Chapter 3

One night Gabriella laid in bed wide awake thinking. She looked over at the clock on the nightstand and saw it was about three in the morning then she looked over at Troy who was sleeping peacefully. She got up out of bed quietly so she didn't wake him up and went to stand on the small balcony they had outside there bedroom. She looked up at the stars as she leaned against the rail, I have five days to decide, she thought, but do I go or do I stay here? She continued to stand there to think as it started to lightly rain as she heard a low thunder out in the distance.

Troy woke up as he heard the thunder and looked over at Gabriella's side of the bed and noticed that she wasn't there. He got up when he saw that the balcony doors open and saw her standing out on it as it rained a little harder than earlier. He stood in the doorway of the balcony doors, "babe, come inside before catch something standing out here," he said.

Gabriella jumped a little at his voice then turned to see him standing in the doorway, "how long have you been standing there?"

"Not long," then he saw something was wrong and walked over to her in the rain, "what's wrong?" he asked leaning his forehead against hers as he put his hands on her waist.

"Nothing," she said avoiding his eyes.

"It's not just nothing, so tell me what's wrong."

She went back inside when it started to rain harder with Troy following her as he closed the doors, "nothing's wrong," she said going into the bathroom to get a towel.

"I know there's something wrong," he said getting back in bed.

"How do you know?" then she came out of the bathroom and got back in bed.

"Because I know you better than anyone else, so tell me what's wrong."

"I don't know, I mean I feel like I shouldn't go to Paris."

"Babe, we've talked about this and decided that you should go."

"No, Troy, you talked and you decided. What if I don't want to go?"

"Why don't you want to go?"

Gabriella shrugged, "aren't you afraid that I'll meet someone or something while I'm there?"

Troy thought about it for a moment then spoke up, "yeah, but I trust you," then kissed her forehead, "could it be that you're afraid that I'll find someone else while your gone?"

She shook her head, "no, I trust you."

"Then why don't you want to go?"

She sighed, "I guess it's because I've never really been that far from home… that far away from you. I mean what if they don't like me over there or something?"

"They'll love you."

"How do you know?"

"I don't, but if they don't then tell me and I'll come over there and kick their ass."

"No, you want," she said smiling.

"You're right I won't, but it got you to smile," then he kissed her.

She kissed him back then snuggled close to him as she laid her head on his chest. About thirty minutes later she was still awake thinking as she listened to her boyfriend snoring lightly. Smiling to herself she realized that she didn't have anything to really worry about and that she should go.

Troy woke up and looked at his girlfriend, who was still sleeping; he kissed her forehead then got up quietly so he didn't wake her. He went to the dresser and got some clothes out then went into the bathroom to get a shower.

Gabriella woke up to the sound of the shower running and looked over to Troy's side of the bed then she got up and went downstairs to make some coffee and breakfast. A few minutes later Troy walked into the kitchen as she poured some coffee for herself and him, "breakfast will be ready in a moment," she said placing a coffee cup in front him.

"Thought you were asleep," he said as he drank some of his coffee.

"Was, but woke up when I heard the shower running," she said setting a plate of pancakes on the table.

"I didn't mean to wake you."

"It's ok, can't sleep all day, now can I?"

"I guess not," he said confused by his girlfriend's sudden happy mood, considering that she wasn't really a morning person, "so what's with the sudden happy mood this morning? I mean considering you're never really in a good mood in the morning until about 11:30."

"You saying I can't be in a good morning?" she asked taking a bite of her pancakes.

"That's not what I'm saying, Brie," he said taking a bite of his own breakfast.

"Sounds like it to me."

Troy sighed, "you know that's not what I'm saying. Anyway, how did you sleep?"

Gabriella looked at him then shrugged, "okay, I guess and you?"

"I slept pretty good."

"That's good. So I was thinking last night laying there listening to you snoring lightly tha-"

"I don't snore," he said cutting her off as he got up to go into the kitchen to put his plate in the sink, "but what were you thinking about?"

"Yes you do, but that's not the point. I was thinking that I really have no reason to worry and that I should really go, I mean it would be a good experience and everything."

Troy came out of the kitchen looking at her, "are you sure you want to go?"

"I'm sure," she said getting up to go put her plate in the kitchen.

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