If It Hadn't Been For…
What I Want
Changed the Title, cause I really didn't like the last one. Uses to be Song that Changed their Life.
Previously
"Why don't you put on your sneakers and your sweatshirt on and come downstairs when your ready, I need to talk to Troy for a second," Gabriella said.
"Ok!" he said cheerfully. Troy and Gabriella walked out of the room and downstairs to the kitchen.
"Thank you Gabriella, it means a lot to me that you let me meet him," Troy said and she nodded.
"You're welcome," she said beginning to cry.
"Hey what is wrong?" he asked in a caring tone.
"I just don't know what to do Troy. I can't just welcome you back into my life, and after what you did I really don't want to," she cried and he put his head down. "But after seeing you with Zack, I mean I have never seen anything like it. I can't keep you from him considering that he is already calling you daddy," she said and he smiled.
"Gabriella, I know we aren't on the best of terms right now," Troy said and she scoffed. "Ok that is an understatement. But like you said I missed the first four years of his life, and I don't want to miss another minute," he said and she smiled.
"I know, I just need to know that you will be there. He needs a father figure Troy, that is why I am letting you into his life," Gabriella said.
"Gabriella, if you let me I am going to be there every step if the way. I am going to learn what foods he likes, what his favorite TV show is, what is favorite toy is, and so on. I want to learn what he is and isn't allowed to do. I want to teach him how to shoot a free throw. I want to spend an entire day figuring out how to child proof my house," he said and she laughed. "I want to be a great father Gabriella."
"Thank you Troy," she said wiping her tears away.
"For what?" he asked confused.
"Not running away," she replied.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"I didn't tell you for four years you had a son. You didn't scream at me, you didn't storm off, you looked past the fact that I didn't tell you," Gabriella replied.
"Yeah about that," he sighed. "When did you find out?"
"A month after we broke up," she replied with tears in her eyes.
"So you didn't tell me because you were still extremely mad at me," he guessed.
"Oh I am still extremely mad at you," she replied.
"I know that Gabriella, but we have a son together, at some point we are going to…" he started but she cut him off.
"Troy just because I am letting you into Zack's life, doesn't mean I am ready to let you into mine," she said seriously and he bowed his head sadly.
"I understand," he said quietly looking up.
"Good," she replied.
"I just hope you know that in know way am I using him to get to you. My first priority now is to be a father, and nothing else," Troy said.
"Thanks," she mumbled.
"I'm ready!" Zack exclaimed walking into the kitchen.
"Great!" Troy smiled. He picked him up and threw him over his shoulder. Zack laughed as Troy carried him to the backyard. Gabriella smiled at how happy her son was but still had tears flowing down her face. Gabriella walked up to her room and picked up the phone. She walked over to the bench by her window and sat down on it. She dialed a number as she watched Troy pick Zack up so he could dunk the ball on the mini plastic basketball hoop.
"Hello," Taylor answered.
"Hey Tay," Gabriella replied obviously distraught.
"What is wrong," Taylor asked.
"Troy Bolton just walked right back into my life," Gabriella said.
"What! How? Why?" she asked quickly.
"He came over really pissed off after hearing my new song," Gabriella replied.
"What goes around comes around?' Taylor asked.
"Yeah," she replied.
"Well I would be pissed off too if I was him," Taylor said.
"Tay!" Gabriella exclaimed.
"Come on Gabi you know I am right," Taylor said in a 'are you serious' tone.
"Whatever," Gabriella replied.
"So what happened?" Taylor asked.
"We yelled at each other, and then I kicked him out and right before he left he asked me why I did it and I said because he missed the first 4 years of his son's life," she replied, saying the last part quickly.
"What!" Taylor said.
"I know," Gabriella said stressed.
"What did he say?" Taylor asked.
"Well I didn't let him say anything but then like 10 minutes later he knocked on the door saying he wanted to meet Zack," Gabriella said.
"He wasn't mad?" Taylor said shocked.
"He is mad, but he looked past that for Zack's sake," Gabriella said.
"Wow, so how did Zack react. I mean how was Troy with him?" Taylor asked.
"That is the problem Tay," Gabriella sighed.
"What?" she asked confused.
"Troy was amazing with him. Zack loves him. They are playing basketball right now," Gabriella replied. Although Gabriella could not see Taylor smiled.
"Wow, Gabi I don't know what to say. That's great. Right?" Taylor asked.
"For Zack, I mean he really needs a father figure. I haven't seen him happy in so long. But for me, not so much," Gabriella replied.
"Cause you have to see Troy?" Taylor guessed.
"Yep," Gabriella sighed.
"Well have you guys talked about what happened, I mean besides the yelling," Taylor asked.
"I told him that even though I was letting him into Zack's life doesn't mean I am ready to let him into mine and he understood," Gabriella said.
"Are you sure about that Gabriella?" Taylor asked.
"What do you mean?" Gabriella asked back confused.
"Zack is a huge part of your life, if you let Troy into his you really are letting him into yours as well," Taylor said.
"Well then I have to find a way to have Troy be in Zack's and not mine," she said.
"Well if you rather not have him around you can just take Zack to his house and kinda do a shared custody type thing," Taylor suggested.
"Yeah I guess that would be the best thing…," Gabriella said but stopped when she saw how much fun Zack was having with Troy. Now Troy was teaching him how to shoot and Zack had a smile had on his face that she rarely saw. Tears streamed down her face.
"Gabriella? Gabriella?" Taylor asked then heard her friend sobbing. "Gabriella talk to me. What's wrong?"
"I just wish we could be a family," she cried. "I wish that whore didn't come onto Troy. I wish he never gave in. I wish I could forgive him."
"I know Gabi," she said in a caring tone.
"What should I do," Gabi cried.
"Why don't you just be friends," Taylor said.
"Friends?" Gabriella scoffed.
"I'm not saying you should become best friends immediately. Take it slow. Just let him know that you don't want to be able to have a civil conversation with him and take it from there," Taylor responded.
"Yeah," she replied. "Thanks Tay."
"Anytime, feel better babe, tell me how everything goes," Taylor replied.
"Ok, bye," Gabriella said.
"Bye," she replied and hung up the phone as did Taylor.
"Chad!" Taylor screamed.
"What?" he called back.
"Troy and Gabriella are getting back together," she yelled. In shock Chad walked out of the bathroom into the bedroom where Taylor was.
"Troy found out about Zack?" Chad asked. She smiled and nodded.
"Well it is about damn time," he smiled.
Gabriella looked out the window to see Zack and Troy coming into the house, Zack was on Troy's back. She sighed and walked downstairs.
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