Hey guys!!!! Here's chapter 2!!!! I'm SOOOOOO SORRY that I've been so long, but lots of stuff came up, and again, I'm super sorry. If you guys are interested, there's a new and improved trailer up on YouTube for this story. It contains the more developed storyline that I came up with while brainstorming for the story. Anyway, this chapter is about Troy, Gabriella, Chad and Taylor. It takes place during the same time as Ryan and Sharpay. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own HSM or Titanic.

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Chapter 2: Take What You Can Get

"See you later." Chad said to his best friend/ co-worker.

"Yes, bright and early tomorrow." Troy said as they both left their office building.

"Don't worry Troy, she'll be thrilled." Chad said as if he could read Troy's mind.

"Yes, and Mrs. Danforth will be just as pleased." Troy added.

"I know she will. She's been wanting to get back to New York for years." Chad said.

"Gabriella just wants to get out of London. She doesn't like it here." Troy added.

"I don't blame her on that one." Chad agreed.

It was 5 o'clock in the afternoon when Troy Bolton stepped into the back of his car. His chauffer closed his door, pushed his foot down on the gas pedal, and slowly his office building slipped away in the distance. Troy slipped his hand in the pocket of his suit. He felt the two pieces of paper slip through his fingers as he smiled softly to himself. He knew that his wife would be happy; they could get out of London and his company would probably prosper even more in New York City. Plus, they would get to be first class, and that would make his wife even more happy then getting out of London forever. That's what made him hate Gabriella; her love of money, and not the greatest things in life. Sure, he had no choice in marrying her, it was set up by their families. He wanted someone real, not someone plastic and caught up in the luxurious lifestyle. He knew that he could never love her in a romantic way. Sure, he cared about her a lot, but not enough to make him love her. He knew that she loved him, but he could never return those feelings. Troy watched as the sky turned pink, and as the car rolled closer and closer to his mansion. When he arrived in front of the huge brick house, he thanked his chauffer, and opened the white door to his house.

When he walked into his house, Troy saw their maid Maddie walk towards the dining room with two plates of steaming food on the tray.

"Hey honey." Gabriella said in her usually annoying voice as she walked up to her husband and kissed him.

"Hey." Troy said faking a smile and looking into his wife's dark brown eyes. "How was your day?"

"It was good, you know the normal, running around making sure everything's going fine, making sure everyone's doing their job. You?" Gabriella asked in her unusually sweet- know- it – all- voice.

"Fantastic." Troy said. "Business is going well, and that's pretty much all I can ask for."

"That's wonderful." Gabriella said as she took Troy's hand and brought him into their dining room. The dining room was painted white, with cherry molding running on the bottom, and on top. They also had a cherry dining room set to match. The chairs had red cushions on it, and the tablecloth was white with some red trim on it.

Troy walked behind Gabriella's chair, and pulled it out for her.

"Why thank you." Gabriella said to her husband as she sat down in front of her small plate of food.

"You're welcome." Troy said sitting adjacent to Gabriella. His plate of food was probably twice the size of his wife's. There were two pieces of steak on his, with potato on the side and a glass of wine. Gabriella's plate had what seemed to be half a piece of steak and no potatoes at all. She had a glass of wine also.

"Aren't you going to be hungry later?" Troy asked his wife.

"No. I'll be fine." Gabriella said with a smile on her face. "So, did anything else important happen today?"

"Actually, yes." Troy said as he became to get excited.

"What is it?" Gabriella said. She was getting excited as well.

"Well, I'm moving the company to New York." Troy said.

"Really?" Gabriella said.

"Yes, and that's not even the best part." Troy added. "We're sailing to New York on the Titanic."

"Oh my." Gabriella said as she tried to hide her excitement. "We're going on the grandest, most luxurious ship in the world."

"Yes. We've got first class tickets as well. I booked us the biggest suite that they have to offer." Troy said.

"We're finally getting out of London." Gabriella practically screamed.

"Yes." Troy said. Gabriella got out of her chair, and hugged her husband.

"Thank you." She said into his ear.

"Only for you." Troy said. He knew that saying that to her was a lie, but he didn't care. Even though he didn't love her, he still loved to see her happy.

"We've got to start packing." Gabriella said.

"Only the most important things." Troy said. "The ship may be big, but it's not big enough to hold all of our stuff." He joked.

"Of course honey." Gabriella said as she ran off to alert the maids to start packing. Troy smiled when he realized that he was all alone. Sure he didn't have to deal with her when he was at work, but he didn't want to deal with her at all; as mean as that sounds. When he finished eating, Troy walked up to his and Gabriella's bedroom, to find her getting ready to go to sleep. She was putting on her white night gown.

"What day does the ship leave port?" Gabriella asked.

"It leaves on the 10th, which gives us eight days to pack, counting tomorrow." Troy said.

"Is that enough time?" Gabriella said as she brushed her curly brown hair.

"It should be plenty of time." Troy said. "We shouldn't be bringing that much stuff anyway." Troy got out of his business suit, and dressed in his blue pajama bottoms, and blue top. He took his spot on the bed, on the right of Gabriella. When he laid down, Gabriella snuggled up into him, and kissed him on the cheek.

"In eight days, we'll be laying together on the biggest and most romantic ship in the world." Gabriella whispered as she emphasized "romantic."

Troy felt himself regret this a little, but he kept his cool. He faked a smile as Gabriella put several kisses on his cheek, making it down his jaw line, until she finally hit his mouth. Troy kissed back very lightly, until she started to make the kiss more and more intense.

"We should stop." Troy said.

"Why?" Gabriella asked sounding very disappointed.

"I've still got work tomorrow, and you've got to start packing." Troy reasoned. He then rolled over on to his side, so he wasn't facing Gabriella.

"Good night Gabriella." Troy said.

"Good night Troy." Gabriella said sounding a bit annoyed about what just happened.

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"So how did Gabriella take the news?" Chad asked as him and Troy walked into their office building.

"She was very happy." Troy said. "What about Taylor?"

"She was ecstatic. We should get tickets to New York more often, if you know what I mean." Chad said winking.

"I didn't need to know that Chad." Troy said.

"You mean Gabriella didn't 'come on' to you?" Chad asked sounding surprised.

"Well, she did." Troy said turning red.

"And you turned her down didn't you." Chad said.

"Yeah." Troy answered looking at the ground.

"Troy, you've got to take what you can get." Chad said in a very convincing voice.

"You know how I fell about her." Troy said.

"She's like a sister." Chad mocked. "Like I said Troy, take what you can get."

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