just for you." He took his phone and shut it off, and then put it on the bedside table.
"Lets go for a swim," she suggested, getting up and taking off her clothes except for her bra and bottoms. She opened her sliding glass door and ran to the pool and jumped in. "Come on, Bolton! Don't be a pussy!"
He loved how carefree she was. He took off everything but his boxers and jumped in the pool after her. "You are a bad influence," he said, pulling her close to him in the water and a make out session ensued. What they didn't know was that Ryan saw them from his window, but he wouldn't ruin the moment for his sister because he knew how much this meant to her. They spent the rest of the night swimming in the pool. When they were done, they both changed and got into bed. She turned on a movie until both of them fell asleep with Boi next to them. This was not how he saw his summer going, but Troy was enjoying it.
The next morning, Sharpay woke up before Troy and got ready for golf with her parents. "I have an outfit for you," she said, laying pants and a shirt on the bed for him. "Mommy and Daddy should be here soon!" she clapped her hands together excitedly before making sure her tiara was perfect.
Troy got ready and they headed out to the golf course where they were prepping the carts and her parents were waiting. Sharpay introduced them, "Daddy, this is Troy Bolton."
Her father shook his hand and said, "Nice to meet you, son. I think the U of A could use a player like you, but we can talk about that more over dinner with the others."
Her mom stepped in, "Nice to meet you."
Sharpay got in her pink golf cart and said, "Troy, you drive!"
Gabriella was walking with Taylor and Chad to the staff baseball game when she saw Troy with Sharpay and her parents, "What the fuck," she said at the sight. "That girl is up to something."
Neither Taylor nor Chad said a word, so Gabriella got her phone out and called Troy. As soon as he answered, she yelled into the phone, "What the fuck are you doing? The staff baseball game is about to start! You promised you would be there and instead you are with that slut!"
Sharpay overheard Gabriella's words and could only laugh. "Oh, I'm a slut?" She whispered to Troy and it made him have to stifle a laugh.
Troy explained to Gabriella, "Her parents invited me. I couldn't say no! Plus, her dad is on the board at U of A. He's going to help me get a scholarship." He hoped the mention of college would calm her down.
She said, "Whatever Troy," and hung up on him.
Sharpay looked at the boy, "If you don't want to be here, then go to the baseball game. I don't care. I don't want to force you to spend time with me."
Troy sat there for a second thinking, "No. I'm here with you and your parents. That's what matters," he said as he leaned over and kissed her.
They both heard her mom cooing, "Awww."
"Mom, stop!" Sharpay said as her face turned a bit red.
Gabriella couldn't believe he was blowing her off again. "All of this for a scholarship," she said with a roll of her eyes. The group walked to the baseball field with Gabriella ranting the whole way there.
